A/HRC/10/29 Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: the role and responsibility of medical and other health personnel 197. At the 44th meeting, on 27 March 2009, the representative of Denmark introduced draft resolution A/HRC/10/L.32, sponsored by Denmark and co-sponsored by Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay. Subsequently, Andorra, Armenia, Ecuador, Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States of America joined the sponsors. 198. At the same meeting, the representative of Denmark orally revised the draft resolution by modifying paragraphs 11 and 17. 199. At the same meeting, a statement in explanation of vote before the vote was made by the representative of Egypt, who proposed that the Council should vote separately on whether to keep paragraph 18 as part of the draft resolution for further action. 200. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Egypt, a recorded vote was taken on whether to keep paragraph 18 of the draft resolution. As a result of the vote, the paragraph was kept as part of the draft resolution for further action, by 27 votes to 10, with 10 abstentions. The voting was as follows: In favour: Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, France, Gabon, Germany, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Zambia; Against: Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Djibouti, Egypt, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia; Abstaining: Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Cuba, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Senegal, South Africa. 201. At the same meeting, statements on the modality of application of rule 129 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly were made by the representatives of Egypt, Mexico, the Netherlands and Switzerland. 202. At the same meeting, a recorded vote was taken on draft resolution A/HRC/10/L.32. The draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted by 34 votes to 0, with 13 abstentions. The voting was as follows: In favour: Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Cuba, France, Gabon, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Zambia; GE.09-17451 115