Gord Johns at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights

On December 8th, 2016. See this statement in context.

December 8th, 2016 / 1:40 p.m.

NDP

Gord Johns NDP Courtenay—Alberni, BC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thanks to both of you for the incredible and selfless work you do.

Maybe I'll start with Ms. Bazilli.

You mentioned Berta Cáceres, and I know that a significant number of leading human rights defenders in Latin America are women, such as Máxima Acuña in Peru and Bertha Oliva, the head of COFADEH in Honduras, for instance. Would you be able to talk about the specifics of their work and the threats facing them or, if not them, any other Latin American women human rights defenders?

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