A/HRC/12/50
B.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
Situation of human rights in Honduras since the coup d’état of 28 June 2009
188. At the 30th meeting, on 1 October 2009, the representative of Colombia (on behalf
of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States) introduced draft resolution
A/HRC/12/L.31, sponsored by the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States and cosponsored by Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica,
Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Honduras,
Lithuania, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Uruguay
and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Austria, Australia, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Haiti, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland joined the sponsors.
189. At the same meeting, the representative of Colombia orally revised the draft
resolution by modifying the fifth and seventh preambular paragraphs.
190. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Nicaragua made general comments
in relation to the draft resolution.
191. At the same meeting, the representative of India made a statement in explanation of
vote before the vote.
192. Also at the same meeting, the draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted
without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 12/14).
Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners in Myanmar
193. At the 30th and 31st meetings, on 1 and 2 October 2009, the representative of
Sweden (on behalf of the European Union) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/12/L.32,
sponsored by the European Union and co-sponsored by Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Subsequently, Chile, Iceland, Maldives, Mauritius, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland and
the United States of America joined the sponsors.
194. At the 31st meeting, on 2 October 2009, the representatives of China, Cuba,
Indonesia, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), the
Philippines and the Russian Federation made general comments dissociating their
delegations from the consensus in relation to the draft resolution.
195. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Myanmar made a statement as the
concerned country.
196. At the same meeting, the representative of India made a statement in explanation of
vote before the vote dissociating the delegation from the consensus in relation to the draft
resolution.
197. Also at the same meeting, the draft resolution was adopted without a vote (for the
text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 12/20).
198. At the same meeting, the representative of Japan made a statement in explanation of
vote after the vote.
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