A/HRC/12/50
Coordinating Board of Jewish Organization (also on behalf of B’nai B’rith International),
Defence for Children International, Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of
America, Hudson Institute (also on behalf of the International Association of Jewish
Lawyers and Jurists), Institute for Women Studies and Research, International Commission
of Jurists, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, Islamic Human Rights
Commission, Maryam Ghasemi Educational Charity Institute, Mouvement contre le
racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples, Nord – Sud XXI, Organization for Defending
Victims of Violence, Union of Arab Jurist (also on behalf of the International Organization
for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination), United Nations Watch,
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
C.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
The human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem
686. At the 31st meeting, on 1 October 2009, the representative of Pakistan (also on
behalf of the Group of African States, the Group of Arab States, the Organization of the
Islamic Conference and the Non-Aligned Movement) made a statement in relation to draft
resolution A/HRC/12/L.12, sponsored by Egypt (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement,
with the exception of Chile, Cameroon, Guatemala and Panama), Nigeria (on behalf of the
Group of African States, with the exception of Cameroon), Pakistan (on behalf of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference) and Tunisia (on behalf of the Group of Arab
States).
687. At the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Pakistan, the draft
resolution was deferred for consideration by the Council at its thirteenth session.
VIII.
A.
Follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration
and Programme of Action
Annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective in the
work of the Human Rights Council, with a focus on the universal
periodic review
688. At its 21st meeting, on 28 September 2009, pursuant to Council resolution 6/30, the
Council held its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective in the work of
the Council with a focus on the universal periodic review. A representative of the High
Commissioner opened the discussion with a statement.
689. At the same meeting, the following panellists addressed the Council: Leilani Farha,
Cecilia Rachel Quisumbing, Jeremy Sarkin, Maria Virginia Bras Gomes (also on behalf of
Barbara Evelyn Bailey) and Fatima-Binta Victoire Dah.
690. 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, Chile, Cuba,
France, Indonesia, Norway, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden2 (on behalf of the
European Union), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Azerbaijan, Canada (also
on behalf of Australia and New Zealand), Finland, Ireland, Turkey;
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