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What Canada Can Do About the Rohingya Genocide
- 1 mai 2019
By Payam Akhavan and John Packer

Twenty-five years ago, as young UN human rights officers working together in Geneva, we witnessed how the world watched and did nothing as close to a million Rwandan Tutsis were exterminated. Brimming with idealism …
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“If you want to kill me, please kill me quick”
- 12 avril 2019
The images, and voices, from Libya’s migrant detention centres are sickening. An online blog posted a letter written by an anonymous refugee from Darfur, detained in Libya. “RS” writes of having left his village, destroyed by the Janjaweed, to find …
Par Patti Tamara Lenard
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Finding Asylum Just Got Harder
- 12 avril 2019
Refugee advocates in Canada breathed a sigh of relief in October of 2015. Immediately upon the election of the Liberals under the leadership of Justin Trudeau, the doors opened to thousands of Syrian refugees. Tens of thousands of Syrians have …
Par Patti Tamara Lenard
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Transforming the Global Refugee System
- 2 avril 2019
In a recent CIPS blog — New Partnerships for Minister Monsef? — John Sinclair asks why supporting refugees is not a central goal of development co-operation when development issues have so much impact on refugees. Here, CIPS presents a short …
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A New Face in International Development
- 29 mars 2019
Maryam Monsef is the new face mandated to set the tone of international co-operation as Minister of International Development. Her arrival on March 1^st is the result of the crisis of integrity in the government triggered by the flow …
Par John Sinclair
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New Partnerships for Minister Monsef?
- 29 mars 2019
Since March 1, 2019, Maryam Monsef has been the new Minister of International Development, adding to her responsibilities as Minister for Women and Gender Equality. A companion blog outlines the demanding new landscape in which she must operate. The aim …
Par John Sinclair
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Decisive Action is Overdue to Protect the Rohingyas
- 15 septembre 2018
By John Packer

Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa and Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution

Finally, the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar has stated the obvious: the Rohingya …
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Germany: Yet Another Migration Debate?
- 1 août 2018
Asli Ilgit, Cukurova University

Audie Klotz, Syracuse University

Once again, pundits predict the downfall of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Why? Her migration policies appear to fuel the rise of the nationalist …
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Need More Proof of Genocide in Myanmar? It’s Being Born Right Now
- 3 juin 2018
by John Packer

Nine months since the violent attacks of August 25, 2017, and thereafter forced 700,000 Rohingya to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh, the first of thousands of pregnancies as a result of rape are coming to term.

For these …
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Canada Among Donors: What Do the Latest Foreign Aid Statistics Tell Us?
- 17 avril 2018
The preliminary aid statistics for 2017 are now out. What do they tell us about global trends and Canadian foreign aid?

Globally, official development assistance (ODA) from traditional donors has held steady. The total amount, US$147 billion, is down slightly …
Par Stephen Brown
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Time to Make the Rainbow Refugee Assistance Plan Permanent
- 21 mars 2018
In too many countries around the world, LGBTQ persons are criminalized — singled out for who they love — with criminal penalties including prison time and death. Canada’s refugee admission system is not perfect, but one of its great strengths …
Par Patti Tamara Lenard
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Afghanistan’s Outlook for 2018 and Beyond
- 29 janvier 2018
The New Year ushers in predictions of what to expect in the coming year, but no predictions are necessary for Afghanistan this past week — the news says it all: three major attacks adding up to hundreds of casualties. Since …
Par Nipa Banerjee
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