Offering support to resettled refugee persons or sending aid through humanitarian organizations can help improve the lives of the victims of persecution and genocide. In 2015, the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg launched Operation Ezra, a refugee relief project aimed at resettling Yazidi families in Canada. ©Jewish Federation of Winnipeg

Demanding impartial coverage from the media, and spreading accurate information on a crisis, helps counter propaganda and raise awareness.

In 2017, The Alliance des Burundais du Canada created a radio station to inform the Burundian diaspora about the crisis in Burundi.

Organizing lectures, panels and other educational events helps to raise public awareness about situations of violence. In March 2017, the Rohingya Association of Canada organized a panel discussion at the University of Toronto in Mississauga.

Discouraging divisive rhetoric and speaking of unity counters harmful distinctions between ethnic groups while also raising awareness about the issues of ethnic categorization.The Canadian organization South Sudanese Community in Calgary hosted an event with Angelina Teny, a leader of the opposition forces in South Sudan. During the event, Teny encouraged the audience to see themselves as a united South Sudanese community and to withhold animosity toward the Dinka. ©South Sudanese Community Organization in Calgary

Staying aware of escalating situations of violence and keeping track of international responses are important for individual, civil and governmental intervention. International organizations like Human Rights Watch, Genocide Watch and Amnesty International monitor human rights violations and countries at risk of genocide across the globe. ©Human Rights Watch

Writing letters to MPs and Ministers, asking them offer protection to those in situations of violence can help increase the number of accepted refugees. In July 2016, Yazidi survivor Nadia Murad appeared before Canada’s House of Commons to urge the government to bring in Yazidi refugees. In October 2016, the federal government adopted a plan to bring 1200 Yazidi refugees to Canada.()

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship in Canada acknowledges the role of Yazda for helping with the resettlement of Yazidi survivors in Canada.

https://www.yazda.org/department-immigration-citizenship-canadian-government-acknowledge-role-yazda-helping-resettlement-yazidi-survivors-isis-genocide-canada/

Asking the government to support or sponsor international inquiries into human rights abuses helps hold the perpetrators of crimes against humanity and genocide accountable.In 2015, the Canadian government co-sponsored the United Nations Independent Investigation on Burundi. The investigation’s mandate was to look into the Burundian human rights situation and to make recommendations for its improvement. Soon after the release of the Investigation’s report in 2016, a Commission of Inquiry was established to identify human rights violations and their perpetrators. ©United Nations Photo/Loey Filipe