Mr. Chair, as my colleague mentioned, a woman was murdered, executed, for being sexually assaulted and for having a rape attempted on her. She was the one who was executed, not the perpetrator.
Canada's position on Iran is clear. This is exactly why it is high time for President Rouhani to uphold Iran's commitments and to reverse the worsening human rights record, its continued material support for terrorism, and its ongoing nuclear ambitions. This is Iran's track record: its support for the Assad regime in Syria; the possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program; the anti-Semitic and racist rhetoric of the Iranian regime against Israel; its appalling human rights record, which is among the world's worst; and its shelter of and material support for terrorist groups. Most of all, it has no respect for women or children.