Read and Sign Our Joint Statement

A coalition of organizations and individuals around the globe have written a joint statement to demand that the Canadian State approve the Express Entry and take protective measures for Noura Aljizawi and her family.

You can read the statement in the following languages:
English | Spanish | Arab | French

You can sign the statement by filling in the form by clicking here and view the list of signatory individuals and organizations.

Learn More About Noura, Her Trajectory and Her Current Situation

How to Help and Keep Noura Safe?

  • Raise Awareness: Share Noura’s story on social media and other platforms to raise awareness about her situation. This can put pressure on the Canadian authorities to expedite her permanent residency application.
  • Sign the Statement of Solidarity: There is a Statement of Solidarity with Syrian Human Rights Defender Noura Aljizawi that you can sign here to show your support.
  • Write to Canadian Authorities: You can write letters to Canadian authorities, including the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Public Safety, and Immigration, urging them to expedite Noura’s permanent residency application and to provide her with the necessary protection.
  • Support Legal Actions: Noura’s lawyer is currently suing in federal court to press Canadian authorities to proceed with the prompt processing of her case. Supporting these legal actions through legal expertise, can help Noura’s case.
  • Support Organizations Working for Noura: There are organizations like the Women, Peace and Security Network – Canada (WPSN-C) that are working to help Noura. You can support these organizations by volunteering your time and skills, contact [email protected].
  • Advocate for Policy Changes: Advocate for changes in the laws, policies, appeals, and decision-making processes related to the resettlement and immigration of human rights defenders in Canada. This includes a thorough review of the application of Section 34 of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which gives intelligence authorities expansive discretion under national security. 

Remember, every action counts and can make a significant difference in Noura’s life and safety.

Read And Sign The Statement

Sign Here
English
Arabic
Spanish
French

Signatories of the Statement

Organizations

  • Access Now
  • British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
  • Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
  • Comun.al
  • Cooperativa Sula Batsú
  • Cooperativa Tierra Común
  • David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
  • Dignidad y Justicia en el Camino A.C. (FM4 Paso Libre)
  • Ebla Media
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Empower (México)
  • Espacio Público
  • Fundación Acceso
  • Fundación Karisma
  • Hiperderecho
  • Human Rights Foundation
  • HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement
  • Index on Censorship
  • International Human Rights Program (IHRP), University of Toronto
  • LaLibre Tecnologías Comunitarias
  • Massey College, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Nophotozone
  • Northern Lights Canada
  • ONG Amaranta
  • PEN Canada
  • Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales – R3D
  • Rede Transfeminista de Cuidados Digitais, Brasil
  • SeguDigital
  • Seguridad en Democracia (SEDEM)
  • SOCIALTIC – Tecnología digital para el cambio social
  • Sursiendo | Comunicación y Cultura Digital
  • Syria Justice and Accountability Centre
  • Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR)
  • Takatoat
  • Taller de Comunicación Mujer, Navegando Libres – Ecuador
  • TASTAKEL Women Organization.
  • The African Middle Eastern Leadership Project (AMEL)
  • The American Coalition for Syria (ACS)
  • The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
  • The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
  • The Tor Project
  • Técnicas Rudas
  • Unidad de Protección a Defensoras y Defensores de Derechos Humanos -Guatemala (UDEFEGUA)
  • Verify Media Platform, Norway
  • Women Now For Development
  • ZonaDocs – Periodismo en Resistencia

