Petition for lifting sanction against Eritrea

Petition to Federal Government of the Commonwealth of Australia

We, the Eritrean Nationals in Australia, as loyal citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia express our dismay and disappointment on the heavy handed resolution of the Security Council Resolution.
On the 23rd of December 2009, the UN Security Council has passed a shameful resolution imposing sanctions against Eritrea. The unjustifiable measures imposed on Eritrea include: an arms embargo; the inspection and seizure by Member States in their territory
of such cargo to and from Eritrea; and, the imposition of a travel ban, and the freezing of assets of, Eritrea’s political and military leadership who may be blacklisted by a Committee.

Therefore, we humbly ask the Federal Government of the Commonwealth of Australia to use its influence at the United Nations to reverse the sanction or to lessen its adverse impact to the Government and people of Eritrea.

Eritrean National Communities Council
Australia and New Zealand