Tag: state-sponsored arbitrary detention

UK Backs Canadian Initiative Against State-Sponsored Arbitrary Detention

February 15, 2021
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Britain announced on Monday that it had joined a Canadian-led initiative to condemn and deter state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign nationals for political purposes. By joining the initiative, the UK government is “doing more to safeguard the rights of British people abroad,” the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) said in a press release. The…

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Canada, Dozens of Allies, Declare Arbitrary Detentions Immoral Amid Kovrig, Spavor

February 15, 2021
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OTTAWA—Canada and has created a coalition with 57 other countries to support a new international declaration denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign nationals for political purposes. The new declaration was born out of a year of behind-the-scenes international diplomacy, spearheaded by former foreign affairs minister Francois-Philippe Champagne. Canada has sought global support to free Michael…

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