Joint Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child’s Review of Canada

We write in advance of the 87th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child relating to Canada’s compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This submission focuses on the immigration detention of children in Canada. Related Content Joint Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child’s Review of Canada Detention of Children (Articles 2, 3, 9 and 37) In the period under review, Canada started to make progress in its treatment of immigration detainees, and demonstrated a willingness to address deeply embedded issues within the immigration detention system. Nevertheless,…

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