Vhura Tsamba kuMutungamiriri weCanada, Nevasaini Pazasi, Zvita 13, 2021
Re: Zvombo Zvazvino Zvinotengeswa Kunze kweSaudi Arabia
Mudiwa Prime Minister Trudeau,
Vakasaina pasi, vachimiririra chikamu chebasa reCanada, kutonga kwezvombo, kurwisa hondo, kodzero dzevanhu, chengetedzo yepasirese, uye mamwe masangano emasangano akazvimirira, vari kunyora vachidzokorora kuenderera mberi kwedu kupikisa kupihwa nehurumende yako mvumo yekuendesa zvombo kunze kwenyika kune zvombo zvakaendeswa kuSaudi Arabia. . Isu tinonyora nhasi tichiwedzera kune mavara aKurume 2019, Nyamavhuvhu 2019, Kubvumbi 2020 naGunyana 2020 umo akati wandei emasangano edu akasimudza kushushikana pamusoro pehukasha, mutemo, kodzero dzevanhu uye nerubatsiro rwekuenderera mberi kweCanada kuendesa zvombo kuSaudi Arabia. Tine urombo kuti, kusvika pari zvino, hatisati tawana mhinduro kuzvichemo izvi kubva kwamuri kana kumakurukota akakodzera eCabinet panyaya iyi. Zvakaoma, tinozvidemba kuti Canada inozviwana ichityora zvibvumirano zvayo zvepasi rose zvekudzora zvombo.
Kubva pakatanga kupindira kunotungamirwa neSaudi muYemen mukutanga kwe2015, Canada yakatumira kunze kwenyika mari inosvika mabhiriyoni manomwe nemazana masere emadhora mumaoko kuSaudi Arabia. Chikamu chakakosha chekutamiswa uku kwakaitika mushure meCanada yaGunyana 7.8 kupinda muArms Trade Treaty (ATT). Ongororo yakadzama nemasangano emasangano evagari veCanada yakaratidza zvinotendeseka kuti kutamiswa uku kutyora zvisungo zveCanada pasi peATT, zvichipihwa nyaya dzakanyatsonyorwa dzekushungurudzwa kweSaudi kune vagari vayo uye nevanhu veYemen. Zvakadaro, Saudi Arabia inoramba iriyo huru yeCanada isiri yekuUS yekuenda kunotengeswa kunze kwezvombo nemuganho wakafara. Kunyadziswa kwayo, Canada yakadomwa kaviri neUN Boka reVakuru Vanenyanzvi paYemen seimwe yematunhu akati wandei ari kubatsira kupfuudza gakava nekuenderera mberi nekupa zvombo kuSaudi Arabia.
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), iyo Canada yakatsigira muna 2011, inojekesa kuti Nyika dzinofanira kutora matanho ekuona kuti mitemo iripo, mitemo, mitemo, uye nzira dzekutevedzwa dzinoshanda mukugadzirisa njodzi yekubatanidzwa kwebhizimisi. kutyorwa kwekodzero dzevanhu kwakakura uye kuti chiito chinotorwa kuve nechokwadi chekuti mabhizinesi anoshanda munzvimbo dzakakanganisika anoona, kudzivirira uye kudzikisira njodzi dzekodzero dzevanhu dzezviitiko zvavo uye hukama hwebhizinesi. The UNGPs inokurudzira Nyika kuti dzitarise zvakanyanya kune njodzi dzinogona kuitika dzemakambani ari kupa kune varume kana mhirizhonga yepabonde.
Canada yakaratidza chinangwa chayo chekuburitsa bepa rinotsanangura mutemo wayo wezvekune dzimwe nyika wevakadzi, kuzadzisa gwara rayo riripo rerubatsiro rwevakadzi kune dzimwe nyika nebasa rayo kusimudzira kuenzana kwevakadzi neWomen, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda. Kuendeswa kwezvombo kuSaudi Arabia kunokanganisa zvakanyanya kuedza uku uye hazvienderane nemutemo wekunze wevakadzi. Hurumende yeCanada yakataura pachena pamusoro pekuti vakadzi nemamwe mapoka ari munjodzi kana madiki anodzvinyirirwa sei muSaudi Arabia uye vanokanganiswa zvisingaite nekunetsana muYemen. Kutsigira kwakananga kwechiuto uye udzvanyiriri, kuburikidza nekupihwa kwezvombo, ndiko kupesana chaiko kwemaitiro echikadzi kune mutemo wekunze.
