Canada’s Melanie Joly to host meeting on Iran amid uproar over Mahsa Amini’s death
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Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly vowed she and female counterparts will 'send a clear message' to Iran at a meeting this week about its 'brutal aggressions.'
Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly is set to host a virtual meeting with her counterparts to discuss concerns around women’s rights in Iran that have heightened since the killing of Mahsa Amini.
In a statement Wednesday, Global Affairs Canada said Joly will meet other women foreign ministers on Thursday and hear directly from women of Iranian heritage.
“This week, my counterparts and I will gather to send a clear message: The Iranian regime must end all forms of violence and persecution against the Iranian people, including their brutal aggressions against women in particular,” Joly said in a statement.
It has been more than one month since the death of Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died on Sept. 16 while in the custody of Iran’s so-called morality police for reportedly wearing her hijab too loosely.
Her killing has sparked protests across Iran and around the world.
In response, Canada has announced a series of measures against the Iranian regime, sanctioning senior officials, including banning half the membership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from ever entering the country.
Since Oct. 3, Ottawa has imposed sanctions against 42 Iranian individuals and 12 entities, according to the GAC.
“Canada will continue to stand by the courageous Iranians who are fighting for their human rights and standing up for their mothers, sisters, wives and daughters,” Joly said. “Women’s rights are human rights.”
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