Announcement: New funding received by York University’s Refugee Law Lab to work with Air Passenger Rights and University of New Brunswick law professor to investigate racial profiling by Canadian government at airports abroad […]
Montreal Auschwitz survivor to be honoured for bearing witness to the Roma genocide
Long after he started a new life in Montreal, Paul Herczeg was still bearing witness to the final moments of thousands of Roma sent to their deaths at Auschwitz in a single night in 1944. For decades, well into his 80s, he volunteered with the Montreal Holocaust Museum, meeting with school groups, giving media interviews, contributing to virtual exhibitions and oral history projects [...]
Canadian government officially recognizes Romani genocide
Canadian Government Adopts Unanimous Consent Motion in Recognition of Genocide of Roma and Sinti During the Holocaust
On August 12, 2020, the Genocide of Roma and Sinti, which that took place during WWII was officially recognized by the Government of Canada following a unanimous consent motion in the House of Commons brought forward by Member of Parliament Sameer Zuberi. This official acknowledgement made possible by a successful “Act of Parliament” was the outcome of over a decade of determined work by the Canadian Roma community [...]
The Star | Roma refugees’ lawsuit has been settled for $500,000. Now, their community wants an apology for Jason Kenney’s comments
Successful Class-Action Lawsuit by Hungarian Roma Refugees against Negligent Lawyers
Redress for Roma Refugees Coalition | Link to Settlement Documents
Flaherty McCarthy LLP commenced a class proceeding on behalf of the Roma families whose refugee claims failed while the families were represented by any of Viktor Serhey Hohots, Erzsebet Jaszi or Joseph Stephen Farkas. That class proceeding has settled, subject to court approval.
The notice forms and the settlement agreement are available online. The link to the documents is as follows […]
