CANADA
27 November 2024
Petition presented to the House of Commons, by PM Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) Alberta, Canada. November 27, 2024 (Petition No. 441-02901)
Member of Parliament
Garnett Genuis, Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, Conservative Caucus, Alberta
Petition to the House of Commons (excerpt)
We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:
Whereas:
- Eritrea has been ruled by an authoritarian brutal dictator under a totalitarian system for the last 30 years with no constitution, no election, no parliament, no freedom of press and no freedom of movement and association;
- Advocate for the release of all the imprisoned journalists, including the Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak, and the 11 imprisoned Eritrean Parliamentarians (Petros Solomon, Mahmoud Ahmed Sherifo, Haile Woldense, Ogbe Abraha, Hamid Himid, Saleh Idris Kekya, Estifanos Seyoum, Berhane Ghebrezgabiher, Astier Fesehazion, Germano Nati, and Beraki Gebreselassie), and other political prisoners, and all prisoners of conscience; …
Please see the full petition here!
Petition responses from:
Response by the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs. Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): JENNIFER O’CONNELL, M.P.
Response by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Paul Chiang, M.P.
Response by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Parliamentary Secretary Rob Oliphant
