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e-2110 (Togo)

E-petition
Initiated by Yao Klousseh from Montréal, Quebec

Original language of petition: French

Petition to the House of Commons

Whereas:
  • On August 19, 2017, mass anti-government protests demanding the implementation of democratic reforms erupted in several cities across Togo. Since that date, security forces have responded to the growing movement, which is led by a coalition of opposition parties known as C14 and civil society, with bloody repression;
  • On July 31, 2018, a negotiated agreement for ending the crisis was sponsored by the leaders of the member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
  • The agreement called for the implementation of measures aimed at calming the socio-political climate and the adoption by parliament of constitutional and institutional reforms for fair, transparent and inclusive elections;
  • On December 8, 2018, the bloody repression against protest marches organized in Togo by civil society and C14 to denounce the government’s refusal to adhere to the agreement intensified;
  • On December 20, 2018, legislative elections were held under a state of siege without the participation of C14, despite calls for a postponement from civil society and religious leaders;
We, the undersigned, citizens and permanent residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:
Demand that the repression end and that the right to protest be respected in Togo; and
Call for the implementation of the reforms, which are indispensable for a truly democratic electoral process in Togo.
Open for signature
March 15, 2019, at 10:28 a.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
June 13, 2019, at 10:28 a.m. (EDT)
Photo - Hélène Laverdière
Laurier—Sainte-Marie
New Democratic Party Caucus
Quebec