A/HRC/43/2 CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation and International Service for Human Rights), International Educational Development, International Federation for Human Rights Leagues (also on behalf of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, International Commission of Jurists and International Service for Human Rights), International Fellowship of Reconciliation, International Human Rights Association of American Minorities, International Humanist and Ethical Union, International Lesbian and Gay Association, International Muslim Women's Union, International Service for Human Rights, International-Lawyers.Org, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, Iraqi Al-Amal Association, Iraqi Development Organization, Iuventum, Khiam Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Torture, Le Pont, Liberation, Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights, Minority Rights Group, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples, National Secular Society, Nonviolent Radical Party; Transnational and Transparty, Organization for Defending Victims of Violence, Pan African Federation of Agricultural Trade Unions, Prahar, Presse Embleme Campagne, Rencontre Africaine pour la defense des droits de l'homme, Réseau Unité pour le Développement de Mauritanie, Sikh Human Rights Group, Society for Threatened Peoples, Solidarité Suisse-Guinée, Synergie Feminine Pour La Paix Et Le Developpement Durable, Tamil Uzhagam, United Nations Association of China, United Nations Watch, United Schools International, Victorious Youths Movement, Villages Unis, Women's Human Rights International Association, Women's International Democratic Federation, World Barua Organization, World Environment and Resources Council, World Evangelical Alliance, World Jewish Congress, World Muslim Congress, World Organization Against Torture, World Peace Council. 316. At the 28th meeting, on 11 March 2020, and at the 29th meeting, on the same day, the representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, Georgia, Greece, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritania, Pakistan, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) made statements in exercise of the right of reply. 317. At the 29th meeting, on the same day, the representatives of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan and Turkey made statements in exercise of a second right of reply. G. Consideration of and action on draft proposals Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran 318. At the 45th meeting, on 22 June 2020, the representative of Sweden, also on behalf of Iceland, North Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/43/L.8, sponsored by Iceland, North Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and co-sponsored by Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Marshall Islands, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Ukraine. Subsequently, Denmark withdrew its original co-sponsorship. Subsequently, Costa Rica, Denmark, Israel and Portugal joined the sponsors. 319. At the same meeting, the representatives of Czechia (on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council) and the Netherlands, also on behalf of Iceland, North Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, made general comments on the draft resolution. 320. Also at the same meeting, the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran made a statement as the State concerned. GE. 57