e-1825 (Russia)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The Canadian government has publicly committed itself to the defence of human rights internationally;
- A federal law (the Justice for Victims of Foreign Corrupt Officials Act or Magnitsky Act) was passed a year ago which allows for restrictive measures to be taken against “foreign nationals responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights”;
- To date, the Canadian government has taken no action against Russian authorities responsible for the unlawful imprisonment and brutal ill treatment of three Ukrainian hunger strikers (Oleh Sentsov, Oleksandr Shumko and Volodymyr Balukh) and approximately 60 other Ukrainian political prisoners; and
- The Magnitsky Act has not been invoked to sanction Russian officials responsible for the violation of the human rights of these Ukrainian citizens.
- Open for signature
- September 4, 2018, at 9:36 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- January 2, 2019, at 9:36 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Linda Duncan
(Edmonton Strathcona)
January 29, 2019 (Petition No. 421-03128) - Government response tabled
- March 18, 2019