In June 2015, the IHRP released a report titled “We Have No Rights: Arbitrary imprisonment and cruel treatment of migrants with mental issues in Canada”, which found that nearly one-third of all non-citizens, or migrants, who are detained are placed in facilities intended for a criminal population, sometimes for years. This violates international human rights law; constitutes arbitrary detention and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment; discriminates on the basis of disability; and violates both the right to health and the right to an effective remedy.
The BC Civil Liberties Association has endorsed the recommendations found in the report.
