e-1868 (Honduras)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
- The November 26, 2017, election in Honduras has been recognized as having many irregularities;
- The election was condemned by the Organization of American States, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the European Union Electoral Observation Missions, which reported voting irregularities, errors and systemic problems in the electoral process;
- The Juan Orlando Hernandez government responded with a massive crackdown and the abolition of human rights as Hondurans protested the election;
- The Hernandez government has denied all political prisoners due legal process;
- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reported that Honduran security forces used excessive, lethal force and extra-judicial killings to control and disperse protests;
- Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, has called upon Honduran authorities to reinstate constitutional rights and guarantees, and uphold democratic principles, human rights and rule of law; and
- The United Nations and Amnesty Canada has called upon Honduran government to release and drop all trumped-up charges against Edwin Espinal.
- Open for signature
- October 10, 2018, at 3:47 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- February 7, 2019, at 3:47 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Alexander Nuttall
(Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte)
February 20, 2019 (Petition No. 421-03231) - Government response tabled
- April 2, 2019