e-1992 (Sudan)
- Keywords
- Foreign policy
- Freedom of assembly
- Oppression
- Sudan
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The Sudanese government is using live ammunition, excessive force, and tear gas against protesters in demonstrations;
- The Sudanese government is engaged in a wide-ranging efforts to crackdown against civil society and protests that erupted as of Wednesday December 19, 2018;
- The Sudanese government has blocked off internet services throughout the country to restrict access of information and use of social media;
- The Sudanese government is in violation of the ICCPR (1986) and UN treaties by suppressing freedom of speech and freedom to assemble, association, and expression; and
- The Sudanese government has executed at least 37 protesters in the recent clashes and has detained and tortured at least 800 others without charge since September 2013.
- Open for signature
- January 28, 2019, at 3:33 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 28, 2019, at 3:33 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Chris Bittle
(St. Catharines)
June 10, 2019 (Petition No. 421-04344) - Government response tabled
- August 21, 2019