Rights-Based Response: Louise Simbandumwe and Manitoba Offices

rights-based response: Refugee Claimants The stories behind the headlines was an event put on by Amnesty International Winnipeg at the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba offices on Isabel Street, according to CBC. From Somalia to Manitoba A look at the long journey of asylum seekers Asylum seekers arrested at illegal crossings so far in 2017 nearly half of 2016 total Simbandumwe said it's important to share the stories of people who have gone through hardship to find safety and security in Canada. Louise Simbandumwe, a volunteer with Amnesty International, said the event was held to talk about the need to ensure that we have a compassionate and human rights-based response. She became a refugee in 1972 after family members were killed in massacres in Burundi, a country in East Africa bordered by Rwanda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Wearing a black shirt with clear white text that said human rights extremist, Simbandumwe spoke about how an increase in refugee claimants and asylum seekers has generated a lot of discussion and debate. She was with her parents in India at the time, and they learned they wouldn't be able to return home because their lives were at risk. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.