This month, 14 refugee runners from the Middle East and Africa gathered in Montreal to run distances from 5 to 42.2 kilometres in the Longueuil Marathon. They are part of a team started by WRMC member Jayne Fleming, director of our partner project Lamp Lifeboat Ladder, in 2022 with generous support from law firm Reed […]
Why Corruption is a Driver of Displacement
Corruption is not just a factor in many of the globe’s current dire refugee and security crises. Corrupt regimes are responsible for some of the worst human rights atrocities, including the forcible displacement of their citizens.
Pope Francis Leaves Legacy as Champion of Refugees and Migrants
The World Refugee & Migration Council extends its deepest sympathies to Catholics around the world. One of the highlights of Pope Francis’s legacy was his longstanding commitment to addressing the plight of the world’s most vulnerable, especially refugees and migrants.
Responding to Climate-Induced Transnational Migration: An Action Plan
A new WRMC Action Plan outlines three workable, politically saleable and rights-regarding actions that states and other actors can employ to address climate-induced migration.
Fatemeh Jafari & the Lamp Lifeboat Ladder Program
At 24, Fatemeh fled a forced marriage and a threatened “honor killing.” In 2022, Fatemeh escaped with her 14-year-old brother, Ali. They were able to relocate to Canada through the Life Lampboat Ladder program. For over two decades, Reed Smith has represented hundreds of survivors of sexual and gender-based violence trapped on dangerous migration routes. […]