Feds urged to take action on Canadians being held in detention camps in Syria

During a five-day mission to Northeast Syria, a Canadian civil society delegation met with officials and visited Canadian men, as well as non-Canadian mothers of Canadian children, who remain held in camps and detention centres in the region.

They asked the Canadian Government to take immediate action to help secure the release of these men, some of whom have been held for over five years.

The delegation presented a report in Ottawa on Thursday after returning from a visit to the region that is home to camps filled with accused members and family members of Islamic State (ISIS) members.

Civil society delegation member Alex Neve said the delegation was only able to speak to two of the Canadians being detained, both of which occurred under guard supervision. He also added that the court in Syria responsible for determining their fate has about 30 judges and plans to try 4,000-5,000 foreign nationals.

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