IHRP News

Op-ed: Life as a migrant in the time of COVID-19

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

IHRP Clinic Student Liam Turnbull (2L) published an op-ed on The Lawyer's Daily arguing in the time of COVID-19 for increased government support for migrants' access to healthcare, knowledge of their legal rights, a moratorium on deportations, and the release of immigration detainees who pose no safety risk, prioritizing populations most vulnerable to the coronavirus. 

Read profile of IHRP's Petra Molnar in The Globe and Mail

Sunday, November 4, 2018

Read the profile on IHRP's Petra Molnar that appeared in The Globe and Mail on November 4, 2018.  The article is part of their series "Stepping Up" that introduces Canadians to new sources of inspiration and leadership.

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Read op-ed in The Star by IHRP Director Samer Muscati and lawyer Hanna Gros

Friday, September 21, 2018

Please read an op-ed by IHRP Director Samer Muscati and lawyer Hanna Gros published in The Star entitled “More safeguards needed for detainees”- https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2018/09/21/more-safeguards-needed-for-detainees.html

International, Canadian experts call for an end to immigration detention

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

(Montreal, June 20, 2018) Leading international experts on immigration detention issued two joint statements today urging Canada and other governments to put an end to this harmful practice, stating that, “As a matter of principle, individuals should not be placed in immigration detention or separated fro