Conseil mondial pour les réfugiés et la migration
Actions to Transform the Global Refugee and Migration Systems
Experts say the right to asylum is ‘disappearing’ as wealthy nations enact restrictions aimed at keeping people out The following is an excerpt from an article published by Al Jazeera featuring WRMC’s Allan Rock on the lack of political will to revive the broken global asylum system. Last May, the United Nations unveiled a “sobering” milestone […]
World Refugee & Migration Council Member Allan Rock spoke at Montreal’s Concordia University for the Henri Habib Distinguished Speakers Series on 4 April 2023. Read Allan Rock’s five objectives for Canada’s international efforts to counter human rights violations: Introduction I begin with words of gratitude for the invitation to speak here today. It is a […]
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 Rock.
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 their humanitarian work has ground to a halt.
The Safe Third Country Agreement is not serving Canada well. To address the issues at Roxham Road, we must suspend the agreement, writes Warda Shazadi Meighen.