Earlier this week, Canada hosted the virtual launch of an international human rights campaign against the arbitrary arrest and detention of innocent foreign…
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Canada has announced new measures to address human rights abuses
in Xinjiang, China, where it says there are credible reports of
human rights violations affecting Uyghurs and other ethnic
minorities . including mass arbitrary detention, forced mass
arbitrary separation of children from their parents, suppression of
religious and cultural practices, repressive targeting and
surveillance measures, forced labour, forced sterilization, torture
and other forms of mistreatment . Canada s action reflects
similar action taken by other countries, including the U.S. and the
UK.
This bulletin highlights the obligations resulting from these
OTTAWA Canada and Britain have joined forces once again, this time to impose new sanctions on Myanmar after its military toppled its elected government in a coup. Canada has imposed sanctions on nine members of the Myanmar military under the Special Economic Measures Act, which allows the government to essentially freeze their assets. A […]
Canada and Britain have joined forces once again, this time to impose new sanctions on Myanmar after its military toppled its elected government in a coup.