This Human Rights Day, Canada must renew its role as a leader for refugee rights
Tue, 12/10/2013December 10th celebrates international human rights and the inherent dignity and equal rights of all members of the human family. Refugees are part of the human family and entitled to...
View ArticleInternational Migrants Day: Looking back on 2013 and migrant workers rights...
Wed, 12/18/2013Language English This International Migrants Day (December 18), the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) reflects on the hundreds of thousands of migrant workers in Canada, and what has...
View ArticleLetter to Deb Matthews, Ontario Minister of Health, concerning IFH cuts
Tue, 01/28/2014Language Undefined 28 January 2014 The Honourable Deb Matthews, Ph.D. Minister of Health and Long-Term Care for Ontario 10th Floor, Hepburn Block 80 Grosvenor Street Toronto, Ontario M7A...
View ArticleOrganizations Demand Accountability for Border Services Death in Custody
Thu, 01/30/2014*/ Language English Newsletter type: News release
View ArticleCitizenship bill makes Canada less welcoming towards newcomers
Thu, 02/06/2014Media ReleaseFor immediate release 6 February 2014Citizenship bill makes Canada less welcoming towards newcomersLanguage English Newsletter type: News release
View ArticleSeven Years of Inaction: Rights organizations call for oversight mechanism in...
Wed, 03/05/2014British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Council for Refugees, Canadian Association of Refugee LawyersPress ReleaseFor immediate release5 March 2014 Seven Years of...
View ArticlePrivacy Commissioner finds that Canadian government misused ‘war criminal’ label
Thu, 12/05/2013Media Release5 December 2013Privacy Commissioner finds that Canadian government misused ‘war criminal’ label The Canadian Council for Refugees welcomed today the Privacy Commissioner’s...
View ArticleOne year on, Canada's refugee system is failing some of the most vulnerable...
Mon, 12/09/2013Canadian Council for RefugeesMedia ReleaseFor immediate releaseLanguage EnglishNewsletter type: News release
View ArticleThis Human Rights Day, Canada must renew its role as a leader for refugee rights
Tue, 12/10/2013December 10th celebrates international human rights and the inherent dignity and equal rights of all members of the human family. Refugees are part of the human family and entitled to...
View ArticleInternational Migrants Day: Looking back on 2013 and migrant workers rights...
Wed, 12/18/2013Language EnglishThis International Migrants Day (December 18), the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) reflects on the hundreds of thousands of migrant workers in Canada, and what has...
View ArticleLetter to Deb Matthews, Ontario Minister of Health, concerning IFH cuts
Tue, 01/28/2014Language Undefined28 January 2014 The Honourable Deb Matthews, Ph.D. Minister of Health and Long-Term Care for Ontario 10th Floor, Hepburn Block 80 Grosvenor Street Toronto, Ontario M7A...
View ArticleOrganizations Demand Accountability for Border Services Death in Custody
Thu, 01/30/2014*/Language EnglishNewsletter type: News release
View ArticleCitizenship bill makes Canada less welcoming towards newcomers
Thu, 02/06/2014Media ReleaseFor immediate release 6 February 2014Citizenship bill makes Canada less welcoming towards newcomersLanguage EnglishNewsletter type: News release
View ArticleSeven Years of Inaction: Rights organizations call for oversight mechanism in...
Wed, 03/05/2014British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Council for Refugees, Canadian Association of Refugee LawyersPress ReleaseFor immediate release5 March 2014 Seven Years of...
View ArticleCourt rules that helping refugees is a criminal offence
Wed, 04/30/2014Media ReleaseFor immediate release 30 April 2014Court rules that helping refugees is a criminal offence in CanadaThe Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) is deeply disappointed at the...
View ArticleNew CCR report shows established refugees now face loss of status in Canada
Wed, 05/07/2014Language EnglishMedia ReleaseFor immediate release 7 May 2014New CCR report shows established refugees now face loss of status in CanadaThe Canadian Council for Refugees today released...
View ArticleSupreme Court Harkat decision maintains fundamentally unfair process for...
Wed, 05/14/2014Canadian Council for Refugees and International Civil Liberties Monitoring GroupMedia ReleaseFor immediate release 14 May 2014Supreme Court Harkat decision maintains fundamentally unfair...
View ArticleTemporary Foreign Workers: the broader context
Tue, 05/20/2014Language EnglishIntroductionCanadians have recently had their attention drawn to serious problems with the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. It is useful to look at these issues in the...
View ArticleFederal Court ruling on refugee health cuts affirms Canadian values of...
Mon, 07/07/2014Language EnglishMedia releaseFor immediate release 7 July 2014Federal Court ruling on refugee health cuts affirms Canadian values of fairness and humanityContext: IFHNewsletter type:...
View ArticleSyrian refugee crisis requires strong Canadian response
Wed, 07/09/2014Media releaseFor immediate release 9 July 2014Syrian refugee crisis requires strong Canadian responseThe Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) today expressed its support for a substantial...
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