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Canada must withdraw from Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States

Canada must exit the Safe Third Country Agreement because of the dire situation for migrants and refugees in the U.S....

Temporary Foreign Workers Report

‘Canada has destroyed me’: Amnesty report exposes systemic abuse of migrants in Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program....

USA: States throughout the Americas must not play a part in President Trump’s harmful policies against people seeking safety

In response to the executive actions announced by US President Trump, including calling for mass deportations, declaring a national emergency...

USA: People seeking safety are at risk

President Trump has announced plans to launch a mass deportation campaign targeting millions of immigrants and individuals seeking safety. These...

Joint letter: Urgent changes needed to Canada’s Temporary Residence Visa Program for Gazans

More than 40 civil-society organizations are calling for urgent changes to the Temporary Residence Visa for Gazans with family in...

Myanmar/Bangladesh: Rohingya community facing gravest threats since 2017

Newly arrived Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent access to food, shelter and medical attention after enduring the worst violence...

Dominican Republic: End racist deportations of Haitians

On October 2, 2024, President Luis Abinader announced a plan to deport up to 10,000 Haitians per week. The mass...

President Luis Abinader’s second mandate must prioritize respect for human rights and put an end to racist migration policies

On 16 August 2024, Luis Abinader was sworn in for a second term as president of the Dominican Republic. During...

Egypt: Authorities must end campaign of mass arrests and forced returns of Sudanese refugees

The Egyptian authorities must immediately cease the mass arbitrary arrests and unlawful deportations of Sudanese refugees who had crossed the...

Greece: Pylos shipwreck anniversary

“Over 600 people drowned in the Pylos shipwreck, including my brother. They are not numbers. They are people,” writes Oday...

Mexico: Stop illegal surveillance of human rights defenders

In 2016, Mexican authorities illegally spied on human rights defenders Ana Lorena Delgadillo, Marcela Turati, and Mercedes Doretti. These activists...

Open letter: Canadian government must cancel plans to use federal prisons for immigration detention

More than 80 groups have signed a statement urging the government to abandon its plan to expand immigration detention into...
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