Equal Rights: Human Rights

human rights: These rights include the rights to asylum, to liberty, to protection from torture, to an adequate standard of living, to healthcare, to be reunited with family and to protection of the best interests of children, according to The Star. Canada is failing to respect refugees human rights, too. Once a world leader in refugee protection, Canada is closing its doors and Dec. 10 celebrates international human rights and the inherent dignity and equal rights of all members of the human family. Refugees are part of the human family and entitled to the same rights. Sadly, respect for the rights of refugees is waning. At a time when serious human rights abuses are taking place in every region of the world and displacing millions of people, countries are building administrative walls, closing doors, denying protection. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.