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Notice of meeting Amended
Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (SDIR)
43rd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 4
Monday, July 20, 2020, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Webcast
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Witnesses
Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
• Adrian Zenz, Senior Fellow in China Studies
As an individual
• Dr. Olsi Jazexhi, Professor and journalist
• David Kilgour
• Jacob Kovalio, Associate Professor, Carleton University
International Support for Uyghurs
• Raziya Mahmut, Vice-President
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Witnesses
Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights
• Hon. Irwin Cotler, Founding Chair
American Turkic International Lawyers Association
• Rayhan Asat, President
Amnesty International Canada
• Alex Neve, Secretary General
2:20 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.
WitnessesAmended
Uyghurs Rights Advocacy Project
• Mehmet Tohti, Executive Director
Canadians in Support of Refugees in Dire Need
• Dr. Irene Turpie
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Witnesses
As an individual
• Chris MacLeod, Lawyer, founding Partner, Cambrige LLP
• Kamila Talendibaevai, Uyghur Rights activist
• Jewher Ilham, Author, Human rights activist
• Sayragul Sauytbay, East Turkistan Minority Activist, Recipient of the 2020 International Women of Courage Award
Clerk of the Subcommittee
Erica Pereira (613-992-9672)
2020-07-19 2:36 p.m.