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January 27, 2025 Dispatches

Canada’s Dangerous Retreat on Migrant Rights

Ottawa Asks to Jail Migrants, Asylum Seekers Despite Rights Violations

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December 3, 2024 News Release

Canada: Abuse, Bias Against Immigration Detainees with Disabilities

Designated Representatives System Undermines Legal Capacity Rights

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October 28, 2024 Commentary

Canada-India Tensions Underscore a Growing Threat

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October 10, 2024 Dispatches

Championing Support Over Coercion on World Mental Health Day

Canada, US Need More Compassionate, Community-Based Responses

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September 4, 2024 Letter

Open Letter to Canada Minister of Foreign Affairs on Bangladesh Crisis

May 21, 2024 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to Canada Minister of Foreign Affairs on Threats to the International Criminal Court

May 16, 2024 News Release

FIFA: Publish Robust Rights Framework for 2026 World Cup

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March 29, 2024 Statement

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March 21, 2024 News Release

Canada: All 10 Provinces To End Immigration Detention in Jails

Newfoundland and Labrador Joins the Rest; Federal Government Should Follow Suit

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February 7, 2024 Letter

Open Letter: Civil Society Coalition Urges Canada to Stop Arms Transfers to Israel

January 25, 2024 Dispatches

Another Canadian Province to End Immigration Detention in its Jails

Prince Edward Island 9th Province to Terminate Federal Contract

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November 15, 2023 Commentary

In the Israel-Palestine Crisis, Preventing Mass Atrocities is Key

Palestinian women walk by buildings destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, October 16, 2023.
November 15, 2023 News Release

Mental Health Crisis Support Rooted in Community

Governments Should Invest in Rights-Respecting Alternatives to Punitive, Involuntary Treatment

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November 6, 2023 News Release

Suspend Arms to Israel, Palestinian Armed Groups

Countries Providing Weapons Risk Complicity in Grave Abuses

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October 5, 2023 Dispatches

On the Road to Abolishing Immigration Detention in Canada

Eight of Canada’s Ten Provinces Ending Federal Detention Contracts

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