Saturday, August 06, 2005

Closing the Front Door on Refugees: Report on Safe Third Country Agreement / Canadian Council for Refugees, 2005

PDF - http://www.web.net/~ccr/closingdoor.pdf
"The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) t released a report showing that many of the worst fears about the Canada-US agreement are being realized. With the Canadian border largely closed, far fewer refugees are able to find protection in Canada: instead, some are detained and deported from the US; some are forced to live without status in the US, in fear of arrest; some turn to smugglers to help them find a way to safety. 'It is no exaggeration to describe this Agreement as a silent killer,' said Nick Summers, CCR President. 'Out of sight of Canadians, asylum seekers are paying the price of Canada's 'Not in My Backyard' approach to refugee protection. The fact is that the US is not safe for all refugees and Canada is failing refugees who need our protection."