A/HRC/10/29 V. Human rights bodies and mechanisms A. Complaint procedure 244. At the 22nd meeting, on 13 March 2009, and at the 33rd meeting, on 23 March 2009, the Council held two closed meetings of the complaint procedure. 245. At the 33rd meeting, on 23 March 2009, the President made a statement on the outcome of the meetings, stating that the Human Rights Council had, in closed meetings, examined the human rights situation in Turkmenistan under the complaint procedure established pursuant to Council resolution 5/1, and had decided to discontinue considering the situation in Turkmenistan. B. Advisory Committee 246. At the 26th meeting, on 17 March 2009, the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee, Miguel Alfonso Martínez, introduced the Committee’s reports on its first and second sessions, held from 4 to 15 August 2008 and 26 to 30 January 2009 (A/HRC/10/2 and A/HRC/AC/2/2). C. Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 247. At the 26th meeting, on 17 March 2009, the Chairperson of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, John Bernhard Henriksen, introduced the Mechanism’s report on its first session, held from 1 to 3 October 2008 (A/HRC/10/56). D. Forum on Minority Issues 248. At the 26th meeting, on 17 March 2009, the independent expert on minority issues, Gay McDougall, introduced the recommendations adopted by the Forum on Minority Issues, held on 15 and 16 December 2008 (A/HRC/10/11/Add.1). E. General debate on agenda item 5 249. At its 34th meeting, on 23 March 2009, the Council held a general debate on agenda item 5, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Chile (also on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States), China, Cuba, Czech Republic6 (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine), Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States), India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Russian Federation, Slovenia, Switzerland (also on behalf of Costa Rica, Italy and Morocco); 6 GE.09-17451 Observer of the Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. 123

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