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comprising Cape Verde, Chile, the Czech Republic, El Salvador, India, Italy, Lithuania,
Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, South
Africa and the United States of America), Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference), Russian Federation, Spain2 (on behalf of the European Union), United
States of America, Viet Nam2 (on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN));
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Congo, Costa Rica,
Thailand, Uzbekistan.
20.
D.
At the same meeting, the panellist Mohammed Naciri made his concluding remarks.
General segment
21.
At the 6th meeting, on 3 March 2010, a general segment was held, during which the
following addressed the Council:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Council: Chile, China, Egypt,
France, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Pakistan, Qatar, Russian Federation,
Ukraine, Uruguay;
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Australia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Malaysia, Oman, Sri Lanka, Tunisia,
Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania;
(c)
Observer for the Holy See;
(d)
Observer for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta;
(e)
Observer for the United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related
organizations: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR);
(f)
Observer for a national human rights institution: International Coordinating
Committee of National Human Rights Institutions.
E.
Agenda and programme of work of the session
22.
At its 7th meeting, on 4 March 2010, the Council noted that the report of the Special
Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism,
which has not been completed, would be submitted for consideration by the Council at its
fourteenth session. It decided that the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of
human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 would also be considered at
the fourteenth session. It also decided that the consideration of the joint study on global
practices in relation to secret detention would be postponed to the fourteenth session. With
this understanding, at the same meeting, the Council adopted the agenda and programme of
work for the thirteenth session.
F.
Organization of work
23.
At the 2nd meeting, on 1 March 2010, the President outlined the modalities for the
interactive debate of panel discussions, which would be seven minutes for panellists, three
minutes for States Members of the Council and two minutes for observer States and other
observers.
24.
At the 5th meeting, on 3 March 2010, the President outlined the modalities for the
general segment, which would be three minutes for statements by States Members of the
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