CIMM Committee News Release
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Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration |
For immediate release
NEWS RELEASE
Study on Immigration Measures to Protect Vulnerable Groups (July 19, 2016)
Ottawa, July 19, 2016 -
The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration will resume its study on Immigration Measures for the Protection of Vulnerable Groups on July 19, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. The following witnesses will appear before the Committee in the upcoming televised sessions to share their views and experiences:
Yezidi Human Rights Organization International
- Mirza Ismail, Chairman
Or Shalom Syrian Refugee Initiative
- David Berson, Co-Chair
Amnesty International
- Gloria Nafziger, Refugee and Migrant Coordinator, Toronto Office
Foundation of Hope
- Chad Walters, Board Member
- Paul Tolnai, Acting Secretary
Rainbow Refugee
- Christine Morrissey, Special Advisor
Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture
- Dylan Mazur, Executive Director
The Right to Protection
- Aleksandr Galkin, Director
Canadian Council for Refugees
- Janet Dench, Executive Director
Canadian Refugee Sponsorship Agreement Holder Association
- Brian Dyck, Chair
As individuals
- Nadia Murad Basee Taha
- Murad Ismael
- Iryna Dovhan
- Oleksandr Gryshchenko
- Gennadii Afanasiev
- Michael Bociurkiw
- Chantal Desloges
Please note that due to the sensitive nature of the Committee’s study, the content of some witnesses’ testimony may be upsetting to some people
Members of the Committee will be available for questions after the meeting.
For more information on the study, please consult the Committee’s website.
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