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Author: Ratna Omidvar

Ratna Omidvar
Canadians Overwhelmingly Support Seizing the Canadian Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Who Are Violating Human Rights in Russia and Iran
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Canadians Overwhelmingly Support Seizing the Canadian Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Who Are Violating Human Rights in Russia and Iran

by Ratna Omidvar December 13, 2022 0 comments on Canadians Overwhelmingly Support Seizing the Canadian Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Who Are Violating Human Rights in Russia and Iran
A majority of Canadians support seizing the Canadian assets of foreign officials who are violating human rights, and using these assets to help victims, according... Read more.
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Many Afghans Are Still Stuck In Purgatory. We Must Not Let Their Plight Fall Off Our Agenda
News, Opinion

Many Afghans Are Still Stuck In Purgatory. We Must Not Let Their Plight Fall Off Our Agenda

by Allan Rock, Ratna Omidvar February 16, 2022 0 comments on Many Afghans Are Still Stuck In Purgatory. We Must Not Let Their Plight Fall Off Our Agenda
Last year, thousands of Afghans at risk escaped Kabul after it fell to the Taliban. Far too many remain in Afghanistan, facing ever bleaker prospects.... Read more.
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Holding Kleptocrats to Account
Opinion

Magnitsky Counterpoint: The Case Against Individual Asset Claims

by Lloyd Axworthy, Ratna Omidvar September 14, 2020 0 comments on Magnitsky Counterpoint: The Case Against Individual Asset Claims
In their thoughtful Policy Magazine essay titled The Case for a New and Improved MagnitskyLaw, Irwin Cotler and Brandon Silver suggest ways to strengthen... Read more.
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The World Refugee & Migration Council

The World Refugee & Migration Council offers bold strategic thinking about how the international community can comprehensively respond to refugees and the forcibly displaced through the principles of international cooperation and responsibility sharing. Council members include leaders, practitioners and innovators from developing and developed countries across the globe.

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Latest posts

  • News Release: As humanitarian system buckles, WRMC calls for a new approach to prolonged refugee crises October 1, 2026
  • Interim Report: Strategic Responses to Forced Displacement October 1, 2026
  • Global humanitarian crises are getting worse. Where is Canada? August 14, 2026
  • Refugee Protection in an Era of Restriction June 16, 2026
  • Strategic Responses to Forced Displacement June 16, 2026