Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers
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Advocates for refugee rights in Canada | L'ACAADR défend les droits des réfugiés au Canada
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http://www.carl-acaadr.ca/ 18-09-2012 18:29:18
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10 provinces have said no to immigration detention in their jails. Instead of community-based alternatives, the feds plan on incarcerating migrants in its penitentiaries, a 'betrayal of the notion of our country as a nation of refuge," says Allan Rock. cbc.ca/news/canada/ot….
"We need to invest in people, not prisons," write Lloyd Axworthy & Allan Rock in response to #Canada's shameful plan to expand immigration detention into federal prisons. The road to a welcoming society is not paved with rights violations. #WelcomeToCanada theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
I had the privilege of knowing and learning from the late and great Peter Showler, C.M. – an exceptional Canadian who was especially a champion of #refugee rights. Watch my statement⬇️ ow.ly/Pj5M50RzUaL #cdnimm #cdnpoli #SenCA Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers pencanada Maytree Foundation
Today, 85 orgs serving & working to protect rights of migrants, refugee claimants & people already incarcerated signed open letter to Justin Trudeau calling on #Canada to abandon plans to expand immigration detention into federal prisons: amnesty.ca/human-rights-n… #WelcomeToCanada
