‘Complete abdication of responsibility’: group that visited Syrian detainees says pressure building on feds to act

The Canadian government has long held that its ability to provide consular assistance in the Syrian detention camps are 'extremely limited' due to the security situation on the ground.

Human rights lawyer Alex Neve says the Canadian government is shirking its responsibility for detained Canadians in Syria.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

September 5, 2023

After visiting a handful of Canadians detained in camps in northeastern Syria, a humanitarian delegation says pressure is building on the federal government to provide consular assistance.

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