Individuals

  • Abdelrahman ElGendy, Writer and Human Rights Defender, US
  • Adam Molnar, Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada
  • Agnes Favier, Part-Time, Professor, European University Institute
  • Ahmad haji mustafa
  • Ahmad Primo, Journalist and Fact-checker, Executive Director, Verify Media Platform, Norway
  • Alaa Ghazal, Digital Safety Specialist, Canada
  • Alan Jankadar
  • Alessandra Puopolo, Researcher, Canadian Civil Liberties Association
  • Alex Bookbinder, Canada
  • Alexei Abrahams, Academic Associate, McGill University, Canada
  • Alia Ibrahim, Journalist, Co-Founder Daraj.com, Beirut, Lebanon
  • Allan Rock
  • Allie Funk, Research Director, USA
  • Amani Alghafari, Canada
  • Amani Ibrahim, Actress, Toronto
  • Amir kiani
  • Ammar Azzouz, Research Fellow, University of Oxford, UK
  • Amr Al-Faham, Canada
  • Amr ElAfifi, Research Manager, The Freedom Initiative, UK
  • Andre Beaulieu, Business Executive
  • André Lesperance, avocat chez TJL
  • Angeli Datt, China Research and Advocacy Lead, PEN America, USA
  • Anna Purisch, teacher, Poland/United States
  • Anne Vermeyden
  • Annika Folkeson Mashan, Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sweden
  • Anushree Warrier
  • Aorwa Alkatlabi, Canada
  • Arturo Chub, Guatemala
  • Arzu Geybulla, Journalist, Freelance
  • Awatef Al-Khadour
  • Ayman Amouneh, Manufacturing Operation Manager at Intel Corporation, Ireland
  • Aymen Zaghdoudi, Constitutional Law professor assistant, Tunisia
  • Azam Fouk Aladeh, Filmmaker
  • Barbeau-Lavalette Anaïs, Writer and director, Québec, Canada
  • Bashar Jabbour, Canada
  • Basileus Zeno, Sessional Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, York University, Canada
  • Bassam Al-Kuwatli, Canada
  • Bayan Khatib, Canada
  • Brendan de Caires, Executive Director, PEN Canada, Canada
  • Bushra Ebadi, Social Innovator and Researcher, Canada and Portugal
  • Camila Franco, Legal Extern, the Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Cham Daoud
  • Claudia Virginia Samayoa
  • Connie Kostiuk, Social Worker, Vancouver, Canada
  • Cooper Quintin, Senior Staff Technologist, Electronic Frontier Foundation, USA
  • Craig Damian Smith, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Pairity and Research Associate at the Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada
  • Cynthia Khoo, Research Fellow, Citizen Lab (Toronto, ON) & Senior Associate, Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law (Washington, DC)
  • Dana maktabi
  • David Calnitsky, Professor, University of Western Ontario
  • Dia Kayyali
  • Diana Khayyata
  • Don Heath
  • Doreen Marchionni, Exec Editor/Managing Editor, Snopes.com
  • Edda Gaviola Artigas, Defensora de DDHH
  • Elias Sadkni, Consultant at WFP, Montreal, Canada
  • Ella Wind, Senior Research Associate, Public Wise, Canada
  • Elsarafandi, Programs Manager
  • Emile Dirks Research Associate, the Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Fadel Abdulghany, Executive Director, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR)
  • Fatah Fatah , human rights activist, Canada
  • Fen Osler Hampson, FRSC, Professor of International Affairs, Carleton University, and President, World Refugee & Migration Council
  • Feras Al-Assafin, General Manager, PC350, Canada
  • Gabrielle Lim, Doctoral Fellow, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Gareth Chantler
  • Grace Wescott, President, PEN Canada, Board of Directors, Canada
  • Gözde Böcü, Doctoral Fellow, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Haifaa khadour
  • Hana Hobscheid
  • Hanad Al-Shahf
  • Helen Ala Rashi
  • Helen Ala Rashi
  • Hind Kabawat
  • Huda Mukbil, National Security Expert, Ottawa, Canada
  • Ibrahim Alkhaled
  • Iduvina Hernández
  • Irene Poetranto, Senior Researcher, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Jacqueline Salzinger
  • Jane Gowan, Canada
  • Janet Baxter
  • Jillian C. York
  • Jon Penney, Research Fellow, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto // Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, Canada
  • Joullanar Darouiche
  • Joullanar Darouiche
  • Julie-Yara Atz
  • Kat Owens, Lawyer, Canada
  • Kate Robertson, Senior Research Associate, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Katie Evans, Alexandria, VA
  • Katty Alhayek, Assistant Professor, School of Professional Communication, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
  • Khadeja Elsibai, Toronto, Canada
  • Khaled Abdulwahed, Apprentice at Centennial College – Tech support, Canada
  • Kholoud Alkhaledi
  • Ksenia Ermoshina, Citizen Lab
  • Laila Ghrear
  • Lamiaa Zrik, Canada
  • Laura Vergara
  • Laure Waridel, ecosociologist PhD, Québec, Canada
  • Lava Alyoussef, Canada
