A/HRC/10/26 page 3 4. Lebanon [Original: Arabic] [23 December 2008] (a) The Government of Lebanon expressed its commitment to opposing arbitrary detention and physical or mental torture of arrested people. It highlighted the importance of the possibility of having access to adequate medical care in prison and of respecting the rights of migrants and foreigners in Lebanon. Lebanon pledged to facilitate the protection of the rights of migrants and foreigners and to fight against human trafficking, especially of women and children. (b) The Government of Lebanon will continue its cooperation with international organizations on human rights and humanitarian law to protect and strengthen the implementation of human rights. It will also give training to its human rights personnel for these purposes. 5. Spain [Original: Spanish] [16 December 2008] (a) The Government of Spain reaffirmed that human rights are a key factor in the State’s policy of international cooperation and that, in its present master plan for 2005-2008, human rights is the cross-cutting axis defining the model of cooperation. Its reference point is the international framework of human rights, in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the international covenants, the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of the Council of Europe and the provisions of domestic legislation. (b) The Government highlighted various mechanisms established in the master plan, including dialogue and political negotiation with partner countries, inclusion in strategic planning by incorporating the context of partner countries and the evaluation of the potential impact of cooperation in human rights in each of the partner countries, and a rights-based approach to sector strategies in such areas as governability, indigenous peoples, peace and conflict resolution, health, gender, humanitarian action and the fight against hunger. (c) The Government also provided information on the strengthening of the multilateral system of promotion and protection of human rights. The Spanish International Cooperation Agency for Development elaborates numerous programmes directly linked to its approach to promotion and protection of human rights, to a total of 10,512,140 euros for 2008, in the fight against female genital mutilation and gender violence; the fight against human trafficking; access to justice and strengthening of judicial systems; support for peace processes and assistance to victims of armed conflicts; the right to food; the promotion of the rights of indigenous people and people of African descent; and fundamental labour principles and rights. These programmes are mainly carried out in coordination with United Nations agencies and programmes as well as

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