Canada’s Bill C-12 an ‘attack on refugee, migrant rights’: Advocates
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Rights groups say new law restricting asylum will put thousands ‘at risk of persecution, violence and precarity’.
Montreal, Canada – Human rights groups in Canada have condemned a new federal law that they say “marks a significant attack on refugee and migrant rights” in the country.
In a statement on Friday, more than two dozens organisations warned that Canada’s newly passed Bill C-12 “will put thousands of individuals at risk of persecution, violence and precarity”.
“Bill C-12 sets the current and future governments on a dangerous path by limiting the ability to seek refugee protection in Canada, enabling the mass cancellation of immigration documents and applications, and facilitating the sharing of personal information within and outside the country,” they said.
The signatories include Amnesty International Canada, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Canadian Council for Refugees, among others.
Bill C-12, which became law on Thursday, has fuelled concern from refugee and migrant rights advocates across Canada for months, with several specific elements drawing condemnation.
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