e-1245 (Foreign policy)
- Keywords
- Iraq
- Kurdistan
- Referenda
- Sovereignty
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
- The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is an autonomous region of Iraq with an institutionalized, functioning government;
- An independence referendum in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is scheduled for September 25, 2017;
- The Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s current government is a democracy;
- Iraqi Kurdistan has remained committed to the respect of the rule of law and human rights;
- The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has consistently upheld the rights of ethnic and religious minorities;
- The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has accepted and is caring for 1.8 million refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
- The citizens of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have the right to vote on a proposal for self-determination;
- The constitution of Iraq was ratified by a referendum in 2005, thus the Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s planned independence referendum reflects the same democratic principles and respect for the will of Iraqi Kurdistan’s citizens;
- Open for signature
- August 30, 2017, at 10:24 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- December 28, 2017, at 10:24 a.m. (EDT)