Sarah and Yusra Mardini are Syrian refugees whose compelling stories are depicted in the 2022 Netflix film The Swimmers. Competitive swimmers as they grew up in Damascus, the two sisters fled Syria’s civil war in 2015. During a perilous crossing to Lesbos, Greece, their dinghy began sinking in the Aegean Sea. They lept into the water […]
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.
The Safe Third Country Agreement is Unsafe – and Unconstitutional
Canada can longer assume that if it sends asylum seekers back to the United States, the will be safe, writes WRMC Chair Lloyd Axworthy and Special Advisor Allan Rock.
Five Years Since the 2017 Exodus, Concrete Action Needed on Rohingya Refugees
Despite attempts by China to broker an agreement between Bangladesh and Myanmar for repatriation, the situation has only worsened for Rohingya refugees.
Migration Task Force Launches Recommendations with Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary, Embassy of Canada
Major events in Mexico City showcase recommendations of the North and Central American Task Force on Migration and outline opportunities for regional cooperation On May 19, members of the North and Central American Task Force on Migration met with Mexican, Canadian and American officials as well as ambassadors from across the region to discuss concrete […]