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Notice of meeting Amended
Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (SDIR)
43rd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 4
Monday, July 20, 2020, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Webcast
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Witnesses
Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
Adrian Zenz, Senior Fellow in China Studies
As an individual
Dr. Olsi Jazexhi, Professor and journalist
David Kilgour
Jacob Kovalio, Associate Professor, Carleton University
International Support for Uyghurs
Raziya Mahmut, Vice-President
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Witnesses
Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights
Hon. Irwin Cotler, Founding Chair
American Turkic International Lawyers Association
Rayhan Asat, President
Amnesty International Canada
Alex Neve, Secretary General
2:20 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.
WitnessesAmended
Uyghurs Rights Advocacy Project
Mehmet Tohti, Executive Director
Canadians in Support of Refugees in Dire Need
Dr. Irene Turpie
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Witnesses
As an individual
Chris MacLeod, Lawyer, founding Partner, Cambrige LLP
Kamila Talendibaevai, Uyghur Rights activist
Jewher Ilham, Author, Human rights activist
Sayragul Sauytbay, East Turkistan Minority Activist, Recipient of the 2020 International Women of Courage Award
Clerk of the Subcommittee
Erica Pereira (613-992-9672)
2020-07-19 2:36 p.m.