Isu tinoziva kuti kupera kwekutengeswa kwezvombo zveCanada kuenda kuSaudi Arabia kuchakanganisa vashandi muindasitiri yezvombo. Naizvozvo tinokurudzira hurumende kuti ishande nemasangano evashandi anomirira vashandi muindasitiri yezvombo kugadzira hurongwa hunochengetedza raramo yeavo vanenge vakanganiswa nekumira kwekutengeswa kwezvombo kuSaudi Arabia. Zvakanyanya kukosha, izvi zvinopa mukana wekufunga zano rekushandura hupfumi kuti rideredze kuvimba neCanada pakutengeswa kwezvombo kunze kwenyika, kunyanya kana paine njodzi yakajeka uye iripo yekusashandiswa zvisirizvo, sezvazvakaita kuSaudi Arabia.
Nyika dzinoverengeka dzakatemesa zvirambidzo zvakasiyana-siyana pakutengeswa kwezvombo kuSaudi Arabia, kusanganisira Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, neSweden. Norway neDenmark dzakamira zvizere kupa zvombo kuhurumende yeSaudi. Kunyangwe Canada ichiti ine mamwe emasimba akasimba ekudzora zvombo pasi rose, chokwadi chinoratidza zvakasiyana.
Isu tinoodzwa mwoyo zvakare kuti hurumende yenyu haina kuburitsa chero ruzivo zvine chekuita nedare rekupa zano renyanzvi rakaziviswa neMinister Champagne naMorneau rinenge gore nehafu rapfuura. Pasinei nekuwanda kwemaitiro ekubatsira kuumba iyi nzira - iyo inogona kuita nhanho yakanaka yekuvandudza kutevedza neATT - masangano emagariro evanhu akaramba ari kunze kwekuita. Saizvozvo, hatina kuona humwe humbowo pamusoro pechiziviso cheMakurukota chekuti Canada ichatungamira nhaurirano dzepasi rose kuti dzisimbise kutevedzwa neATT pakugadzwa kwehutongi hwekuongorora pasi rose.
Mutungamiriri wehurumende, kuendeswa kwezvombo kuSaudi Arabia kunoderedza hurukuro yeCanada pamusoro pekodzero dzevanhu. Izvo zvinopesana nezvisungo zvepamutemo zveCanada zvepasi rose. Vanoisa njodzi yakakura yekushandiswa mukutyora kwakanyanya kwemutemo wepasirese wevanhu kana kodzero dzevanhu, kufambisa zviitiko zvakakomba zvemhirizhonga yevakadzi, kana kumwe kushungurudzwa, muSaudi Arabia kana mumamiriro ekukonana muYemen. Canada inofanirwa kushandisa hutongi hwayo uye kumisa kuendeswa kwemotokari dzakareruka dzehondo kuSaudi Arabia nekukurumidza.
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cc: Hon. Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Hon. VaMary Ng, Gurukota rezvekutengeserana nedzimwe nyika, Kushambadza kunze kwenyika, Bhizinesi madiki nekusimudzira hupfumi
Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Mutevedzeri weMutungamiriri weNyika uye Gurukota rezvemari Hon. Erin O'Toole, Mutungamiriri weMapato Anopikisa
Yves-François Blanchet, Mutungamiriri weBloc Québécois Jagmeet Singh, Mutungamiriri weNew Democratic Party yeCanada.
Michael Chong, Conservative Party yeCanada Foreign Affairs Critic Stéphane Bergeron, Bloc Québécois Foreign Affairs Critic
Heather McPherson, New Democratic Party yeCanada Foreign Affairs Critic