(CBC) A United Nations official is calling on the Canadian government not to repatriate six children from a Syrian detention camp without their mother.
The Canadian woman and her children are among many foreign nationals in Kurdish-run camps for ISIS suspects and their family members in northeastern Syria.
Canada has agreed to repatriate the children, but recently decided not to repatriate the mother due to security concerns.
The UN’s special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights wrote a letter to the government in May warning that separating the children from their mother could further traumatize the children, who are dealing with depression and anxiety.
