e-2708 (Foreign affairs)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
- Turkey launched an air and ground operation against Iraqi Kurdistan on Sunday, June 14;
- Turkish airstrikes resulted in a number of innocent civilian deaths, including women, children, and minority groups in the region;
- The initial airstrikes targeted Makhmour Refugee Camp, which houses 12,000 refugees that fled Turkish persecution in the 1990s, and Sinjar region with 2,500 Yazidi refugees who escaped genocide at the hands of the Islamic State (ISIS);
- Turkey’s operation will lead to detrimental human rights violations mirroring those of Northeast Syria, civilian deaths, and the displacement of minority groups (Kurds, Yazidis, Assyrians) in the region; and
- As a fellow NATO member, Canada is obligated to uphold NATO’s purpose to promote peace, security, and stability, and help find a peaceful solution to de-escalate the current situation.
- Open for signature
- July 29, 2020, at 2:02 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- November 26, 2020, at 2:02 p.m. (EDT)