I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to the 23rd meeting of the subcommittee on international human rights.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the order of June 23, 2022. Members are in person and participating by Zoom.
For the benefit of witnesses and members, I have some housekeeping items.
Please wait until I recognize you before speaking. When speaking, please speak at a pace that is moderate so that the interpreters can pick up what you're saying. For those participating by Zoom, you have a little icon at the bottom of the your screen, a globe icon. If you want to have it live without French or English interpretation, it's your choice. All comments should be addressed through the chair for those participating in person and by Zoom.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the subcommittee on Friday, September 23, 2022, our committee will resume its study on the rights and freedoms of women globally and on women in Afghanistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia.
We have several witnesses with us today.
We have, from the Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, Laila Gashem Rashid, chair of the board of directors, barrister and solicitor. She is participating by video.
We also have two witnesses appearing in person. They are both members of the Cercle des ex-parlementaires de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec. We welcome Marie Malavoy, former member, chair of the Comité des femmes ex-parlementaires, and David Payne, former member, member of the Comité sur le parlementarisme et la démocratie.
We also have a fourth witness with us from a third group, the Safety and Risk Mitigation Organization.
Each group will have five minutes to testify. Given that we have two witnesses in person,
We are going to start with the Cercle des ex-parlementaires de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec. The two witnesses will have the floor for a total of five minutes.
I'll put this signal for one minute remaining, and this one for 30 seconds, and then we'll conclude.
Thank you.