OTTAWA — Advocates want Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly to immediately call an impartial investigation into the death of a Canadian woman the federal government refused to repatriate from a Syrian detention camp.

In a letter to Joly, Sen. Kim Pate, human rights activist Alex Neve and lawyer Hadayt Nazami said the Quebec woman died unexpectedly just over a week ago in Turkey.

The federal government refused to repatriate the woman, but helped her six young children come to Canada where they are now in foster care{ai:summary}<p>Advocates are urging Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly to initiate an impartial investigation into the death of a Canadian woman in Turkey, who was previously held in a Syrian detention camp. This follows the government's refusal to repatriate her. </p><p>Senator Kim Pate, human rights activist Alex Neve, and lawyer Hadayt Nazami have called for accountability regarding her unexpected death. #foreignaffairs</p>

Calls for independent probe into death of woman Canada wouldn't repatriate from Syria

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