Another death in immigration detention: Canada is falling short of its human rights obligations
Since 2000, at least 16 people have died while incarcerated in Canada’s system of immigration detention, with a shocking four deaths since March 2016. Do certain deaths matter less than others?
Lucia Vega Jimenez, 42, Mexico. Jan Szamko, 31, Czech Republic. Melkioro Gahungu, 64, Burundi. Abdurahman Hassan, 39, Somalia. And at least 11 more.
On Oct. 30, an unnamed 50-year-old ...
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