September 14, 2015 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Human Rights Commission
The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) is calling on Canada and other governments to improve access to justice for migrants and refugees.
According to a 2015 report by the University of Toronto’s International Human Rights Program, thousands of migrants are arbitrarily detained in Canada each year. Nearly one third are held in facilities intended for criminals, sometimes for years at a time, in violation of international human rights law.