Canadian Religious Groups Speak Out on Immigration Detention

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Armenian Orthodox Priest Meghrig Parikian, right, hands a Christmas chocolate to Gerget Prtoyan during a service at the St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church, December 11, 2015, in Toronto, where Syrian refugees arrived that Friday morning. © 2015 Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP Religious organizations across Canada urged the federal and provincial governments to get on a path toward abolishing immigration detention following a key interfaith gathering to discuss the issue yesterday. Religious communities have been at the forefront of welcoming refugees across…

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