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From: Orakwa International Indigenous Ent.
To: ActionCanadaNetwork
Sent:
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:54 PM
Subject: MNN Support for Issam Al-Yamani,
Palestinian & Indigenous Self-determination
SUPPORT
FOR ISSAM AL-YAMANI AND PALESTINIAN & SELF-DETERMINATION
MNN.
April 11, 2006. As an Indigenous person, I don't support
Canada's wholesale invitation to the world to immigrate onto our land. The
United Nations has recognized that self-determination is a universal human right.
Like the Indigenous People, the Palestinian are excluded from political recognition
at the UN. Canada drags its feet in implementing its convictions.
Why
is Canada deporting Issam Al-Yamani on April 20th 2006? He is a stateless
Palestinian refugee, a long time Palestinian and human rights activist and deeply-respected
member of the Palestinian and Arab community in Canada. He's the kind of
person who needs to be present when we discuss our on-going attempts to decolonize
the world, to bury our weapons and to put to rest the evil of "might makes right"
legality.
Mr.
Yamani was issued an immigrant visa in Amman Jordan on March 21, 1984. He
was granted permanent resident status at Lester B. Pearson airport on April 27,
1985. He applied for Canadian citizenships on May 17, 1988. Since
that time, Canadian authorities have been attempting to deport him due to his
previous political affiliations with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
(PFLP).
Palestine
is not recognized as a state by the UN. This man has not had a chance
to contribute to the development of those international laws to which he is being
subjected. Does he have a state to which he can be deported?
Mr.
Yamani is now on our Kaiahereh'ko:wa/Great Law territory. It is illegal
and contrary to modern principles of international law for the foreign Canadian
authority to deport him, especially since neither he nor his people have contributed
to the formation of those laws.
What
is the evidence against him? He has not been involved in any violent or
criminal activities. The refusal of citizenship seems to be based on racist
criteria which is a violation of the UN Convention on Political and Civil Rights
to which Canada is a signatory. It would seem his deportation is based on
his international affiliations. There needs to be a demand for a public
investigation to see what the grounds are. If he has been given a chance
to answer any allegations, the reasoning has not been made available to the public.
It's also a violation of the Kaianereh'ko:wa because we have a right to decide
who can and cannot stay on our territory. This brings justice into disrepute,
not only internationally but for Canadian citizens and the Indigenous people.
Canada
is a colonial institution and has no authrority to deport anyone from Iroquois
land. He is living under the Kaianereh'ko:wa, our constitution, which insists
that the whole community should be informed about the actions of colonial organizations
such as Canada. These actions are illegal according to our constitution
and their law. They have not met the basic requirements of legality according
to the Internaitonal Covenant on Political and Civil Rights.
I
for one stand in solidarity with the Palestianian people in their quest for
international recognition of their right to self-determination. There should
be an open and full public hearing into Mr. Yamani's case.
Kahentinetha
Horn
MNN Mohawk Nation News
MINISTERS'
CONTACT INFORMATION
Monte Solberg,
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Ottawa Ontario K1A 0A6; 613-992-4516;
Fax 613-992-6181; solberg@parl.gc.ca
Stockwell
Day, Minister of Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness, House of Commons,
Ottawa ON K1A 0A6: 613-995-1702; Fax 613-995-1154; day.s@parl.gc.ca
In
BC: Suite 202, 301 Main St., Pentiction, BC V2A 5B7; 250-770-4480; Fax 250-770-4484;
days1@parl.gc.ca
Stephen
Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, 80 Wellington St., Ottawa K1A 0A2; Fax 613-941-6900;
pm@pm.gc.ca
Omar
Alghabra, MP for Mississauga-Erindale, 1270 Central Parkway W., Suite 305, Mississauga,
Ont. L5C 4P4; 905-276-2806; alghabra.o@parl.gc.ca
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