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Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: The allegations, made by some of the refugee claimants who were interviewed, have prompted outrage in the Congolese Canadian community, whose members expressed shock that the government would work with a regime it has placed under a travel warning. Officially, Canada has a moratorium on deportations to the Democratic Republic of Congo, out of concerns for the safety of people sent back, according to The Star. If we are supporting and funding a dictatorship, there is no difference between the Congo and Canada and The federal government allegedly paid for a cross-Canada trip by officials from Congo a country known for its human rights abuses to interview Congolese nationals facing deportation to their homeland. This is one of the worst dictatorships in the world, and Canada has spent money to pay for the trip of those from the regime that is killing my family, my friends and my people, alleged Freddy Kabongo, president of the Congolese Community of the GTA. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.