Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Actually, no, but if it happens, I wouldn't be surprised. The reason is that if, in front of him, his sister is killed, his mum is raped, his dad is killed, and then he goes and picks up anything, whatever he can or she can, I wouldn't be surprised. But, no, there is absolutely

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Let me go on this. I'd like to give you a perspective about food aid. It goes to Djibouti, and from Djibouti it goes directly to the Afar Region. From the border of the Afar Region all the way to Tigray is about 400 kilometres. In 400 kilometres, there are nine checkpoints. The

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The situation, as you said, is that there is no treatment. There is no opportunity. The biggest problem is not only the food and medication. It is the trauma, because there are no experts to deal with the trauma. Most of these kids are separated from their moms and dads. They're

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Can I at this point give you one simple question to take home? Did you know that at this time the Prime Minister of Ethiopia is building a palace for $49 billion? At this time, with his budget of $49 billion, he is building a new palace.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I just want to make it clear, in the first place, that the Government of Ethiopia has absolutely said in the Parliament.... He said that in 1985 we helped the people of Tigray and we lost to the power of the central government. Because of that, he said that we will never send any

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Like she said, the international community has to speak in one voice. In particular, Canada is way on the sidelines compared to the rest of them. As long as I've understood it, the value of Canada is in being on the front seat or the driver's side. In this case, it's totally on t

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you so much for having me and giving me a chance to talk to you about the siege in Tigray. Just before I go to the situation in Tigray, I want to note that this was done by the Government of Ethiopia intentionally and deliberately in a very planned way. In the very first