A/HRC/14/37
VII. Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab
territories
A.
Interactive dialogue with special procedures
711. At the 27th meeting, on 14 June 2010, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of
human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk, presented his
report (A/HRC/13/53/Rev.1), the consideration of which had been postponed from the
thirteenth session to the present one.
712. At the same meeting, the representative of Palestine made a statement as the
concerned party.
713. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting, the following made
statements and asked the Chairperson-Rapporteur questions:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Council: Bangladesh, Brazil (also
on behalf of India and South Africa), Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Pakistan (on
behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Saudi Arabia, Sudan6 (also on behalf
of the Group of Arab States), United States of America;
(b)
Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq,
Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Yemen;
(c)
Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union;
(d)
Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Badil Resource
Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights (also on behalf of the Al-Haq, Law in
the Service of Man), Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations (also on behalf of the
B'nai B'rith International), Defence for Children International, Nord-Sud XXI (also on
behalf of the Arab Lawyers Union, the General Arab Women Federation and the Union of
Arab Jurists), United Nations Watch.
714. At the same meeting, the Special Rapporteur answered questions and made his
concluding remarks.
B.
Follow-up to Human Rights Council resolutions S-9/1 and S-12/1
715. At the 27th meeting, on 14 June 2010, the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights introduced her progress report on the follow-up to the report of the United
Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict
(A/HRC/14/37), in accordance with Council resolution 13/9.
C.
General debate on agenda item 7
716. At its 27th and 28th meetings, on 14 June 2010, the Human Rights Council held a
general debate on agenda item 7, during which the following made statements:
(a)
The representatives of Israel and the Syrian Arab Republic, as concerned
countries, and the representative of Palestine, as a concerned party;
(b)
Representatives of States Members of the Council: Bahrain, Brazil, China,
Cuba, Egypt (also on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement), Indonesia, Italy, Japan,
Jordan, Nigeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Pakistan (on behalf of the
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