Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The economy was based mostly on agriculture as soon as Iraq became a country. Before that, the Yazidis were living a peaceful life with the Assyrians, with the Armenians. It was the same thing; life was based mostly on agriculture.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  They grew vegetables, wheat, and livestock. Nobody went against one another. Unfortunately, as I said, after the Muslims conquered the Middle East, we were being attacked.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  In the last 10 months or so, most of the Iraqi borders are being controlled by the Iraqi government and the KRG, so how were these people able to be transferred? We know Mosul has been taken with the support of air strikes, like the border, like the Sinjar region, which has been

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Now the majority is in Iraq, but just recently, they are trying to transfer them to Syria, where ISIS is still much in control. They know they are getting defeated in Iraq, so they're trying to.... Before Iraq is under full control, they are trying to send them to friendly Islami

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, they can be located by officials. Most of the displaced Yazidis are in the governorate of Dohuk, which is close to the Yazidi region. Southern Dohuk is a part of the Yazidi homeland, which includes Sharya and Khanik. As for the rest, it's the Yazidi IDP camp in Sulaymaniyah.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  First of all, I would like to thank you so much for inviting me to this presentation. I also would like to thank all of the committee members for attending to hear what's going on against the Yazidi people. My presentation is going to include some picture displays, so you can ha

Citizenship and Immigration committee  For the long term, Canada could work with other allies like the U.S., and other European countries like the U.K., to support the creation of an autonomous region for the Yazidis and Chaldo-Assyrian Christians. This is the only way we can survive in the Middle East, because both g

Citizenship and Immigration committee  They need international support to create a safe zone for the Assyrian Christians. We hope Canada will provide them with military training. We have more than...at least now in Sinjar. There are two Yazidi forces. We have 10,000 to 15,000 men and women who are protecting their lan

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The Yazidis have no problem at all in integrating into a different society. I think that the Yazidis, almost like a nation, are the most open-minded to live with others just as a brotherhood. The Yazidis would have no problem at all in integrating into Canadian society, as we did

Citizenship and Immigration committee  With the situation of the IDPs, especially when it comes to humanity, order, and medical treatment, they're in a very dire situation. The problem at the organizational level is hard. Whether it's our organization, or his, or any other organization, it's difficult trying to provid

Citizenship and Immigration committee  With—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  What the UN is doing? Actually the UN is not giving equal rights and we hope that Canada could recognize that and Canada could give, like my colleague said, a quota to the Yazidis.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The humanitarian aid should be sent directly...they should work with the individual community, whether Yazidi, Assyrian, Baha'i, Kakais, and work with northern Iraq to make sure that aid reaches the people who need it.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, 100%.