Madam Speaker, I have three petitions to present today.
The first petition comes from Canadians across the country who are concerned about the persecution happening in Turkey, Pakistan and Bahrain. The governments there have committed human rights violations against thousands of Turkish people, including eight Turkish Canadians. The petitioners are concerned about the over 300,000 wrongfully detained people and that several human rights organizations have committed gross human rights violates.
The folks who have signed this petition want the Government of Canada to closely monitor the situation; place sanctions on 12 officials who are responsible for these violations, particularly around the death of Gokhan Acikkollu; and call on the Turkish, Pakistani and Bahraini governments to end the violations against these particular people.