e-1044 (Venezuela)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-172-01 Government Response to petitions concerning Venezuela
- Economic sanctions
- International relations
- Political prisoners
- Venezuela
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has been violated, as has been publicly acknowledged by the National Prosecutor of Venezuela, Luisa Ortega Diaz, and thus the rule of law has ceased to exist;
- The Nicolas Maduro regime has killed unarmed citizens peacefully exercising their constitutional right to protest;
- The Venezuelan government has armed lawless paramilitary gangs to crush any opposition and has used tear gas on the public and on elected officials;
- The Venezuelan government has imprisoned many like Leopoldo Lopez, Daniel Ceballos, and hundreds of students without due process; and
- The dictatorial Maduro regime has censored media coverage of these human rights abuses as recognized by the OAS, the UN Human Rights Committee, and the UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights.
- Open for signature
- April 21, 2017, at 3:14 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- August 19, 2017, at 3:14 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Tom Kmiec
(Calgary Shepard)
September 19, 2017 (Petition No. 421-01641) - Government response tabled
- November 2, 2017
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
---|---|
Alberta | 1121 |
British Columbia | 305 |
Manitoba | 25 |
New Brunswick | 13 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 11 |
Northwest Territories | 1 |
Nova Scotia | 30 |
Ontario | 1546 |
Prince Edward Island | 2 |
Quebec | 1233 |
Saskatchewan | 19 |