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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 12

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

The Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development met at 11:04 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Jason Kenney, presiding.

Members of the Subcommittee present: Hon. Irwin Cotler, Hon. Jason Kenney, Wajid Khan, Wayne Marston, Mario Silva, Kevin Sorenson and Caroline St-Hilaire.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Marcus Pistor, Analyst.

Witnesses: As an individual: Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Human Rights Activist - Stop Child Executions Campaign. McGill University: Payam Akhavan, Faculty of Law. Freedom Now: Jared Genser, President.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Subcommittee on Tuesday, October 24, 2006, the Subcommittee commenced its study of human rights in Iran .

Payam Akhavan, Jared Genser and Nazanin Afshin-Jam made opening statements and answered questions.

At 12:10, Mario Silva took the Chair.

At 12:15, Jason Kenney took the Chair.

The Subcommittee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Subcommittee business.

Wayne Marston moved, — That the Subcommittee on International Human Rights report the following to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development:

That the Subcommittee on International Human Rights urge the Minister of Foreign Affairs to take all steps possible to urge the Prime Minister and the Parliament of Japan to: (a) pass a resolution in the Diet to formally apologize to the women who were coerced into military sexual slavery during the Second World War and were euphemized as "comfort women" by the Japanese Imperial Army; and (b) to provide just and honourable compensation to these victims.

The question was put on the motion and the results of the vote was announced: YEAS: 3; NAYS: 3.

Whereupon, the Chair voted in the affirmative.

Accordingly, the motion was agreed to.

At 1:09 p.m., the Subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Bibiane Ouellette
Clerk of the Subcommittee

2007/03/28 2:00 p.m.