e-1578 (Children's rights)
- Keywords
- Children
- Civil and human rights
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Immigration and immigrants
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
- As a ratified signator of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Canada has a responsibility to hold the best interest of the child as primary in any decision making process which may impact their wellbeing (United Nations,1989);
- There were 162 children held in Canadian immigration detention in the fiscal year 2016-2017. There is no official data on how many of these minors are Canadian born citizens accompanying a detained parent/guardian;
- Many children are forced to go into foster care and are separated from their families; and
- Violation of rights of education: education received in detention centre is not adequate.
- Open for signature
- March 13, 2018, at 4:10 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- July 11, 2018, at 4:10 p.m. (EDT)