Canada: Abuse, Bias Against Immigration Detainees with Disabilities

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image © 2024 Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch Canada’s immigration detention system discriminates against people with disabilities, including through widespread violations of their right to make crucial decisions about their own lives.Instead of supporting immigration detainees with disabilities make their own decisions, the country’s use of “designated representatives,” undermines their rights and dignity, often with dire consequences.If accommodations and supported decision-making cannot protect detainees’ legal capacity rights, they should be released from detention…

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