A/HRC/12/50
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Australia, Canada,
Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, New Zealand, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of);
(c)
Observer for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related
organizations: Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues;
(d)
Observers for the following national human rights institutions: Canadian
Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Commission of the Philippines;
(e)
Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Colombian
Commission of Jurists, Conectas Dereitos Humanos, International Federation of Human
Rights Leagues, Permanent Assembly for Human Rights.
86.
Also at the same meeting, the Special Rapporteur answered questions and made his
concluding remarks.
C.
Panel discussions
Panel discussion on the human rights of migrants in detention centres
87.
At its 7th meeting, on 17 September 2009, the Council, pursuant to its resolution
11/9, held a panel discussion on the human rights of migrants in detention centres. The
High Commissioner opened the discussion with a statement.
88.
At the same meeting, the following panellists addressed the Council: El Hadji
Malick Sow, Jorge Bustamente, Abdelhamid El Jamri, Vanessa Lesnie and Ashley William
Bonaventure Gois.
89.
In the first part of the ensuing discussion, the following made statements and asked
the panellists questions:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Council: Brazil, Colombia1 (on
behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States), China, Egypt, France, Italy,
Mexico, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Sweden1 (on
behalf of the European Union), Switzerland, Tunisia1 (on behalf of the Arab Group), United
States of America, Uruguay (also on behalf of Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of));
(b)
d’Ivoire;
Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Australia, Côte
(c)
Observer for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related
organizations: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees;
(d)
Observer for a national human rights institution: Consultative Council of
Human Rights of Morocco;
(e)
Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: International
Commission of Jurists, Migrants Rights International (also on behalf of the International
Detention Coalition, the Migrant Forum in Asia and the National Network for Immigrant
and Refugee Rights), World Organization against Torture.
90.
At the same meeting, the following panellists answered questions and made
comments: Abdelhamid El Jamri, Vanessa Lesnie and Ashley William Bonaventure Gois.
91.
In the second part of the ensuing discussion at the same meeting, the following made
statements and asked the panellists questions:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Council: Angola, Bangladesh,
Burkina Faso, Gabon, Indonesia, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Senegal, South Africa;
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