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
Media release
For immediate release
23 July 2009
Lives still on hold – reaction to the lifting of the moratoria
Canadian Council for Refugees
Media release
For immediate release
Visas on Mexico and Czech Republic close the door on refugees
14 July 2009
The Canadian Council for Refugees today condemned the closing of the door on refugees from Mexico and the Czech Republic, through the imposition of a visa requirement.
“For some people, escape to Canada is the only way to save their lives – and that door has just been closed,” said Roberto Jovel, CCR Vice-President.
Canadian Council for Refugees
Media release
For immediate release
19 June 2009
World Refugee Day an opportunity to focus on refugees’ realities
The Canadian Council for Refugees invites Canadians to mark World Refugee Day on June 20th, celebrated this year on the theme ‘Real People, Real Needs’.
Canadian Council for Refugees and Amnesty International
MEDIA RELEASE
For immediate release
8 April 2009
CCR AND AI CALL FOR SUSPENSION OF REMOVAL OF REFUGEE FAMILY
Canadian Council for Refugees
Media Release
For immediate release
25 March 2009
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD RESETTLE PALESTINIAN REFUGEES FORCED OUT OF IRAQ
The Canadian Council for Refugees today called publicly on the federal government to resettle some of the Palestinian refugees forced out of Iraq but denied asylum anywhere else. The refugees are stranded in dangerous camps on the Syria-Iraq border, waiting for a country to accept them for resettlement.