Ceasefire.ca | Take Action

I Want a Torture Inquiry

25 November 2009

2482 letters have been sent so far.

To:	Prime Minister Stephen Harper <pm@pm.gc.ca>
CC:	NDP Leader Jack Layton <Layton.J@parl.gc.ca> Liberal Party Leader Michael Ignatieff <Ignatieff.M@parl.gc.ca> Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe <DucepG@parl.gc.ca>
Subject:	I Want a Torture Inquiry
Message:	Dear Prime Minister Harper, I am very concerned by the recent testimony of senior intelligence officer Richard Colvin. According to Mr. Colvin, who served in Afghanistan and is currently posted to Canada's embassy in Washington, the government received repeated warnings that people who were taken prisoner and transferred to Afghan authorities by Canadian troops were tortured by the Afghans. Yet the Canadian government failed to act. I support the call for an independent public inquiry into the possibility that government and military officials abandoned their responsibility to ensure Canada acted within Canadian and International law, and upheld Canadian values. I look forward to your reply. Sincerely, ------------------------------------ Monsieur le Premier ministre, Le r�cent t�moignage de Richard Colvin, officier senior du renseignement, m�inqui�te beaucoup. D�apr�s monsieur Colvin, qui a servi en Afghanistan et qui est aujourd�hui en poste � l�ambassade du Canada � Washington, le gouvernement canadien a re�u maints avertissements selon lesquels les gens faits prisonniers par les soldats canadiens et transf�r�s aux autorit�s afghanes �taient tortur�s par les Afghans. Or, le gouvernement canadien a refus� d�agir. Il est possible que le gouvernement et les autorit�s militaires n�aient pas vu � ce que le Canada agisse selon les lois canadiennes et le droit international et respecte les valeurs canadiennes, comme ils en ont la responsabilit�. J�appuie donc l�appel en faveur d�une enqu�te publique ind�pendante l�-dessus. En attendant votre r�ponse, Monsieur le Premier ministre, je vous prie d�agr�er mes salutations respectueuses.
First Name	*
Last Name	*
Address	*

City	*
Province *
Postal Code	*
Country	*
Email	*
Phone	(optional)
	* = required field

	When you click send: • Your message is delivered to its destination. • A copy is sent to your email. • You are added to our contact list for further campaign updates (you can remove yourself at any time). For information, contact petitions@ceasefire.ca.