e-5019 (Foreign affairs)
- Keywords
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Economic sanctions
- Foreign policy
- International conflict and international conflict resolution
- Rwanda
Original language of petition: French
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Crimes against persons have been occurring unnoticed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for over 20 years;
- Rwanda continues its aggression;
- The UN’s recent reports in 2024 highlight the major players and roles behind this war, which as of today has resulted in over 12 million dead and nearly 7 million internally displaced, who are languishing in refugee camps. These reports blame the Rwandan government’s involvement in supporting the M23 and Congo River Alliance (CRA) terrorists, who are also behind the illegal extraction of mineral ores in eastern DRC;
- The UN’s efforts have failed.
- Open for signature
- May 29, 2024, at 2:55 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- August 27, 2024, at 2:55 p.m. (EDT)