Canadian Council for Refugees
Press release
For immediate release
16 May 2011
The Canadian Council for Refugees today welcomed the final decision of the United Nations Human Rights Committee upholding a complaint against Canada’s planned deportation of a family to Sri Lanka.
Canadian Council for Refugees
Press release
For immediate release
6 May 2011
The Canadian Council for Refugees today welcomed the Federal Court’s ruling that four Eritrean refugees were unfairly refused by the Canadian visa office in Cairo.
The four cases are representative cases of a group of 40 Eritreans, all rejected by the same visa officer.
Canadian Council for Refugees
Amnesty International Canada
Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic
Harvard International Human Rights Clinic
Vermont Immigration and Asylum Advocates
Press release
For immediate release
April 14, 2011
OAS Rights Body Rules Canada Must Give Individualized Determination to Refugee Claimants
Canadian Council for Refugees
Media Release
For immediate release
5 April 2011
Eritrean refugees unfairly refused by Canada struggle to survive in Cairo, reported the Canadian Council for Refugees today. A year and a half after their rejection by Canada’s Cairo office, their cases will finally be heard this week by the Federal Court in Toronto.
Canadian Council for Refugees
Media Release
For immediate release
23 March 2011
Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program Leave Workers Unprotected
The Canadian Council for Refugees today expressed its disappointment that upcoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Regulations do not adequately protect migrant workers. The changes come into force on 1 April 2011.
Canadian Council for Refugees
Media Release
For immediate release
16 March 2011
The Future of Colombian Refugees in Canada: Are We Being Equitable?
Summary of report of delegation to Panama, Ecuador and Colombia in November 2010
Canadian Council for Refugees
Media release
For immediate release
15 March 2011
Vulnerable refugees in Libya need protection
Canadian organizations today expressed grave concerns about refugees in Libya, some of whom have connections to Canada.
Amnesty International
Canadian Council for Refugees
Canadian Tamil Congress
International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group
Media Release
For immediate release
10 February 2011
Rights advocates decry detention of refugee claimants from MV Sun Sea
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