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Minutes of Proceedings

Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (SDIR)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 106

Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 1:03 p.m. to 2:06 p.m.

Room 415, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Televised

Presiding

Michael Levitt, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Subcommittee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Cheryl Hardcastle

Acting Members present

• Bob Bratina for Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Karine Azoulay, Analyst

• Alexandra Smith, Analyst

Briefing on the Human Rights Situation in Iran

Witnesses

As an individual

• Payam Akhavan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University

Foundation for Defense of Democracies

• Mark Dubowitz, Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the motion adopted by the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on Thursday, February 4, 2016, and the motion adopted by the Subcommittee on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, the Subcommittee resumed a briefing on the human rights situation in Iran.

Payam Akhavan, by videoconference from London, England, and Mark Dubowitz, made statements and answered questions.

At 2:06 p.m., the Subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Naaman Sugrue

Clerk of the Subcommittee