e-2049 (Saeed Malekpour)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The Canadian government has unequivocally committed itself to the protection and promotion of international human rights;
- The Canadian government has recognized the Iranian authorities’ egregious human rights violations against the Iranian people, including against imprisoned web-developer and permanent resident of Canada, Saeed Malekpour, whose sister, Maryam Malkepour is a Canadian Citizen;
- The Iranian authorities have been condemned for the arbitrary arrest, detention, torture and murder of Iranian-Canadians, including imprisoning web-developer Saeed Malekpour, in violation of international human rights law, which expressly prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention as mandated by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the international Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
- Saeed Malekpour was arbitrarily arrested on illegitimate charges, imprisoned after a sham trial and does not have access to his lawyer;
- Saeed Malekpour languishes in prison on a life sentence, based solely on a forced confession obtained through torture; and
- Saeed Malekpour has been recognized by international NGOs as a prisoner of conscience, and the United Nations has extensively both documented and condemned his degrading and inhumane treatment and torture.
- Open for signature
- February 7, 2019, at 1:06 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- April 8, 2019, at 1:06 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Judy A. Sgro
(Humber River—Black Creek)
May 9, 2019 (Petition No. 421-03697) - Government response tabled
- June 13, 2019