Incwadi Evulekile eya kuNdunankulu wase-Canada: Izikhali Eziqhubekayo zithunyelwa e-Saudi Arabia

Incwadi Evulekile eya kuNdunankulu wase-Canada, Ngabasayini Ngezansi, Disemba 13, 2021

Re: Izikhali Eziqhubekayo Zithunyelwa eSaudi Arabia

Ndunankulu othandekayo uTrudeau,

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Abasayine ngezansi, abamele ingxenye ehlukene yezabasebenzi baseCanada, ukulawula izikhali, ukulwa nempi, amalungelo abantu, ukuphepha kwamazwe ngamazwe, nezinye izinhlangano zomphakathi, babhala ukugcizelela ukuqhubeka kwethu nokuphikisana nokukhishwa kukahulumeni wakho kwezimvume zokuthunyelwa kwezikhali ngaphandle kwezikhali eziya eSaudi Arabia. . Sibhala namuhla sengeza ezincwadini zangoMashi 2019, Agasti 2019, Ephreli 2020 kanye noSepthemba 2020 lapho izinhlangano zethu ezimbalwa zaphakamisa ukukhathazeka ngemithelela engathi sína yezimiso zokuziphatha, ezomthetho, zamalungelo abantu kanye neyobuntu yokudluliselwa okuqhubekayo kweCanada kwezikhali eSaudi Arabia. Siyadabuka ngokuthi, kuze kube manje, asikayitholi impendulo yalokhu kukhathazeka okuvela kuwe noma kongqongqoshe beKhabhinethi abathintekayo ngalolu daba. Ngokujulile, siyazisola ngokuthi i-Canada izithola yephula izivumelwano zayo zokulawula izikhali zamazwe ngamazwe.

Selokhu kwaqala ukungenelela okuholwa yiSaudi eYemen ekuqaleni kuka-2015, iCanada ithumele izikhali ezingaba ngu-$7.8-billion eSaudi Arabia. Ingxenye ebalulekile yalokhu kudluliselwa kwenzeke ngemva kokungena kwe-Canada ngoSepthemba 2019 ku-Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Ukuhlaziywa okuphelele kwezinhlangano zomphakathi waseCanada kubonise ngokukholakala ukuthi lokhu kudluliselwa kwephula izibopho zaseCanada ngaphansi kwe-ATT, uma kubhekwa izehlakalo ezibhalwe kahle zokuhlukunyezwa kweSaudi izakhamuzi zayo kanye nabantu baseYemen. Noma kunjalo, iSaudi Arabia iseyindawo enkulu kunazo zonke yase-Canada okungeyona eyase-US ekuthumeleni izikhali ngaphandle kwemajini ebanzi. Ngokudabukisayo, iCanada isibizwe kabili yiQembu Le-UN Lochwepheshe Abavelele eYemen njengesinye sezifundazwe eziningana esiza ukubhebhethekisa ingxabano ngokuqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngezikhali eSaudi Arabia.

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I-UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), eyagunyazwa yiCanada ngo-2011, ikwenza kucace ukuthi imibuso kufanele ithathe izinyathelo zokuqinisekisa ukuthi izinqubomgomo zamanje, imithetho, imithethonqubo, nezinyathelo zokuphoqelela ziyasebenza ekubhekaneni nengozi yokubandakanyeka kwebhizinisi ukwephulwa kwamalungelo abantu okwedlulele nokuthi kuthathwa izinyathelo zokuqinisekisa ukuthi amabhizinisi asebenza ezindaweni ezithintekayo ahlonza, anqande futhi anciphise ubungozi bamalungelo abantu bemisebenzi yabo kanye nobudlelwano bebhizinisi. I-UNGPs ikhuthaza imibuso ukuthi inake kakhulu ubungozi obungaba khona ezinkampanini ezifaka isandla ebulilini kanye nodlame locansi.

