Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the 33rd meeting of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights.
Today we're continuing our study on Yazidis, Christians, and other religious and ethnic minorities in Syria and Iraq.
We have with us today Dr. Bill Wiley. Dr. Wiley is a Canadian lawyer and former officer in the Canadian Forces, specializing in international law. He is the founder of the Commission for International Justice and Accountability, or CIJA. He has worked on war crimes investigations with the Department of Justice and with the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court. He is currently gathering evidence of human rights violations perpetrated by the Syrian regime.
Dr. Wiley, we're very excited to be hearing from you today, and we appreciate your taking the time to join us. Please take 10 minutes or so for your remarks. Then we will open it up to questions from committee members.
Thank you very much. Please proceed.