A/HRC/12/50 199. At the 32nd meeting, on 2 October, the representatives of Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam made general remarks in relation to the adopted resolution. V. Human rights bodies and mechanisms A. Complaint procedure 200. At the 13th meeting, on 22 September 2009, and at the 27th meeting, on 30 September, the Council held two closed meetings of the complaint procedure. 201. At the 28th meeting, on 1 October, the President made a statement on the outcome of the meetings, stating: “The Human Rights Council has, in closed meetings, examined the human rights situation in Guinea, under the complaint procedure established pursuant to Council resolution 5/1. The Council has decided to keep the human rights situation in Guinea under review.” B. Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 202. At the 22nd meeting, on 28 September 2009, the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Jannie Lasimbang, presented the report of the Expert Mechanism (A/HRC/12/33). C. General debate on agenda item 5 203. At the 22nd and 25th meetings, on 28 and 30 September 2009, the Council held a general debate on agenda item 5, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Brazil, Japan, Latvia1 (also on behalf of Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Guatemala, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, the Republic of Korea, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay and the European Union), Morocco1 (also on behalf of Costa Rica, Italy, the Philippines, Senegal, Slovenia and Switzerland), Norway, Russian Federation, Senegal, Sweden1 (on behalf of the European Union, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Iceland, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine), United States of America; (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Australia, Denmark, Finland, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); (c) Observer for the following national human rights institutions: Consultative Council of Human Rights of Morocco, Human Rights Commission of the Philippines; (d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Association of World Citizens, Comisión Jurídica para el Autodesarrollo de los Pueblos Originarios Andinos, Commission to Study the Organization of Peace, Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action, Indian Council of South America (also on behalf of the International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development), Indigenous World Association, Interfaith International, International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development, International Organization for the Rights of Education and the Freedom of Education (also on behalf of the Al-Hakim Foundation, the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, Education and DevelopmentVIDES, Human Rights Education Associates, Instituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice, 92

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