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(e) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: African-American
Society for Humanitarian Aid and Development, Amnesty International, Cairo Institute of
Human Rights Studies, Femmes Africa Solidarité, Hawa Society for Women, International
Federation of Human Rights Leagues, Human Rights Watch (also on behalf of International
Commission of Jurists) and World Federation of Trade Unions.
53. Also at the same meeting, Mr. Walter Kälin, Representative of the Secretary-General on
human rights of internally displaced persons, and member of the group of experts established
pursuant to Council resolution 4/8, and Ms. Samar responded to questions and made their
concluding remarks.
4. Follow-up to other decisions of the Human Rights Council
Decisions 2/105 and 2/111
54. Also at the 7th meeting, on 13 June 2007, the Council discussed the follow-up to its other
decisions. The Council had before it the follow-up report of the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights on the study on the right to the truth (A/HRC/5/7),
submitted pursuant to decision 2/105, and the note by the Secretariat on progress on reports and
studies relevant to human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality (A/HRC/5/8), submitted
pursuant to decision 2/111.
55.
At the same meeting, the following delegations made statements:
(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, France,
Russian Federation, Switzerland and Uruguay;
(b)
Observers for the following States: Bolivia, Chile and Spain;
(c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Action Canada for
Population Development and International Indian Treaty Council (also on behalf of International
Organization of Indigenous Resource Development and Native Women’s Association of
Canada).
Resolution 3/2
56. At the 8th meeting, on the same day, the President of the Council updated the Council on
the implementation of Council resolution 3/2 of 8 December 2006 entitled “Preparations for the
Durban Review Conference”.
C. Institution-building
57. At the 8th meeting, on the same day, the President of the Council updated the Council on
the progress made on the institution-building process of the Council, pursuant to
General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006.
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