Tag Archives: Roma

Refugee Law, Bill C-31, Set to Pass Today

Bill C-31, a proposed set of laws to reform Canada’s refugee system, is expected to pass the House of Commons today. The bill would give the Department of Citizenship and Immigration the discretion to create a list of ‘safe’ democratic countries with a reputation of respecting human rights, and the authority to reject refugee claims by individuals from those countries […]

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Immigration Ministry to Expedite Deportations of Refugee Applicants from European Countries

The Immigration Ministry will create a list of ‘safe’ European countries with independent judiciaries and a demonstrated commitment to international human rights agreements, where residents are unlikely to be facing persecution, and expedite deportations of asylum seekers originating from them. The move is a response to a large scale wave of Roma asylum seekers that have recently been arriving in […]

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