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Minutes of Proceedings

Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (SDIR)
45th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 8
Monday, December 8, 2025, 3:45 p.m. to 6:05 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Fayçal El-Khoury, Chair (Liberal)

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• Amarjeet Gill for Fred Davies (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Brendan Naef, Analyst
• Laura Salter, Analyst
Internally and Externally Displaced People Across the World
As an individual
• Prof. François Audet, Director, Observatoire canadien sur les crises et l'action humanitaires, Université du Québec à Montréal
• Dr. Christina Clark-Kazak, Professor, Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
Canadian Council for Refugees
• Asma Faizi, President
• Gauri Sreenivasan, Co-Executive Director
CAUKUS Foundation
• Dimon Liu, Director
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
• Tracey Maulfair, Representative in Canada
• Azadeh Tamjeedi, Senior Legal Officer
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the subcommittee on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, the subcommittee commenced its study of internally and externally displaced people across the world.

François Audet, Christina Clark-Kazak, Asma Faizi, Gauri Sreenivasan, Tracey Maulfair and Dimon Liu made statements and, with Azadeh Tamjeedi, answered questions.

At 4:57 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 4:59 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 5:27 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 5:35 p.m., the meeting resumed in camera.

Human Rights Situation in Sudan
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the subcommittee on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, the subcommittee resumed its study of the human rights situation in Sudan.

The committee proceeded to give drafting instructions to the analysts for a draft report

Committee Business
The subcommittee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to subcommittee business.

ORDERED, — That the clerk and analysts of the subcommittee, in consultation with the Chair, prepare a news release for distribution and for publication on the committee’s website regarding the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

ORDERED, — That the clerk communicate the news release on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, today.

ORDERED, — That the clerk of the subcommittee contact the witnesses who testified on the study of the human rights situation in Sudan to request further input in written form.

At 6:05 p.m., the subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Aimée Belmore
Clerk of the subcommittee