Subcommittee on International Human Rights Committee on Nov. 24th, 2016

[Mirza Ismail]

In the Yazidi region of Sinjar, the majority were Yazidis and the others were the minority, like the Turkmen, who were in Tal Afar, which is about 25 miles east of Sinjar. In the Nineveh plain, most of the area is Yazidis and Christians together. Either way, we are kind of grouped together in one region so I don't think we're going to have any problem.

[David Anderson, Conservative, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK]

Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Michael Levitt]

Thank you very much.

With that, we're going to draw the testimony to a close.

Mr. Ismail, I want to thank you for being here and providing testimony. I know you're going to send some additional materials to the clerk, and we'll make sure you have that contact information.

I want to thank you and your colleagues for the work that your organization does and also for providing some difficult testimony, but important testimony, for us here today.

[Mirza Ismail]

On my behalf and on my colleagues' behalf, I would like to thank you so much for inviting us. I would like to thank all the committee members and all the people who attended here. Thank you so much for having us here and for listening to what we have been through. We are not only fighting for the Yazidis. We are fighting for all minorities that have been suffering under sharia law, whether Yazidis, Christians, Zoroastrians, Baha'is, or Sabians. We hope that Canada can be a leading force to help those people survive.

Thank you so much.

[The Chair, Liberal, Michael Levitt]

Thank you very much.

We're going to suspend and go in camera for about three minutes.

[Proceedings continue in camera]