Canadian men and children held in Syria pursue human-rights complaints against Ottawa | Unpublished
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Author: Jim Bronskill
Publication Date: June 5, 2025 - 09:29

Canadian men and children held in Syria pursue human-rights complaints against Ottawa

June 5, 2025
A dozen Canadian men and children detained in Syria are complaining to the Canadian Human Rights Commission that Ottawa is discriminating against them by not assisting their return to Canada.The Canadians are among the foreign nationals who have endured squalid and dangerous conditions for years in camps and prisons run by Kurdish forces that reclaimed the war-ravaged region from militant group the Islamic State.


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