A/HRC/43/2 Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay and Viet Nam), Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Qatar (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Solomon Islands 29 (also on behalf of Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Nauru and Vanuatu), United Arab Emirates30 (on behalf of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf), Viet Nam 31 (on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations); (b) Representative of an observer State: Viet Nam; (c) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union; (d) Observer for a national human rights institution: New Zealand Human Rights Commission; (e) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Action Canada for Population and Development, Sikh Human Rights Group; 123. 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: Brazil, Burkina Faso (on behalf of the Group of African States), Italy; (b) Representatives of observer States: Barbados, Cambodia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Greece, Lesotho, Tunisia; (c) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain Inc, Associazione Comunita Papa Giovanni XXIII, Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture. 124. At the same meeting, the panellists answered questions and made their concluding remarks. B. Interactive dialogues with special procedure mandate holders Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 125. At the 12th meeting, on 28 February 2020, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Nils Melzer, presented his reports (A/HRC/43/49 and Add.1). 126. At the same meeting, the representative of the Comoros made a statement as the State concerned. 127. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the 12th and 13th meetings, on the same day, the following made statements and asked the Special Rapporteur questions: (a) Representatives of States members of the Human Rights Council: Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Bahrain, Brazil, Burkina Faso (on behalf of the Group of African States), Cameroon, Chile (also on behalf of Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay), Czechia, Denmark, Fiji, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan (also on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Philippines, Senegal, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); 29 30 31 28 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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