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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Discussion (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Discussion (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: May we have a question, if the Deputy does not mind?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Discussion (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: Mr. Browder can take those two questions now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Discussion (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: I call Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan, followed by Senator Clune.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Discussion (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: There were three questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Discussion (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: I must ask Mr. Browder not to name individuals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Discussion (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: I thank Mr. Browder for his very powerful remarks and contribution in respect of the Magnitsky case and the circumstances surrounding it. It is very disturbing to hear these circumstances. I will now ask members to ask questions but because many members are present today, including Members representing the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Amnesty International Ireland (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: I am anxious to move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Amnesty International Ireland (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: I am anxious to move on from the issue, as we have another-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Amnesty International Ireland (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: Yes. Does Mr. O'Gorman wish to answer? He is not required to.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Amnesty International Ireland (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: I do not want to put anyone on the spot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Amnesty International Ireland (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: Did Mr. O'Gorman wish to add something further? I asked a question as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Amnesty International Ireland (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: If our guests write to the committee's clerk, their information on the nine cases will be distributed. I will follow up on our meetings with the ambassadors. The committee meets them on a weekly basis. Last Friday, we met the Pakistani ambassador regarding the issue of US drones being used in Pakistan. Yesterday, the secretary general of Morocco's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Amnesty International Ireland (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. O'Gorman and Ms McGowan for having a useful and interesting discussion with us. It has been a good meeting. We will keep in touch with our guests and inform the Tánaiste of their objectives for the Presidency. As to Ireland's membership of the UN Human Rights Council, a small delegation travelled to Geneva last December. We will not officially...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Discussion (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: I welcome Mr. William Browder, who is present regarding the case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky. As members know, Mr. Magnitsky died in police custody in Moscow in November, 2009. This was alarming and gave rise to many disturbing questions over the circumstances of his death that have not been properly answered. On the contrary, subsequent investigations by Russian authorities and their decision...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Amnesty International Ireland (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: Many questions have been asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Amnesty International Ireland (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: I ask Mr. O'Gorman to respond to those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Amnesty International Ireland (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: Before Mr. O'Gorman answers that question, I wish to inform him that Amnesty International is inviting an LGBT activist from Uganda in April and we will have a formal meeting, in conjunction with Amnesty International, with her.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Amnesty International Ireland (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: We will have that meeting here in April.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Amnesty International Ireland (27 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: Senator Norris can claim it.