A/HRC/44/2 (d) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union; (e) Observers for non-governmental organizations: American Civil Liberties Union (by video message), Article 19: International Centre Against Censorship (by video message), Child Rights Connect (also on behalf of Defence for Children International, Plan International, Save the Children International and World Vision International), CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation (also on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, Human Rights Watch and International Service for Human Rights), Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Human Rights House Foundation, International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (also on behalf of Amnesty International, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Franciscans International, International Service for Human Rights and Minority Rights Group), Réseau Européen pour l'Égalité des Langues, Society for Threatened Peoples (by video message), United Nations Association of China (by video message). 161. At the 17th meeting, on 10 July 2020, the Special Rapporteur answered questions and made his concluding remarks. 162. At the 18th meeting, on the same day, the representatives of Azerbaijan, China, Ethiopia, India and Pakistan made statements in exercise of the right of reply. Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity 163. At the 16th meeting, on 9 July 2020, the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Obiora C. Okafor, presented his reports (A/HRC/44/44 and Add.1) (by video message). 164. At the same meeting, the representative of Qatar made a statement as the State concerned. 165. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting, the following made statements and asked the Independent Expert questions: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Angola, Bahamas, Burkina Faso (on behalf of the Group of African States), Indonesia, Libya, Nigeria, Philippines (by video message), Togo, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); (b) Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Chad, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, Russian Federation, Tunisia, Holy See (by video message); (c) Observer for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations: UN Women; (d) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union; (e) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, Associazione Comunita Papa Giovanni XXIII (also on behalf of Edmund Rice International, International Confederation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, International Movement of Apostolate in the Independent Social Milieus, International Volunteerism Organization for Women, Education and Development, International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations, InternationalLawyers.Org, Istituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice delle Salesiane di Don Bosco, New Humanity, OIDEL and World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations), China Society for Human Rights Studies (by video message), Conselho Indigenista Missionário (also on behalf of Instituto de Desenvolvimento e Direitos Humanos) (by video message), Earthjustice (also on behalf of Center for International Environmental Law, FIAN International, Franciscans International, Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural 34

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