A/HRC/S-3/2
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(a)
Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria (also on behalf of the
Group of African States), Bahrain (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Bangladesh, Brazil
(on behalf of Ecuador), Canada, China, Cuba (also on behalf of the States members of the
United Nations who are members of the Non-Aligned Movement), Finland (on behalf of the
European Union, acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania, candidate countries - Croatia, The
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, countries in the process of stabilization
and association and potential candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and
Serbia, the European Free Trade Association countries and members of the European Economic
Area - Iceland and Liechtenstein, as well as the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine), India,
Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Morocco, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference), Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Switzerland, Tunisia,
Uruguay and Zambia;
(b)
Observers for concerned countries or parties: Israel and Palestine;
(c)
Observers for non-member States: Australia, Belarus, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kuwait,
Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey,
United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and
Yemen;
(d)
Observer for the Holy See;
(e)
Observers for intergovernmental organizations: African Union and Organization
of the Islamic Conference; and
(f)
Observers for non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International,
B’nai B’rith International (on behalf of Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations), Human
Rights Watch, Indian Movement Tupaj Amaru (on behalf of World Peace Council), International
Humanist and Ethical Union, International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of
Racial Discrimination (on behalf of Arab Lawyers Union and Union of Arab Jurists), Palestinian
Centre for Human Rights (on behalf of International Federation of Human Rights Leagues),
United Nations Watch and World Union for Progressive Judaism.
G. Action on draft resolution A/HRC/S-3/L.1
Human rights violations emanating from Israeli military incursions in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including the recent one in northern Gaza and the assault on
Beit Hanoun
16.
At the 2nd meeting, on 15 November 2006, the representative of Pakistan (on behalf of
the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the Group of Arab States) introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/S-3/L.1, sponsored by Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei
Darussalam*, Chad*, Cuba, Egypt*, Guinea*, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of)*, Jordan,
* Non-member States of the Human Rights Council and other observers.
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