A/HRC/13/56
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Australia, Canada,
Sweden, Switzerland;
(c)
Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union;
(d)
Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Action
internationale pour la paix et le développement dans la région des Grands Lacs (also on
behalf of Comité international pour le respect et l'application de la Charte africaine des
droits de l'homme et des peuples), Amnesty International, Femmes Afrique Solidarité,
Franciscans International, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation for
Human Rights Leagues, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
858. At the same meeting, the Representative of the Secretary-General answered
questions and made his concluding remarks.
B.
General debate on agenda item 10
859. At the 40th meeting, on 24 March 2010, the Deputy High Commissioner for Human
Rights introduced country-specific reports submitted under agenda items 2 and 10.
860. At the same meeting, representatives of Afghanistan, Bolivia (Plurinational State
of), Colombia, Cyprus, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala and Nepal made
statements as concerned countries.
861. During the ensuing general debate at the same meeting, the following made
statements:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Council: Brazil, Egypt, Ghana,
India, Italy, Pakistan, Spain2 (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Ukraine), United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland;
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Canada, Greece,
Kuwait, New Zealand, Switzerland, Turkey;
(c)
Observer for a national human rights institution: Afghanistan Independent
Human Rights Commission;
(d)
Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Action
internationale pour la paix et le développement dans la région des Grands Lacs, Association
for World Education (also on behalf of the World Union for Progressive Judaism), Cairo
Institute for Human Rights Studies, Centre Europe – Tiers Monde (also on behalf of France
Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, the International Educational Development,
Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples and the Women’s
International League for Peace and Freedom), Centre for Human Rights and Peace
Advocacy, Colombian Commission of Jurists, Comité international pour le respect et
l’application de la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples, Commission to
Study the Organization of Peace, European Union of Public Relations, Human Rights
Watch, International Club for Peace Research, International Institute for Peace, United
Nations Watch.
862. At the same meeting, the representative of Nepal made a statement in exercise of the
right of reply.
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