Canadian Council for Refugees
Media release
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10 November 2011
Proposal for Conditional Permanent Residence would increase violence against women
Women’s organizations, newcomer advocacy groups and ethno-specific organizations today expressed concern over the federal government’s plan to introduce “conditional permanent residence” for some sponsored spouses.
Canadian Council for Refugees
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18 October 2011
The Canadian Council for Refugees today released a report, DNA tests: a barrier to speedy family reunification.
Canadian Council for Refugees
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13 July 2011
The Canadian Council for Refugees today added its voice to calls by Somali Canadians for Canada to show strong leadership in responding to the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa.
Thousands of people have fled conflict and famine in Somalia. Children are dying from starvation before they can reach safety.
Canadian Council for Refugees
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16 June 2011
The Canadian Council for Refugees today expressed its profound disappointment at the reintroduction of a bill that has been widely condemned as violating the basic rights of refugees. Despite the government’s claims that the bill targets smugglers, the people who will be punished if it is passed are the people fleeing persecution, including children.
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Canadian Council for Refugees Spring Consultation
‘Honouring Refugee Rights: 60th anniversary of the Refugee Convention’
18 May 2011 - Members of the media are invited to a national consultation on refugee and immigration issues taking place in Hamilton from 26-28 May 2011. The theme of the Consultation is ‘Honouring Refugee Rights: 60th anniversary of the Refugee Convention’.
Canadian Council for Refugees
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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
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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
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April 14, 2011
OAS Rights Body Rules Canada Must Give Individualized Determination to Refugee Claimants
Canadian Council for Refugees
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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
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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.