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OAS Rights Body Rules Canada Must Give Individualized Determination to Refugee Claimants

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

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Eritrean refugees awaiting Federal Court decision suffer acute hardship in Cairo

Canadian Council for Refugees
Media Release

For immediate release
5 April 2011

Eritrean refugees awaiting Federal Court decision suffer acute hardship in Cairo

 

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.

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Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program Leave Workers Unprotected

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.

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Huge costs of government bill highlighted

Canadian Council for Refugees
Media Release
For immediate release
10 November 2010
 
Huge costs of government bill highlighted
 
The Canadian Council for Refugees today called on parliamentarians to reject Bill C-49, a bill that would be extremely costly both to Canadians and to people seeking refugee protection in Canada.
 
Key provisions of Bill C-49 include mandatory d
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Rights of Tamils on boat need to be respected

For Immediate Release

28 July 2010

Amnesty International Canada   Canadian Council for Refugees   Canadian Tamil Congress

RIGHTS OF TAMILS ON BOAT NEED TO BE RESPECTED

The Canadian Council for Refugees, Amnesty International Canada and the Canadian Tamil Congress today called on Canadians to be mindful of the need to honour international human rights obligations, in responding to the Tamils believed to be on board a boat approaching North America.

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