Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank all of the witnesses for their really important advocacy, their courage to be here today and their important testimony.
I'll start with Ms. Daemi.
You've been a strong advocate for Iranian political prisoners and against the death penalty. You've also been in imprisoned for your advocacy and your work, and you underwent severe medical neglect. Our party certainly opposes the death penalty. We're grateful for your advocacy and we're grateful that you've made it safely here to Canada.
I know you've also been an advocate for children's rights. I want to ask you a bit more about that, especially since we don't often hear about the needs of children in Iran.
I met with the Front Line Defenders—the Irish NGO that helped assist you on your journey—when I was in Dublin. They shared information with me about children. There was a seven-year-old, Helen Ahmadi, who was shot dead by the Iranian regime's repressive forces on her way home from school. Nine-year-old Kian Pirfalak was shot in the chest. A 16-year-old, Sarina Esmailzadeh, was beaten to death with a baton.
Can you tell us more about this and what we as parliamentarians can be advocating, especially to defend children?