Prioritize Hazara resettlement
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to acknowledge ongoing genocide and systemic persecution of Hazara people, prioritize their immigration and protection, and authorize registered Hazara organizations in Canada to sponsor vulnerable people for urgent resettlement.
Why we would sign this petition
- Acknowledging and naming the harm could unlock faster protection for a group the petitioners say faces severe, ongoing threats.
- Allowing registered Hazara organizations to sponsor would create an additional, community-led resettlement route that can act more quickly than standard channels.
- Prioritizing Hazara immigration would signal Canadian humanitarian leadership and direct resources toward an identified displacement and persecution crisis.
Why we wouldn’t sign this petition
- Giving priority to one ethnic group could be viewed as unfair to other vulnerable groups and raise legal or ethical fairness concerns.
- Rapid community sponsorship may strain vetting, support and integration systems if administrative safeguards and resources are insufficient.
- Formally recognizing “genocide” and changing immigration rules may have legal and diplomatic implications; government may prefer multilateral verification before acting.
The summary and both sets of reasons are AI-generated from the petition and given equal weight. Claims are the petitioners’ own; consult the official record for the full text.
Official petition
Petition to the House of Commons Over 135 years, the Hazara ethnic group has faced genocide and systematic ethnic cleansing in Afghanistan; With the fall of the Afghan government in August 2021, the Taliban taking over the control of Afghanistan, Hazaras once again found themselves in the situation they faced in 1998-2001, massacre, arrest, forced mass displacement, and confiscation of Hazaras' land; Amid the recent mass deportations from Iran and Pakistan, more than a million Hazara refugees have returned to Afghanistan. At the same time, Hazara communities within the country have been subjected to land seizures by the Taliban and their allied nomadic group, the Kochi, especially in Maidan Wardak, Bamyan, Daikundi, Sar-e pol, Herat Ghor and Ghazni provinces; and The government of Canada, as part of the international communities, has an obligation to promote justice for Hazara ethnic group in Afghanistan We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to acknowledge the ongoing genocide and systemic persecution of the Hazara people and prioritize their immigration and protection. Furthermore, authorize registered Hazara communities and organizations in Canada to sponsor vulnerable individuals in urgent need of resettlement.
Government response
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