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No Visa? No Rights?! Don't CLose the Border on Refugees
July 23, 2009
Come raise your voice against the Canadian government 32s recent decision to impose visa requirements on Mexico and the Czech Republic. This decision, made by Immigration Minister Jason Kenny, closes the door on Mexican and Czech Roma asylum-seekers fleeing racism, violence and persecution back home. It also prevents visitors from coming to Canada for tourism or to reunite with their families. Roma people in the Czech Republic have been facing escalating violence from neo-Nazi groups, and the police and legal system have not provided adequate protection. Toronto immigration lawyer Max Berger, who is acting for about 400 Roma applicants, said that the IRB has made a decision in just under 100 cases and accepted 85 per cent, an extraordinarily high rate. The general acceptance rate is about 40 per cent.
In recent months, Canada 32s own Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has issued warnings about the rising violence in Mexico. Over 6,000 Mexicans have been killed in drug-related violence in 2008 alone, and whole villages have been forced to evacuate to escape gun battles.There will be speakers at the rally from the Roma Community Centre, the FCJ Refugee Centre, No One Is Illegal and others.
Time: 1 pm
Location: Meet at the corner of Davenport and Perth Toronto, ON
Phone: 416.652.7867 ext. 237
Categories: Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives
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