WHAT IS THIS PETITION ABOUT? Beginning on 27 January 2003, Canadian immigration authorities implemented a new procedure whereby they return refugee claimants at the United States-Canada border to the United States without seeking assurances that these claimants would be permitted to return to...

SUMMARY OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S SUBMISSIONS TO THE UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Canada underwent its sixth review of its compliance to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights before the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights...

SUMMARY OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S SUMISSIONS TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE Canada underwent its sixth review of its compliance to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights before the UN Human Rights Committee in July 2015. Amnesty International was one of 26 civil society...

SUMMARY OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S SUBMISSIONS TO THE UN COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Canada underwent its sixth review of its compliance to International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in February 2012. Amnesty International provided...

SUMMARY OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S SUMISSIONS TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ON CANADA’S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW Canada underwent its first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the UN Human Rights Council in February 2009. Amnesty International provided submissions highlighting our concerns...

SUMMARY OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S SUMISSIONS TO THE UN COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Canada underwent its 17th and 18th review of its compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in February 2007. Amnesty International provided...

  Refugee rights are under attack around the world. While Canada is a leader in protecting the rights of refugees, we cannot take our support for refugees for granted. Racist, xenophobic, and Islamaphobic messages and actions surround us daily. A simple of gesture of support to make refugees know...

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed several Executive Orders targeting the rights and safety of refugees in the United States.  Canada’s ‘Safe Third Country Agreement’ means that most refugees who arrive in the US cannot make claims in Canada. The United States is failing to protect...

Amnesty International is pressing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take decisive action on human rights at home and on the world stage during 2017, the 150th year of Canadian Confederation.  Significantly, 2017 is also the 35th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the...

Content Warning: This post includes descriptions of violence. By Catherine Bruce, Director, Refugee Law Office Toronto In September 2016, I spent two weeks working with a group of international volunteers and interpreters in a refugee camp in Greece. This is my account of my experiences. The trauma...

Content Warning: This post includes descriptions of violence. By Catherine Bruce, Director, Refugee Law Office Toronto In September 2016, I spent two weeks working with a group of international volunteers and interpreters in a refugee camp in Greece. This is my account of my experiences. The trauma...

Amnesty International was represented in this case by Michael Bossin, Chantal Tie, and Laïla Demirdache. WHAT IS THIS CASE ABOUT? Mr. Ezokola had a long career working as a financial attaché for the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), eventually leading the Permanent Mission of...