A/HRC/12/50
156. At the same meeting, the representative of France (on behalf of States Members of
the European Union that are members of the Council) made a statement in explanation of
vote before the vote.
157. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of France (on behalf of
States Members of the European Union that are members of the Council), a recorded vote
was taken on draft decision A/HRC/12/L.22. The draft decision was adopted by 31 votes in
favour, 13 against, with 2 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt,
Gabon, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Mauritius,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Uruguay;
Against:
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America;
Abstaining:
Mexico, Norway.
158.
For the text as adopted, see part one, chapter II, decision 12/119.
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures
159. At the 32nd meeting, on 2 October 2009, the representative of Egypt (on behalf of
the Non-Aligned Movement) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/12/L.5, sponsored by the
Non-Aligned Movement and co-sponsored by Uruguay.
160. At the same meeting, the representatives of France (on behalf of States Members of
the European Union that are members of the Council) and the United States of America
made statements in explanation of vote before the vote.
161. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of the United States of
America, a recorded vote was taken on draft resolution A/HRC/12/L.5. The draft resolution
was adopted by 32 votes in favour and 14 against. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt,
Gabon, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Mauritius,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian
Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Uruguay;
Against:
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of
America.
162.
For the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 12/22.
The right to development
163. At the 32nd meeting, on 2 October 2009, the representative of Egypt (on behalf of
the Non-Aligned Movement) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/12/L.6/Rev.1, sponsored
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