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960. During the discussion for the second slot, at the same meeting, the following made
statements and asked the panellists questions:
(a)
Representatives of States members of the Human Rights Council: Angola,
Indonesia, Nepal, Qatar, Senegal, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of);
(b)
Vanuatu;
Representatives of observer States: Belgium, China, Cuba, Russian Federation,
(c)
Observers for non-governmental organizations: Conseil international pour le
soutien à des procès équitables et aux droits de l’homme, International Human Rights
Association of American Minorities, Sociedade Maranhense de Direitos Humanos.
961. At the same meeting, the panellists answered questions and made their concluding
remarks.
B.
General debate on agenda item 9
962. At the 37th meeting, on 16 June 2020, the Permanent Representative of Lesotho and
Chair-Rapporteur of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation
of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, Refiloe Litjobo, presented the report
of the Working Group on its seventeenth session, held from 16 to 20 December 2019
(A/HRC/43/73).
963. At the same meeting and at the 38th meeting, on the same day, the Human Rights
Council held a general debate on agenda item 9, during which the following made statements:
(a) Representatives of States members of the Human Rights Council: Afghanistan,
Angola, Austria, Azerbaijan71 (on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, with
the exception of Colombia and Honduras), Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Brazil (also on
behalf of Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru and Uruguay), Burkina Faso (on behalf of the Group of African States), Croatia72 (on
behalf of the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Liechtenstein, Montenegro,
North Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine), India (by video message),
Egypt 73 (also on behalf of the Group of Arab States, the Group of African States,
Afghanistan, China, Ecuador, India and Peru), Indonesia, Libya, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria,
Pakistan (also on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Qatar, Sudan, Sweden74
(also on behalf of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway),
Ukraine, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), State of Palestine75 (on behalf of the Group of
Arab States);
(b) Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Botswana,
China, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Greece, Iran
(Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Morocco, Myanmar, Sierra
Leone, South Africa, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland;
(c) Observers for non-governmental organizations: ABC Tamil Oli, Action of
Human Movement, Action pour la protection des droits de l'homme en Mauritanie, Adalah:
Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (also on behalf of Al-Haq), African Green
Foundation International, Alsalam Foundation, Association for the Protection of Women and
Children’s Rights, Association mauritanienne pour la promotion du droit, Association pour
71
72
73
74
75
GE.
Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States.
Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States.
Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States.
Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States.
Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States.
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