Refugees overseas denied a fair hearing, CCR report shows
Canadian Council for Refugees
Media release
For immediate release
25 March 2010
Refugees overseas denied a fair hearing, CCR report shows
Canadian Council for Refugees
Media release
For immediate release
25 March 2010
Refugees overseas denied a fair hearing, CCR report shows
Canadian Council for Refugees
Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes
Media release
For immediate release
23 March 2010
Barriers to family reunification for Haitians post-earthquake
Canadian Council for Refugees
For immediate release
3 March 2010
Minister’s comments on refugee claims inappropriate and damaging
Canadian Council for Refugees
Media Advisory
For immediate release
18 January 2010
Press conference
Call for Special Immigration Measures for Haiti
The Canadian Council for Refugees, Table de concertation au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrants, la Maison d’Haïti et le Conseil national des citoyens et citoyennes d’origine haïtienne invite representatives of the media to a press conference.
Canadian Council for Refugees
For immediate release
15 January 2010
CCR urges special immigration measures for Haiti
The Canadian Council for Refugees expressed today its deep distress at the catastrophe in Haiti and offered its sympathies to all people of Haitian origin in Canada, many of whom arrived here as refugees.
Canadian Council for Refugees
For immediate release
9 December 2009
CCR ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT AT SUCCESSFUL FALL CONSULTATION
The Canadian Council for Refugees announced today that Wanda Yamamoto was elected President at its Annual General Meeting on 5 December. Ms Yamamoto works at Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council in Winnipeg.
Canadian Council for Refugees
For immediate release
30 November 2009
Disturbing upsurge in rejections of Eritrean refugees in Cairo by Canada
The Canadian Council for Refugees today expressed its concern about a recent pattern of refusals of Eritrean refugees applying in Cairo for resettlement to Canada. Applications for judicial review in ten such cases were filed with the Federal Court last Friday 27 November.
Canadian Council for Refugees
For immediate release
2 November 2009
Long delays at Nairobi visa office decried
The Canadian Council for Refugees published today a report, Nairobi: Protection Delayed, Protection denied, highlighting the extraordinarily long processing times at the Nairobi visa office. The report focuses on cases of refugee family reunification and privately sponsored refugees.
Canadian Council for Refugees
For immediate release
17 September 2009
Refugees need protection, without discrimination
The Canadian Council for Refugees today deplored recent comments made by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney suggesting that refugee claimants in Canada are “fake” and that “real refugees” are overseas.
Amnesty International - Canada
Canadian Arab Federation
Canadian Council for Refugees
Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN)
International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group
For immediate release
9 September 2009
Government must provide full disclosure on illegal transfer of Benamar Benatta