Leading by Example
Canada’s Approach to Seizing Frozen Assets and Holding Corrupt Leaders to Account A working paper produced as part of the World Refugee & Migration C... Read more.
The Withering of Human Rights: Proposals to Counter Forced Displacement, Gender-Based Violence, Corruption and Other Human Rights Violations
World Refugee & Migration Council Member Allan Rock spoke at Montreal’s Concordia University for the Henri Habib Distinguished Speakers Series on 4 Ap... Read more.
Here’s a Better Fix for Roxham Road
A border that assures security while respecting asylum seekers and welcoming migrants? Now that would be a real win for Canada, write Lloyd Axworthy and Allan R... Read more.
Ottawa is set to finally allow Canadian aid to reach Afghanistan. What took so long?
Many Canadian NGOs have been unable to provide humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan without running the risk of criminal prosecution here at home; as a result... Read more.
Ending Immigration Detention: An Open Letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock write to share a letter from leading Canadian and international organizations serving and working to protect the human rights of m... Read more.
Seeking Asylum Is a Legal Human Right – Why Are We Treating It as the Opposite?
By criminalizing humanitarian work, Greece has added a sinister new dimension to the increasingly hostile environment facing migrants and asylum seekers through... Read more.
Canada Must Stop Detaining Migrants in Provincial Jails
WRMC's Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock write in The Globe and Mail that Canada must stop its arbitrary imprisonment of vulnerable migrants and refugee claimants.... Read more.
The Safe Third Country Agreement is Unsafe – and Unconstitutional
When vulnerable asylum seekers arrive at our border, they deserve to be treated lawfully and with dignity. We can no longer assume that if we send them back to ... Read more.
Allan Rock on the creation of an International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC)
WRMC Special Advisor Allan Rock discusses the creation of an International Anti-Corruption Court, along with its purpose, benefits, jurisdiction, and administra... Read more.
The United Nations can use its blue helmets to save lives in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has renewed calls to reform the United Nations – in particular, the dysfunctional Security Council. Fortunately, there is a way.... Read more.