Order, please.
Welcome to the 41st meeting of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. Today is Thursday, October 30, 2014, and this is a televised meeting.
Today we have as a witness Ahmed Shaheed, who is the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. We are very glad to have Dr. Shaheed here with us today.
I want to take a moment to mention that we're starting a little bit late and as result we may run past the 2 o'clock time if the committee consents in order to allow all questions. If anybody has to leave because because of Standing Order 31 or something and needs adjustment to their question time, just approach me and we'll sort that out.
With that said, I turn to our witness. Please feel free to commence.