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Canadian men and children detained in Syria have formally filed human rights complaints against Ottawa, accusing the government of discriminatory neglect amid prolonged, dangerous conditions. The growing outcry raises serious questions about Canada's responsibility to protect its citizens, even when they find themselves in far-flung, dire circumstances.

theglobeandmail.com / Canadian men and children held in Syria pursue human-rights complaints against Ottawa

The five men and seven children are among the foreign nationals who have endured dangerous conditions for years in camps and prisons run by Kurdish forces

nationalobserver.com / Canadian men, children held in Syria make human rights complaints against Ottawa

A dozen Canadian men and children detained in Syria are complaining to the Canadian Human Rights Commission that Ottawa is discriminating against them by not assisting their return to Canada.

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