World leaders have failed refugees. Can ordinary citizens teach them a lesson?
By Charmain Mohamed Two years ago an image of a little boy in a red T-shirt, face down on a Mediterranean beach, brought home the full horror of the humanitarian […]
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I Welcome Refugees: Take Action
As we enter the second year of the “I Welcome” campaign for refugees, there is much to be done. There are over 22 million refugees worldwide, of which the United Nations […]
30 days for refugees – Day 10
The thing refugees need above all is a lasting, long-term solution. Without this, they have no real hope of rebuilding their lives. Imagine: you’re forced to flee your home and […]
30 days for refugees – Day 9
We’ve given you a global overview on refugees so far, but now it’s time to focus in on the situation local to you. Canada has been viewed as a global […]
30 days for refugees – Day 4
Today, it’s all about the things you can’t always see. Look at the pictures below and see if you can tell – which person is a refugee? Which person gave […]
30 ways you can make a difference for refugees
We’re spending the month of September highlighting all the amazing ways you can make a difference to refugees at home in Canada, and around the world. We’ll be posting a […]
Uganda: International community must avert growing crisis as number of South Sudanese refugees reaches a million
The international community must deliver and improve on existing financial commitments to help Uganda support the refugees it is hosting, following a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) […]
Review before UN anti-racism committee an opportunity for Canada to move from rhetoric to urgently needed action
Amnesty International is calling for concrete action to improve the situation of Indigenous peoples, migrants and refugees as Canada prepares for a review before the UN Committee in the Elimination […]
Italy: Deploying warships to police Libyan waters will expose refugees to horrific abuse
· Spokespeople available on the ground Proposals to send warships to police Libyan territorial waters are a shameful attempt by the Italian authorities to circumvent their duty to rescue […]
Ferrovial continues to build a fortune on refugees’ despair
Spanish multinational Ferrovial continued to make millions from the abuse of refugees and people seeking asylum on Nauru and Manus Island in the first half of 2017, despite attempts […]
Lesvos: Symbolic protest from refugees caught in the net of the EU-Turkey deal
Refugees, Greek islanders and activists today called on European leaders to heed their plight in a flash mob on a beach on the island of Lesvos symbolising the spirit […]
Safe Third Country Agreement must be suspended, say Canadian Council for Refugees and Amnesty International in comprehensive brief to Canadian government
Amnesty International (AI) and the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) released a brief today calling for Canada to suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States. The 52-page […]