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Minutes of Proceedings

Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (SDIR)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 137
Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 1:04 p.m. to 1:58 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Anita Vandenbeld, Chair (Liberal)

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• Hon. Kevin Sorenson for David Anderson (Conservative)
House of Commons
• Erica Pereira, Procedural Clerk
 
Library of Parliament
• Karine Azoulay, Analyst
• Brendan Naef, Analyst
Global State of the Free Press
Reporters Without Borders
• Emmanuel Colombié, Director, Latin America Desk
Human Rights Watch
• Linda Lakhdhir, Legal Advisor
Pursuant to the motion adopted by the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on Thursday, February 4, 2016, and the motion adopted by the Subcommittee on Thursday, October 4, 2018, the Subcommittee resumed its study of the global state of the free press.

Emmanuel Colombié, by videoconference from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Linda Lakhdhir, by videoconference from London, England, made statements and answered questions.

At 1:21 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:25 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 1:58 p.m., the Subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Aimée Belmore
Committee Clerk