Iraq Syria: Yazidi and Operation Ezra

iraq syria: It means we can be murdered and raped and enslaved with moral and civil impunity, according to CBC. Without your intervention, my people will not survive." Naso is a member of Winnipeg Yazidi community, which totals about 200 people. I implore you to act to help save my people from extinction," Nafiya Naso told the House of Commons standing committee on immigration Wednesday in Ottawa. "The Yazidis have held a unique and terrible religious status in Iraq and Syria which is different from any other group. She is also part of Operation Ezra, a multi-faith grassroots group that brought two privately sponsored Yazidi refugee families to the city last week. Yazidi family fleeing ISIS violence finds new home in Winnipeg Yazidi refugees settle into life in Winnipeg After the hearing, Naso said she wants MPs to know that private sponsorship of refugees has its limits and a broader government program is needed to sponsor more Yazidis to resettle in Canada. "I could see in their eyes that they were very moved, and I think we've really touched them, so I am hopeful that they will take it into consideration and initiate a larger-scale program to sponsor Yazidi refugees," she said in an interview with CBC Radio Noon program. The group plans to bring another five families for a total of 42 people. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.