A/HRC/16/2
Direitos Humanos and the Worldview International Foundation), Asian Legal Resource
Centre, Human Rights Watch.
273. At the same meeting, the Special Rapporteur answered questions and made his
concluding remarks.
B.
Follow-up to the fourteenth special session of the Human Rights
Council on the situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire since the
presidential election of 28 November 2010
274. At the 26th meeting, on 14 March 2011, the Deputy High Commissioner presented
the High Commissioner’s report (A/HRC/16/79), as requested by the Human Rights
Council in its resolution S-14/1.
275. At the same meeting, the representative of Côte d’Ivoire made a statement as the
concerned country.
276. During the ensuing general debate, at the 26th and 27th meetings, on the same day,
the following made statements:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Brazil,
Chile, France, Ghana, Hungary (on behalf of the European Union), Japan, Nigeria (on
behalf of the Group of African States), Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Switzerland,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America;
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Canada, Egypt, Germany,
Namibia, Portugal, Slovenia, Turkey;
(c)
Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty
International, Cause Premiere, Human Rights Watch, International Educational
Development, International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, World Association for
the School as an Instrument of Peace.
C.
Follow-up to the fifteenth special session of the Human Rights Council
on the human rights situation in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
277. At the 24th meeting, on 11 March 2011, the President of the Human Rights Council
announced the composition of the members of the commission of inquiry appointed to
investigate all alleged violations of international human rights law in the Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya, in accordance with Council resolution S-15/1. The commission members were
Cherif Bassiouni (chairperson), Asma Khader and Philippe Kirsch.
278. At the 27th meeting, on 14 March 2011, the Deputy High Commissioner presented
an update on the situation of human rights in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, as requested by
the Human Rights Council in its resolution S-15/1.
279. During the ensuing general debate, at the same meeting, the following made
statements:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Council: Brazil, France, Hungary
(on behalf of the European Union), Japan, Jordan, Maldives, Nigeria (on behalf of the
Group of African States), Norway, Russian Federation, Switzerland, United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America;
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Canada (on behalf
of Australia, Canada and New Zealand), Germany, Israel, Italy, Namibia, Portugal,
Slovenia, Turkey;
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