CARFMS News

  Dr. François Crépeau, Professor, McGill University. United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants From enforced closure to regulated mobility: The need for a paradigm shift in migration policies Opening Remarks: Dr. Mohamed Lachemi, Provost and Vice President Academic, Ryerson University Professor Crépeau will discuss the international regime of mobility and the governance of migration. He will share a number of ideas coming from his experience as United Nations Special Rapporteur on…

UN special rapporteur says inaction is creating a market for people smugglers, adding that world needs to take in a million Syrians over next five years. For full article, please click here.

CARFMS Newsletter 2015

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8th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) – Brochure

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Advancing Protection and Fostering Belonging in a Global Era of the Criminalization of Migration 8th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) Hosted by Department of Criminology, Ryerson University in collaboration with the Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement (RCIS) Toronto, Ontario 13-15 May, 2015   PRELIMINARY DRAFT PROGRAM – outline / PROJET DE PROGRAMME (PDF document)  

CARFMS15 Conference May 13 – 15, 2015 TRAVEL SUBSIDY APPLICATION FORM Conference Reimbursement Deadline: January 31, 2015  Travel Subsidy Application Form   CARFMS has limited funds available to help defray the costs of participants who are presenting papers. The funds will be disbursed as fairly as possible depending upon the number of requests. While any participant who is presenting is eligible to apply for funding support, priority will be given to students, independent researchers and…

  Day of 8th May / Journée du 8 mai   10h30 à 12h00   Roundtable Session: The Supreme Court of Canada’s Recent Judgements on Article 1F and the Exclusion of Those Who Are Barred From Refugee Protection   Nancy Weisman, Senior Counsel, Refugee Appeal Division, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB)   What the Supreme Court of Canada said about complicity in War crimes and crimes against humanity? This question changed the law…

8th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) Hosted by the Department of Criminology, Ryerson University in collaboration with the Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement (RCIS) In Toronto, Ontario, Canada 13-15 May 2015  ***Please note that submissions are now closed*** The United Nations Member States recently acknowledged the need to promote and protect effectively the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all persons, regardless of their migration status….