Current Affairs Amnesty International calls on Canada to drop visa requirements for Czechs
Amnesty International has criticized Canada’s decision to reintroduce visas for Czechs. On Tuesday, the Czech and Mexican branches of the organisation sent a joint letter to Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney calling on Ottawa to scrap tourist visas for both countries’ citizens. In the letter, the NGO drew attention to what it called ‘serious human rights concerns’ in both the Czech Republic and Mexico. The head of the Czech branch of Amnesty International, Dáša van der Horst, says that Canada’s decision has affected the Czech Republic’s Roma community in particular. Earlier today, I asked her what exactly prompted her organisation to speak out:
Dáša van der Horst (Photo: Alžběta Švarcová, www.rozhlas.cz)
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