To: Quebec Premier Jean Charest, Premier
Rescind "Bill 78" and uphold the right to assembly.
Premier Jean Charest,
Bill 78 is in clear and direct violation of Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; passing this law also violates the spirit of Article 23 which guarantees the right to unionize. We the undersigned demand that you suspend this illegal bill immediately and drop all charges against demonstrators arrested under this ill-conceived law.
Why is this important?
Last night 518 peaceful demonstrators were brutally arrested in Montreal under a new law known as "Bill 78". Under this martial-law like bill, all public assemblies are effectively banned in clear violation of Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights, a set of laws and principals to which both the US and Canada are signatory. Please join us in demanding that Jean Charest, the Premier of Quebec, abolish this draconian law and drop all charges against peaceful protesters.