A/HRC/13/56 VII. A. Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories Follow-up to Human Rights Council resolutions S-9/1 and S-12/1 788. At the 34th meeting, on 22 March 2010, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights introduced her report on the follow-up to the ninth and twelfth special sessions (A/HRC/13/54), the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Council resolution S-12/1 (A/HRC/13/55), and other reports submitted under agenda item 7. 789. At the same meeting, the representatives of Israel and Palestine made statements as concerned parties. 790. During the ensuing general debate, at the same meeting, the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt (also on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement), Japan, Jordan, Norway, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Spain2 (on behalf of the European Union), Sudan2 (on behalf of the Group of Arab States); (b) Observers for the following States: Algeria, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Sudan, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Yemen; (c) Observer for the following intergovernmental organizations: African Union, League of Arab States, Organization of the Islamic Conference; (d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man, Amnesty International, BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, General Arab Women Federation, Human Rights Watch, International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, International Commission of Jurists, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples, Nord-Sud XXI, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Union of Arab Jurists, United Nations Watch, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Women’s International Zionist Organization, World Union for Progressive Judaism. B. General debate on agenda item 7 791. At its 35th and 36th meetings, on 22 and 23 March 2010, the Council held a general debate on agenda item 7, during which the following made statements: (a) The representatives of Israel, Palestine and the Syrian Arab Republic made statements, as concerned parties; (b) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cuba, Egypt (also on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement), Indonesia, Nigeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Spain2 (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Armenia, Croatia, Iceland, Montenegro, Serbia, the former Yugoslav 196