A/HRC/10/29 122. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the 15th meeting, and at the 18th meeting, on 12 March 2009, the following made statements and asked the ChairpersonRapporteur questions: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic4 (on behalf of the European Union), France, Japan, Mexico, Uruguay; (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Iraq, Morocco, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand; (c) Observers for national human rights institutions: Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, Georgian Office of the Ombudsman; (d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Asian Legal Resource Centre, Colombian Commission of Jurists, International Commission of Jurists, Permanent Assembly for Human Rights. 123. At the 18th meeting, on 12 March 2009, the Chairperson-Rapporteur answered questions and made his concluding remarks. 124. At the 20th meeting, on the same day, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the representatives of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan and Sri Lanka. 125. At the same meeting, statements in exercise of a second right of reply were made by the representatives of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Japan. Special Rapporteur on the freedom of religion or belief 126. At the 19th meeting, on 12 March 2009, the Special Rapporteur on the freedom of religion or belief, Asma Jahangir, presented her reports (A/HRC/10/8 and Add.1-4) and the notes by the Secretariat (A/HRC/7/10 and Add.1-4). 127. At the same meeting, the representatives of Angola, India, Israel, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland made statements as concerned countries. The representative of Palestine made a statement as a concerned party. 128. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the 19th and 20th meetings, on the same day, the following made statements and asked the Special Rapporteur questions: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Azerbaijan, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic4 (on behalf of the European Union), Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Yemen4 (on behalf of the Group of Arab States); (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Australia, Denmark, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); (c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Baha’i International Community, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, European Centre for Law and Justice. 129. At the 20th meeting, on the same day, the Special Rapporteur answered questions and made her concluding remarks. 130. At the same meeting, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the representatives of Egypt and the Islamic Republic of Iran. GE.09-17451 105

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