Demand Canada Support Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid in Sudan

Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled

Whereas:

According to today’s UN statistics, more than 5,000 Sudanese people have been killed by the on-going war in Sudan and another 5,300 others have been injured;
Over three million people are internally displaced and 880,000 more individuals became refugees in neighbouring countries, while thousands are trapped in borders;
316 women experienced rape and other forms of sexual assault;
20.3 million or 42% of Sudan’s population are on the verge of catastrophic famine;
80% of the hospitals in the country are out of service;
Complete halt of education in schools and universities; and
Canadians of Sudanese origin are raising funds to help victims of the war inside and outside Sudan.

We, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada from Sudanese origin, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to:

1. Endorse and encourage the Canadian Government to actively participate through the Five Eyes forum to stop the war in Sudan and ensure the civilian participation in any peace talks;
2. Work with allies to apply meaningful pressure and potentially effective sanctions on the two fighting parties;
3. Increase diplomatic efforts to enable the UN Security Council and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open a criminal investigation on the human rights violations that took place after April 15, 2023;
4. Increase Canada’s humanitarian assistance on the ground through UN agencies and trusted local NGOs, especially the ones lead by the youth.