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126. At the same meeting, the representatives of Afghanistan, Cambodia, Colombia, Cyprus,
Guatemala, Nepal and Uganda made statements, as concerned countries.
127. During the ensuing general debate, at the same meeting, statements were made by the
following:
(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Cuba, United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
(b)
Observers for the following States: Greece, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Turkey;
(c) Observer for a national human rights institution: International Coordinating
Committee of National Human Rights Institutions;
(d) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Colombian
Commission of Jurists, Europe-Third World Centre (also on behalf of France Libertés: Fondation
Danielle Mitterand, the International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples, the
International Trade Unions Confederation, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre
les peuples and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom), World Federation of
Trade Unions.
128. At the same meeting, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the
representatives of Colombia, Cyprus, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Turkey.
At the same meeting, a second statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the
representative of Turkey.
129. At the 21st meeting, on 13 March 2008, the Deputy High Commissioner presented other
reports, which were discussed under the relevant items (see chapters III and IX).
C. Consideration and action on draft proposals
Composition of the staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights
130. At the 39th meeting, on 27 March 2008, the representative of Cuba introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/7/L.8/Rev.1 sponsored by Cuba and co-sponsored by Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba,
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Nicaragua,
Sri Lanka, the Syrian Arab Republic, Uruguay and Zimbabwe. Subsequently, China,
Mozambique and the Russian Federation joined the sponsors.
131. At the same meeting, the President informed the Council that Egypt had withdrawn its
amendment (A/HRC/7/L.40) to the draft resolution.
132. At the same meeting, the representative of Cuba orally revised the draft resolution by
modifying operative paragraph 1.
133. Statements in connection with the draft resolution were made by the representative of
Sri Lanka.
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