I want to thank you as well, Ms. Quintos Deles, for your courage, your voice. One of the things that this committee is trying to ensure is that there is not going to be silence when these things happen. I think all of your testimony is an indicator that around the world we are seeing backsliding and regression when it comes to human rights and democracy.
We absolutely thank you and applaud all three of you for the incredible effort that you are doing in your part of the world to try to counter that regression and to make sure that everyone can live in dignity and in peace.
Thank you so much for being here.
I would now like the entire committee to move to the podium for the remainder of the meeting, with the two vice-chairs and me and the two honourees who are present here. Ms. Hossain, I would like you to know that you will be on the screen behind us. We will be able to get you in the photos and also in the video as we present the certificates. We'll do a photo afterwards as well. We will now move to the podium.
We will begin.
I know that she's not here in person, but Ms. Sara Hossain is here by video conference.
On behalf of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights, we would like to present this certificate to you, Sara Hossain, who has worked tirelessly with Bangladesh legal aid services to make the Bangladeshi legal system accessible to marginalized groups and more responsive to their needs. Your work as a member of the board of trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture and as a commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists has touched the lives of many people.
We present you with this special certificate honouring the work that you have done. This is the first annual certificate that we are presenting by the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Canadian Parliament.
Congratulations.
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