Order, please.
We are the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. Today is May 30, 2013. This is our 85th meeting.
This meeting is televised.
Pursuant to our ongoing study of the human rights situation in Iran, we have two witnesses: Mark Dubowitz, the executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies; and Matthew Levitt, who is attached to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Gentlemen, you already know that you have about 10 minutes each for your presentations, following which we will have questions from the panellists here.
If any of the panellists have to get back to the House of Commons early, please signal that to me and we can try to adjust to have you go earlier. That will allow fulsome questions to be asked of the witnesses, even if we go past our nominal time to rise. That way, hopefully, if the committee is willing, we'll be able to get full questions and answers.
I don't know who wants to go first. Can I suggest that it be Mr. Dubowitz just because you're on the left?