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Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic
and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights
148. At the 14th meeting, on 10 March 2008, the Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of
the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment
of human rights, Okechukwu Ibeanu, presented his report (A/HRC/7/21 and Add.1-3).
149. At the same meeting, the representatives of Ukraine and the United Republic of Tanzania
made statements, as concerned countries.
150. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the 14th and 15th meetings, on 10 March 2008,
the following made statements and asked the Special Rapporteur questions:
(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Bangladesh, Nigeria,
Russian Federation;
(b) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Human Rights Advocates Inc.,
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
151. At the 15th meeting, on the same day, the Special Rapporteur answered questions and
made his concluding remarks.
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
152. At the 14th meeting, on 10 March 2008, the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working
Group on Arbitrary Detention, Leila Zerrougui, presented her report (A/HRC/7/4 and Add.1-4).
153. At the same meeting, the representatives of Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Norway made
statements, as concerned countries.
154. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the 14th and 15th meetings, on 10 March 2008,
the following made statements and asked the Special Rapporteur questions:
(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Mexico,
Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia (on behalf of the
European Union), Switzerland;
(b)
Observers for the following States: Belarus, Iraq, Mauritania, Sudan;
(c) Observer for a national human rights institution: Norwegian Centre for
Human Rights;
(d) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
(also on behalf of Action Canada for Population and Development, Development Alternatives
with Women for a New Era, the Federation for Women and Family Planning and Human Rights
Watch), Colombian Commission of Jurists, Federation of Cuban Women, Friends World
Committee for Consultation (Quakers), Interfaith International, International Islamic Federation
of Student Organizations, Society for Threatened Peoples and World Organization against
Torture (also on behalf of the International Federation of Human Rights).
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