A/HRC/S-17/2 14. The list of documents issued for the seventeenth special session is contained in the annex to the present report. F. Statements 15. At the 1st meeting, on 22 August 2011, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights made a statement. 16. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council listened to a pre-recorded statement read by the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Juan Mendez, on behalf of all special procedures mandate holders, at the request of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures. 17. Also at the same meeting, the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic made a statement as the concerned country. 18. At the same meeting, on the same day, statements were made by the following States Members of the Human Rights Council: Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Poland (on behalf of the European Union), Qatar, Romania, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand and the United States of America. 19. Also at the same meeting, on the same day, statements were made by the following: (a) Observer States of the Human Rights Council: Australia, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Iceland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Paraguay, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); (b) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: the Amman Center for Human Rights Studies, Amnesty International, the Arab Commission for Human Rights, the Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Human Rights Watch, the Indian Movement Tupaj Amaru, the International Commission of Jurists and the World Organization against Torture (joint statement), the International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, Press Emblem Campaign, Rencontre africaine pour la défense des droits de l'homme, Reporters Sans Frontiers International, United Nations Watch; the United Towns Agency for North-South Cooperation, the Union of Arab Jurists, the Arab Lawyer’s Union and the General Arab Women Federation (joint statement). G. Action on the draft proposal 20. At the 2nd meeting, on 23 August 2011, the representative of Poland introduced draft resolution A/HRC/S-17/L.1, sponsored by Poland. Subsequently, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America joined the sponsors. 7