A/HRC/10/29
C.
Follow-up to Human Rights Council resolutions 7/20 and S-8/1
221. At the 25th meeting, on 17 March 2009, the Deputy High Commissioner for Human
Rights introduced the report of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights and
the activities of OHCHR in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (A/HRC/10/58),
submitted in accordance with Council resolutions 7/20 and S-8/1.
222. At the same meeting, the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human
rights of internally displaced persons, Walter Kälin, presented the combined report of seven
thematic special procedures on technical assistance to the Government of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo and urgent examination of the situation in the east of the country
(A/HRC/10/59), submitted in accordance with Council resolutions 7/20 and S-8/1.
223. Also at the same meeting, the representative of the Democratic Republic of the
Congo made a statement as the concerned country.
224. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the 25th and 26th meetings, on the same
day, the following made statements and asked the Representative of the Secretary-General
questions:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Council: Angola, Canada, Chile,
Czech Republic4 (on behalf of the European Union), Djibouti, Egypt (on behalf of the
Group of African States), Japan, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Switzerland, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Congo,
Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Tunisia, Uganda, United States of America;
(c)
Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty
International, Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists, International
Federation of Human Rights Leagues, World Organization against Torture (also on behalf
of International Federation of Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture and
Franciscans International).
225. At the 26th meeting, on the same day, the Representative of the Secretary-General
answered questions and made his concluding remarks.
D.
General debate on agenda item 4
226. At its 26th meeting, on 17 March 2009, and its 33rd meeting, on 23 March 2009, the
Council held a general debate on agenda item 4, during which the following made
statements:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Council: Canada, China, Czech
Republic4 (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,
Iceland, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), France, Germany,
Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Australia,
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel,
Morocco, New Zealand, Sweden, United States of America;
(c)
Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Action
internationale pour la paix et le développement dans la Région des Grands Lacs (also on
behalf of Comité international pour le respect et l’application de la Charte africaine des
droits de l’homme et des peuples), Agir ensemble pour les droits de l’homme, Amnesty
International, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (also on behalf of the
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