Welcome, everybody. This is meeting number five of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.
Pursuant to the order of reference of October 27, 2020, the subcommittee will begin the study of the impacts of COVID-19 on displaced persons, particularly in Venezuela and Myanmar.
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I'd now like to welcome our witnesses for our first panel.
From Amnesty International, we have Saad Hammadi, who is the regional campaigner for South Asia; and from Islamic Relief Canada, we have Zaid Al-Rawni, who is the chief executive officer.
Saad Hammadi, you have five minutes for your opening statement, please.