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e-4263 (Foreign affairs)
E-petition
Initiated by Thu Soe Kyaw from Surrey, British Columbia
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
- The Myanmar military continues to forcibly displace, persecute, torture and rape civilians, and destroy villages;
- Civilian populations across the country, including ethnic and religious minorities, lack access to medicine, healthcare, shelter and education;
- The Myanmar military is barring independent reporting of the crisis and repressing civil society and local humanitarian associations; and
- Global Affairs Canada announced its plans to support humanitarian assistance and human rights in Myanmar, as per "Canada's Strategy to respond to the Rohingya and Myanmar crises (2021-2024)".
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:
1. Implement new channels for broader aid provision due to the worsening humanitarian crisis' after 2021 coup;
2. Allocate new aid packages or expand existing packages to support more internally displaced populations across Myanmar;
3. Establish regular engagement with Burmese community stakeholders and constituents in Canada to discuss initiatives for humanitarian relief;
4. Promote wider reporting of the crisis by supporting independent journalists and other media personnel from Myanmar; and
5. Support local civil society and humanitarian actors in establishing fact-finding and accountability mechanisms.
- Open for signature
- February 13, 2023, at 11:43 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- April 14, 2023, at 11:43 a.m. (EDT)
