Add to this violence the repeal of article 50 of the electoral law, a move, this one, that, according to Najim, "would deprive the minorities of their rights, as they are composed of Iraqi citizens who have always been loyal to the state and are an essential part of it". Hence the appeal to the international community "to listen to our voice, defend our rights, break the wall of silence that surrounds this issue. We ask the international institutions and organisations to lobby the Iraqi government into reinstating article 50 as soon as possible, unchanged". The Chaldean procurator reminds the Iraqi government "of the huge responsibility it has: to lay the conditions for the reconciliation of the state to bring back the peace and security that are essential for development and for the enforcement of the democratic principles that cannot exist without respecting the rights of the minorities. We are just asking what we are entitled to: the rights that must be naturally guaranteed to us, as Iraqi citizens". Only by guaranteeing such rights and putting an end to violence concludes Najim can the Iraqi government show it is really determined to turn the country into a democratic nation. May words turn into facts. Stop killing Iraqis and respect their rights".
