Human Rights Violations in Canadian Immigration Detention – An Interfaith Call to Action

On February 17^th at 6pm EST Human Rights Watch and Citizens for Public Justice will be hosting Human Rights Violations in Canadian Immigration Detention – An Interfaith Call to Action. This virtual event will bring Canadian faith leaders, community members, and religious organizations together to learn about immigration detention in Canada and encourage advocacy initiatives to end this inhumane practice. The event will include a presentation on the recent joint HRW/Amnesty International report, “I Didn’t Feel like a Human in There” Immigration Detention in Canada and its Impact on Mental Health, as well as a panel discussion with faith leaders, mental health experts, and impacted community members. Faith communities play an important role in refugee resettlement in Canada yet many are unaware of the conditions faced by those seeking asylum who are kept in detention. This event is meant to educate, engage, and activate Canadian religious leaders, congregations, and nonprofits on the issues around immigration detention and what we can do to ensure that the rights and dignity of all refugees are upheld.

Presenters

• Hanna Gros, Consultant, Disability Rights Division, Human Rights Watch
• “Amina”, woman who has experienced immigration detention in Canada

Panelists

• Karen Hamilton, former General Secretary of the Canadian Council of Churches
• Ahmad Attia, Chair of the Regional Municipality of Peel Police Service Board
• Dr. Rachel Kronick, Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University

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