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 […]

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 […]

Amnesty International was represented in this case by Jennifer Klinck, Perri Ravon, Justin Dubois, and Michael Sabet. WHAT IS THIS CASE ABOUT? Mr. Febles was a Cuban refugee living in […]

Amnesty International was represented in this case by Chantal Tie, Michael Bossin, and Laïla Demirdache.  WHAT IS THIS CASE ABOUT? In August 2010, the MV Sun Sea, a cargo ship […]

Amnesty International was represented in this case by Laïla Demirdache, Michael Bossin, and Vanessa Gruben. WHAT IS THIS CASE ABOUT? This case arises from changes made by the federal government to […]

Sixty-six percent (66%) of Canadian respondents say our government should do more to help refugees fleeing war or persecution.  Younger Canadians are much more likely to think that their government […]

  , A poison pen letter has been circulating through e-mail and social media for several years now, which falsely claims that refugees receive significantly more income assistance than Canadian […]

  A poison pen letter has been circulating through e-mail and social media for several years now, which falsely claims that refugees receive significantly more income assistance than Canadian pensioners.  […]

, Take the Refugees Welcome Here Pledge!  , ,   ,   , Refugee protection is enjoying a renaissance in Canada, with the generous response of people across the country […]

“You have to understand that no one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land,” writes Warsan Shire, a Somali-British poet.  On Friday, March […]

“Mohammad” arrived at the Canada-US at Fort Erie in early January.  He is a 16 year old boy from Syria who came to Canada looking for protection.  It is reported […]

By Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada. Follow Alex on Twitter @AlexNeveAmnesty There has been considerable debate recently about the revelations that Ottawa’s Algonquin College (as well as […]