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E. Reports presented under agenda item 3 and general
debate on that item
Reports prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General
85. At the 10th meeting, on 15 September, the Deputy High Commissioner introduced reports
prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the
Secretary-General under the relevant items (see chapters III, VIII and IX).
General debate on agenda item 3
86. At the 10th meeting, on 15 September, the Council held a general debate on the
above-mentioned reports and on item 3, during which the following made statements:
(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Bolivia, Brazil (on behalf of
MERCOSUR), Chile, China, Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement), Egypt (on behalf
of the African Group), France (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine), India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia,
Pakistan (also on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Qatar;
(b) Observers for the following States: Algeria, Ecuador, Morocco, New Zealand,
Syrian Arab Republic, Viet Nam, Yemen.
87. During the ensuing dialogue, at the 11th meeting, on 16 September, statements were made
by the following:
(a) Observer for a national human rights institution: International Coordinating
Committee of National Human Rights Institutions;
(b) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Asian Forum for Human Rights and
Development, CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Commission to Study the
Organization of Peace, Federación de Asociaciones de Defensa y Promoción de los Derehos
Humanos, Freidrich Ebert Foundation, Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers),
General Arab Women Federation (also on behalf of Agence des cités pour la cooperation
Nord-Sud), Union of Arab Jurists, International Federation for the Elimination of all Forms of
Racial Discrimination, International Association of Democratic Lawyers, International
Association of Democratic Lawyers, International Education Development Humanitarian
Project, Arab Lawyers Union, Indian Council of South America, International Coordinating
Committee of National Human Rights Institutions, International Educational Development,
International Fellowship of Reconciliation, International Human Rights Association of American
Minorities, International Institute for Peace (also on behalf of the Commission to Study the
Organization of Peace), European Union for Public Relations and World Peace Council,
International Islamic Federation of Students Organization, Liberation, Organization for
Defending Victims of Violence, Society For Threatened Peoples, Society Studies Centre, World
Muslim Congress.
88. At the same meeting, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the
representatives of Algeria, Ecuador, India, Iraq, Italy and Pakistan.
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