The federal government has been accused of violating its international human rights obligations by refusing to help dozens of Canadian men, women and children detained in squalid camps in Syria because of their suspected links to the Islamic State.
The accusation by New York-based Human Rights Watch is contained in a scathing report released Monday that calls on Ottawa to immediately begin bringing the detainees home — starting with the 26 Canadian children known to be in the camps.
Ottawa has previously cited the lack of Canadian diplomats in Syria and safety concerns around sending officials into the camps where around 100,000 suspected ISIL members and their families are being held as reasons for not doing more.
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