Samer Muscati
@SamerMuscati
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#DisabilityRights at @HRW. Former Director of @IHRP_UofT at @UofT. Alum @LSELaw; @UTLaw; @Carleton_U. Baba of twins. Aficionado of dad jokes. He/Him.
Toronto, Canada
Joined April 2011
All 10 #Canada's provinces have now committed to ending their immigration detention deals with #CBSA, a major victory for refugee rights. It's time PM @JustinTrudeau takes meaningful steps to end immigration detention across the country. #WelcomeToCanada
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All 10 of Canada's provinces have now committed to ending their immigration detention agreements and arrangements with the Canada Border Services Agency, a major victory for migrant and refugee...
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RT @SamerMuscati: This image haunts me. Children in #Gaza are starving by design. @hrw’s @EminaCerimovic urgently calls on world leaders….
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In July, major news organizations published the image of 18-month-old Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq, a Palestinian child so emaciated that his bones protruded through his back, while his mom...
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This image haunts me. Children in #Gaza are starving by design. @hrw’s @EminaCerimovic urgently calls on world leaders to use all their leverage, including targeted sanctions, an arms embargo & real pressure, to stop #Israel’s starvation policy now.
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In July, major news organizations published the image of 18-month-old Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq, a Palestinian child so emaciated that his bones protruded through his back, while his mom...
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RT @ralafortune: Wonderful to see @rechievaldez appointed Minister of Women & Gender Equality after Carney cut this post from his pre-elec….
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RT @hrw: There are systemic barriers that persons with albinism face when accessing life-saving products such as SPF50+ broad-spectrum suns….
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RT @SamerMuscati: .@WHO expert committee should approve inclusion of SPF50+ sunscreen on list of essential medicines to prevent harm & ensu….
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Luisinho, a 26-year-old man with albinism whom I interviewed in Mozambique, faced a heartbreaking choice: either continue working outdoors under life-threatening sun exposure or quit his job selling...
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.@WHO expert committee should approve inclusion of SPF50+ sunscreen on list of essential medicines to prevent harm & ensure people with #albinism no longer have to choose between their livelihoods & their health. My latest👇@UnAlbinism @AfricaAlbinism
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Luisinho, a 26-year-old man with albinism whom I interviewed in Mozambique, faced a heartbreaking choice: either continue working outdoors under life-threatening sun exposure or quit his job selling...
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RT @SamerMuscati: BREAKING: UN Committee urges #Canada to abolish immigration detention & reform designated representative system after #CR….
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This week, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities issued a bleak assessment of Canada’s immigration detention system, calling for Canada to protect the legal capacity...
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RT @JohnHoward_Can: UN Committee Criticizes Canada’s Immigration Detention: “end the use of immigration detention by increasing community-b….
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This week, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities issued a bleak assessment of Canada’s immigration detention system, calling for Canada to protect the legal capacity...
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RT @hrw: This week, a UN committee issued a bleak assessment of Canada’s immigration detention system. Canada should move towards abolishi….
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BREAKING: UN Committee urges #Canada to abolish immigration detention & reform designated representative system after #CRPD review. No more substitute decision-making—migrants with disabilities deserve rights, not detention. My latest: #WelcomeToCanada.
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This week, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities issued a bleak assessment of Canada’s immigration detention system, calling for Canada to protect the legal capacity...
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RT @ralafortune: Feminist organizations across Canada are speaking out against PM Carney’s move to eliminate the position of Minister for W….
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In his first major move as Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney eliminated roughly a third of all cabinet positions, including the crucially important Minister of Women and Gender Equality.
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RT @kettynivyabandi: I spent the day in Montreal with courageous migrants workers who shared harrowing stories of abuse under the Temporar….
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RT @SamerMuscati: #Canada’s retreat on migrant rights is alarming. Plans to jail asylum seekers from #US in provincial jails undermine pr….
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United States President Donald J. Trump’s barrage of anti-immigrant policies has garnered worldwide attention, but Canada is taking a dark turn of its own.
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#Canada’s reputation as a global leader in welcoming those in need is at risk because of a new federal government plan to detain asylum seekers in provincial jails. Let’s uphold compassion, not fear: #MigrantRights #WelcomeToCanada
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Framing asylum seekers as “criminals” fuels xenophobia and violates their rights. #Canada should invest in humane, community-based solutions, not detention in provincial jails. #MigrantRights #WelcomeToCanada.@DavidMcGuinty
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United States President Donald J. Trump’s barrage of anti-immigrant policies has garnered worldwide attention, but Canada is taking a dark turn of its own.
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RT @jftaveira1993: .@SamerMuscati: "Framing asylum seekers as “criminals” and ascribing to them a supposed propensity for violence is alarm….
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United States President Donald J. Trump’s barrage of anti-immigrant policies has garnered worldwide attention, but Canada is taking a dark turn of its own.
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#Canada’s retreat on migrant rights is alarming. Plans to jail asylum seekers from #US in provincial jails undermine progress & perpetuate harmful stereotypes. Let’s uphold compassion, not fear. My latest👇.#MigrantRights #WelcomeToCanada @DavidMcGuinty
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United States President Donald J. Trump’s barrage of anti-immigrant policies has garnered worldwide attention, but Canada is taking a dark turn of its own.
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RT @ZamaHRW: Today the US endorsed the #SafeSchoolsDeclaration joining 120 other countries who are promising to protect education during wa….
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My latest in @TheHillTimes on why #Canada’s immigration detention system urgently needs a paradigm shift. The government should ultimately abolish it altogether & also stop discriminating against detainees with disabilities by ensuring legal capacity:.
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Prosper Niyonzima, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, spent nearly five years in immigration detention in Canada, including two years in solitary confinement. After a mental health crisis that left...
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