I-Canada iveze inhloso yayo yokushicilela iphepha elichaza inqubomgomo yayo yezangaphandle elwela amalungelo abantu besifazane, ukuze ihambisane nenqubomgomo yayo yosizo lwangaphandle lwabesifazane kanye nomsebenzi wayo wokuqhubekisela phambili ukulingana ngokobulili kanye ne-Ajenda Yabesifazane, Ukuthula Nokuvikeleka (WPS). Ukudluliswa kwezikhali e-Saudi Arabia kubukela phansi kakhulu le mizamo futhi akuhambisani ngokuyisisekelo nenqubomgomo yezangaphandle yabesifazane. Uhulumeni waseCanada ukhulume ngokusobala ngokuthi abesifazane namanye amaqembu asengozini noma abantu abambalwa bacindezelwa ngendlela ehlelekile eSaudi Arabia futhi bathintwa ngokungafanele yingxabano yaseYemen. Ukwesekwa okuqondile kwezempi kanye nengcindezelo, ngokuhlinzekwa kwezikhali, kuphambene ncamashi nendlela yabesifazane kunqubomgomo yangaphandle.

Siyaqaphela ukuthi ukuphela kokuthunyelwa kwezikhali kwaseCanada e-Saudi Arabia kuzoba nomthelela kubasebenzi abasembonini yezikhali. Ngakho-ke sinxusa uhulumeni ukuthi asebenzisane nezinyunyana ezimele abasebenzi embonini yezikhali ukuze enze uhlelo oluzovikela izimpilo zalabo abayoba nomthelela ekuyekisweni kokuthunyelwa kwezikhali eSaudi Arabia. Okubalulekile, lokhu kunikeza ithuba lokucabangela isu lokuguqula umnotho ukuze kwehliswe ukuthembela kweCanada ekuthunyelweni kwezikhali, ikakhulukazi lapho kunobungozi obucacile nekhona bokusetshenziswa kabi, njengoba kwenzeka ngeSaudi Arabia.

Izifundazwe eziningana zenze imingcele eyahlukene ekuthunyelweni kwezikhali eSaudi Arabia, okuhlanganisa i-Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, kanye neSweden. INorway neDenmark bayeke ngokuphelele ukuhlinzeka ngezikhali kuhulumeni waseSaudi. Naphezu kokuba iCanada ithi inezinye zezilawuli zezikhali ezinamandla kakhulu emhlabeni, amaqiniso abonisa okuhlukile.

Siphinde saphoxeka ngokuthi uhulumeni wakho akakhiphanga noma yiluphi ulwazi mayelana nethimba labeluleki lochwepheshe bezinga lezikhali elamenyezelwa oNgqongqoshe uChampagne noMorneau cishe unyaka nengxenye edlule. Naphezu kwemizamo eminingi yokusiza ekulolongeni le nqubo - engase ihlanganise isinyathelo esihle sokuthuthukisa ukuthotshelwa kwe-ATT - izinhlangano zomphakathi ziye zahlala ngaphandle kwenqubo. Ngokufanayo, asizange sibone imininingwane eyengeziwe mayelana nesimemezelo soNgqongqoshe sokuthi i-Canada izohola izingxoxo zamazwe ngamazwe ukuze kuqiniswe ukuthobela i-ATT ekusungulweni kohlelo lokuhlola amazwe ngamazwe.

UNdunankulu, ukudluliselwa kwezikhali eSaudi Arabia kubukela phansi inkulumo yaseCanada ngamalungelo abantu. Ziphambene nezibopho zomthetho zamazwe ngamazwe eCanada. Babeka engcupheni enkulu yokusetshenziswa ezenzweni zokwephulwa okungathi sína komthetho wamazwe ngamazwe wobuntu noma amalungelo abantu, ukuze kube lula izehlakalo ezibucayi zodlame olusekelwe kubulili, noma okunye ukuhlukumeza, e-Saudi Arabia noma kumongo wengxabano e-Yemen. I-Canada kumele isebenzise igunya layo lokuzimela futhi iqede ukudluliselwa kwezimoto ezihlomile ezilula e-Saudi Arabia ngokushesha.

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