I call this meeting back to order.
I'd like to welcome our witnesses for the second hour.
We have, from the Canada Tibet Committee, Sherap Therchin, executive director; from the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, Mehmet Tohti, executive director; and from the World Sikh Organization of Canada, Balpreet Singh, legal counsel, who is joining us by video conference.
I will now invite Mr. Therchin to make an opening statement of up to five minutes.
Please go ahead, sir.