  • Layla Jabbour, Canada
  • Lex Gill, Lawyer and Citizen Lab Fellow, Montreal, Canada
  • Lodah Alkhaled
  • Lorena Peralta, Consultora en seguridad y protección y acompañante psicosocial, Mexico
  • Lubna Alkanawati
  • Maha Alio, Toronto, Canada
  • Mahmoud hussein, film and tv producer- Qatar/Jordan
  • Mai El-Sadany, Executive Director, The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP)
  • Majd Khorshid
  • Malek Kassar, Sweden
  • Marcus Michaelsen, Senior Researcher, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Maria Al abdeh, Executive Director , Women Now For Development
  • Maria Bikbulatova
  • Marianne Díaz Hernández
  • Mark Kersten, Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of the Fraser Valley
  • Mark Phillips, lawyer
  • Marwa Fatafta, Access Now, Germany
  • Marwah Alshikh Haidar
  • Maryam Mirza, Research Fellow, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Maya Alvarado Chávez
  • Mazen Gharibah, Executive Director of the Syrian British Consortium, UK
  • Michael Wayne
  • Miray Philips, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Mohamad Najem
  • Mohamed Ahmed, Research Assistant, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Mohamed Mandour, Researcher focuses on Transnational repression in the MENA
  • Mohammad Almahmoud, Toronto, Canada
  • Mostafa Fouad, Head of Programs, HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement, Belgium
  • Muhammad Almasri, Iraq
  • Nada Al-Homsi
  • Najib Al Amir
  • Natalia Krapiva, Access Now
  • Nate Schenkkan, Democracy Researcher
  • Neil Blazevic, Organizational Security Officer, Internews
  • Nguyen Phong Hoang, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Chicago, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Noor Alkhateb, the Syrian Network for Human Rights
  • Nour ismail
  • Nour Tamim
  • Omar İsmail
  • Omar Taleb, Lawyer, Non Resident Fellow at Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP)
  • Omayma Mohammad, Canada
  • Omer Shiraz, futurist, Center for Policy Studies
  • Ousama Alkhatib. Toronto, Ontario
  • Paolo Nigro H.
  • Paul Menchu
  • Payam Akhavan, Massey Chair in Human Rights, Massey College, University of Toronto
  • Pejman Ganjeh, R&D Scientist, Canada
  • Peter Micek, General Counsel at Access Now & Adjunct Professor, Columbia Univ. School of International & Public Affairs, New York, USA
  • Qutaiba Idlbi
  • Rafik Azouz
  • Ram Alsalibi
  • Ramy Yaacoub, Program Manager, OSF, USA
  • Rasha Abu-Meizer
  • Rasha Elendari, PhD Candidate, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Rasha Hamwi
  • Rebecca J. Scott, Professor of History and Law, University of Michigan, USA
  • Rebecca Lippiatt, Edmonton
  • Richard Wolfe, Artistic and Producing Director, Canada
  • Rima Sghaier, Tunisia
  • Robin Cerutti, scientist and artist, Montreal
  • Romolo Molo, avocat, Genève
  • Ron Deibert, Director of the Citizen Lab and Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, Canada
  • Rosel Kim, Lawyer, Toronto, Canada
  • Rowena Power, Women’s Rights Community Activist, Canada
  • Ruth Watt
  • Sabah Sabra  Engineer,  Canada
  • Salam Khorshid
  • Sama maktabi
  • Samantha Kolb, Civil servant, Canada
  • Samar Jabbour, Canada
  • Sandra Tychsen
  • Sarah Aliwe,Political revolutionary activist
  • Sarah McKune, Attorney and Industry Consultant, Canada
  • Sarah McMains
  • Shahm Abdulrazzak, Student, Halmstad University, Sweden
  • Sharly Chan
  • Siba Alkhadour,  Kitchener ,On.
  • Siba Ghrear, PhD, Toronto, Canada
  • Siena Anstis, Senior Legal Advisor, The Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Soudeh Rad, researcher and activist, Spectrum,  France
  • Sr. Jorge Santos
  • Stephen Watt, Co-Founder, Northern Lights Canada, Canada
  • Steve Dweydari, Home Builder
  • Sulaiman Ward
  • Sulaiman Ward,Canada
  • Suna Shouakar-Stash, Procurement & Inventory control Manager, Waterloo ON
  • Susana Navarro García
  • Suzanne Akhras, Syrian Community Network
  • Tamer Jabbour, Canada
  • Tara Hakim
  • Taymor Abbasi
  • Teyama Alkamli, Filmmaker, Toronto
  • The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, Chair, World Refugee & Migration Council
  • UDRY Charles-André, économiste, Lausanne, Suisse
  • Urmas Rosin
  • Wajd Zimmermann, PhD, Switzerland
  • Walid Alhathloul, ON, Canada
  • Wesam Al Asali, Assistant Professor, IE University, Spain
  • Yana Gorokhovskaia, PhD, Human Rights researcher
  • Yantawer Louqman, Archaeologist, Waterloo, Canada
  • Yazz jamil
  • Yusuf Mousa, research assistant, The Syrian Memory project.
  • Zaina Erhaim, Journalist, gender and media consultant, UK
  • Zoë Reichert, Research Assistant, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Canada
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