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Community Organizations

Each member of the Alliance of Genocide Victim Communities is from a community that has experienced genocide. Currently, our membership includes representatives from Hazara, Rwandan, Tamil, Tigrayan, Tibetan and Uyghur communities. 

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To learn more about our communities, check out this list of organizations that work tirelessly to raise awareness about the most critical issues our communities face, provide support to victims and survivors, advocate for justice and accountability, and promote peace and reconciliation. 

Canada Tibet Committee

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The Canada Tibet Committee defends and promotes the human rights and democratic freedoms of the Tibetan people. The CTC monitors developments inside Tibet and builds public awareness in Canada through its outreach activities. The CTC encourages support for Tibet from the federal government, the Parliament of Canada, and related stakeholders.

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Humura Association​

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Humura Association is Canadian non-for-profit organization created in 2001 by survivors of the Tutsi genocide of 1994 in Rwanda who reside in the Ottawa-Gatineau Region. Humura's mission is to contribute to building a world free of genocide and other crimes against humanity through memory keeping, education, awareness raising, and advocacy.​​​​​
Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project

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Primary objectives of URAP through documentation and Advocacy Campaign in Canada is to increase the political and public awareness on the unfolding Uyghur genocide committed by China and push for political actions by the government of Canada to address the issue domestically and globally.

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Security and Justice for Tigrayans Canada (SJTC)​​

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Security and Justice for Tigrayans Canada is a non-political, non-religious global movement initiated by concerned Tigrayans-Ethiopians (henceforth Tigrayans) in the diaspora. The purpose of this initiative is to safeguard the security and justice of Tigray, and the rights and interests of its peoples. This initiative uses peaceful means of struggle to achieve the aforementioned purpose.

 
Irob Anina Civil Society 

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 Canada-based globally operating non-profit to support to advocate for the Irob minority and the people of Tigray at large.

Rwandan Community Abroad

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Rwandan Community Abroad (RCA)​The promotion of the Rwandan culture to Canadian, unity and reconciliation in the Rwandan Community Abroad. objectives are to bring together the Rwandans and friends of Rwanda in order to make Rwanda known, in particular through the organization of cultural activities

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AGVC Board of Directors

Dr. Tahir Shaaran - Hazara Community Representative, Hazara Advocacy Group

 

Pascal Kanyemera - Tutsi Community Representative - Humura Association

Roy Wignarajah - Tamil Community Representative - Global Tamil Council

Sherap Therchin - Tibetan Community Representative - Canada Tibet Committee 

Joanne Hodges

Sisay Woldemichael - Tigrayan Community Representative - Security and Justice for Tigrayans Canada

Kayum Masimov - Uyghur Community Representative - Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project

Sarah Teich

David Matas

The board of the Alliance of Genocide Victim Communities can be reached at agvc@protonmail.com

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