A/HRC/10/29 Asian Legal Resource Centre), Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network, Asian Legal Resource Centre, Baha’i International Community, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Catholic Organization for Relief and Development, Cercle de recherche sur les droits et les devoirs de la personne humaine, Comité international pour le respect et l’application de la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples, Conectas Direitos Humanos (also on behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies), Europe Third World Centre (also on behalf of the Foodfirst Information and Action Network, the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom), France Libertés, Franciscans International (also on behalf of Pax Romana), Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Indian Council of South America, International Commission of Jurists, International Democratic Centre, International Educational Development, International Federation of Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, International Fellowship of Reconciliation, International Human Rights Association of American Minorities, International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, International Peace Bureau, International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations, Liberation, Mbororo Social and Cultural Development Association, Reporters Without Borders – International Society for Threatened Peoples (also on behalf of Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples), Union de l’action feminine, Union of Arab Jurists, United Nations Watch, World Vision International. 227. At the 26th meeting, on 17 March 2009, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the representatives of Algeria, Cameroon, China, Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, France, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Morocco, the Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, the Sudan and Thailand. 228 At the 33rd meeting, on 23 March 2009, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the representatives of Azerbaijan, China, Japan and Sri Lanka. E. Consideration of and action on draft proposals Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 229. At the 43rd meeting, on 26 March 2009, the representatives of the Czech Republic (on behalf of the European Union, Japan and co-sponsors) and Japan introduced draft resolution A/HRC/10/L.27, sponsored by the Czech Republic and Japan and co-sponsored by Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. Subsequently, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia joined the sponsors. 230. At the same meeting, the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea made a statement in relation to the draft resolution as the concerned country. 231. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the attention of the Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution (see annex III). 232. Also at the same meeting, statements in explanation of vote before the vote were made by the representatives of Brazil, China, Cuba, Indonesia and Malaysia. 120 GE.09-17451