The G7 “will explore the potential use of sanctions to target criminals involved in migrant smuggling and human trafficking operations from countries where those activities emanate.” #safelegalpathways would do far more to eliminate a market for smuggling. #righttoseekasylum
"How do I keep hope alive when protectors become perpetrators?" #righttoseekasylum #Malawi
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"The character of Canadians is being tested in so many ways right now. In the case of refugees and immigrants facing life-threatening deportations, we have a chance to show that our compassion for others isn’t a myth, it's in our DNA." #cdnimm #righttoseekasylum
I hesitate to share this because I'm appalled at the language the leader of the opposition uses to talk about these people who are following all the legal processes to try to save their families' lives. However... #cdnimm #righttoseekasylum
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"On a single day, before the Venezuelans were deported, he said, prison staff strapped six migrants into restraint chairs or a medical stretcher after each man undertook a so-called self-harm episode — military jargon for a suicide threat, gesture or attempt." #righttoseekasylum 😭
"we will end up with large numbers of people in several locations throughout the country who will be claiming asylum here... Work with the provinces to ensure that we grow our capacity to welcome those who will undoubtedly come one way or another." #cdnimm #righttoseekasylum #STCA
Refugees from Jordan, Sudan, Chad and Mauritania, Colombian, Venezuela...and we're sure they'll get an equal chance to access their #RightToSeekAsylum in the US?? That's what our #SafeThirdCountryAgreement with the US presumes. All in obeisance to Trump.
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People looking to claim asylum left with few options now that the US is no longer a #SafeThirdCountry. #righttoseekasylum
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What about establishing #safelegalpathways to honour the #righttoseekasylum ?
"many Haitians live with the constant fear of being killed, raped, kidnapped, or forcibly recruited even as they struggle every day to find adequate food, water, and health care to survive. More than 4500 Haitians have been killed this year." #righttoseekasylum
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Imagine putting these smugglers out of business by creating #safelegalpathways because of the #righttoseekasylum
Most of the migrants she meets in the desert are families, looking to start new lives and contribute.
"They have gifts to bring to our country and we have gifts to share with them," she said. #righttoseekasylum
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"We live in difficult and uncertain times of war, conflicts breaking out all over the world, and we ourselves function on the edge of a war,” it added. “But this doesn’t exempt us from humanity and from observing the law.” #righttoseekasylum
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