A/HRC/13/56 Protection of human rights defenders 173. At the 42nd meeting, on 25 March 2010, the representative of Norway introduced draft resolution A/HRC/13/L.24, sponsored by Norway and co-sponsored by Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Switzerland, the United States of America and Uruguay. Subsequently, Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland joined the co-sponsors. 174. At the same meeting, the representative of Norway orally revised the draft resolution by deleting the fifth and sixth preambular paragraphs and paragraph 12, modifying paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 6, and adding new paragraphs 8, 9 and 11. 175. Also at the same meeting, the representative of the Russian Federation made a statement in explanation of vote before the vote. 176. At the same meeting, the draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted without a vote. 177. For the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 13/13. 178. At the 45th meeting, on 26 March 2010, the representative of Algeria made comments in relation to the resolution. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: the role and responsibility of judges, prosecutors and lawyers 179. At the 44th meeting, on 26 March 2010, the representative of Denmark introduced draft resolution A/HRC/13/L.19, sponsored by Denmark and co-sponsored by Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay. Subsequently, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Burkina Faso, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Montenegro, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States of America joined the co-sponsors. 180. At the same meeting, the representative of Denmark orally revised the draft resolution by deleting the sixth preambular paragraph and by modifying the second preambular paragraph and paragraph 13. 181. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Norway made general comments in relation to the draft resolution. 182. At the same meeting, the draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted without a vote. 183. For the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 13/19. 107

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