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Minutes of Proceedings

Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (SDIR)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 51
Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 3:42 p.m. to 6:01 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Vice-Chair (Bloc Québécois)

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• Garnett Genuis for Mike Lake (Conservative)
• Marty Morantz for Shuvaloy Majumdar (Conservative)
• Arnold Viersen (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Laura Carter, Analyst
• Brendan Naef, Analyst
Current Human Rights Situation in Iran
As an individual
• Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Human Rights Advocate
• Nazanin Boniadi, Human Rights Advocate and Actress
• Atena Daemi, Human Rights Advocate
• Arash Sobhani, Musician and Producer
• Hanieh Ziaei, Political Scientist and Iranologist, Raoul-Dandurand Chair, UQAM
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motions adopted by the subcommittee on Monday, February 7, 2022, and Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the subcommittee resumed its study of the current human rights situation in Iran.

Nazanin Afshin-Jam made a statement.

At 3:47 p.m., Fayçal El-Khoury took the Chair.

At 3:49 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 3:50 p.m., the sitting resumed.

At 3:50 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the subcommittee continue to sit.

Nazanin Afshin-Jam's statement resumed.

At 3:50 p.m. the sitting was suspended.

At 3:56 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Nazanin Afshin-Jam's statement resumed.

Arash Sobhani made a statement.

At 4:06 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), the meeting was suspended.

At 4:09 p.m., the meeting resumed.

At 4:10 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:11 p.m., the sitting resumed.

At 4:11 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:15 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Atena Daemi and Hanieh Ziaei made statements.

At 4:29 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:30 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Nazanin Boniadi made a statement and, with Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Arash Sobhani, Atena Daemi and Hanieh Ziaei, answered questions.

At 5:30 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:38 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

At 6:01 p.m., the subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Danielle Widmer
Clerk of the Subcommittee