A/HRC/44/2
IX. Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms
of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the
Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
A.
Interactive dialogue with a special procedure mandate holder
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance
459. At the 24th meeting, on 15 July 2020, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary
forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, E. Tendayi
Achiume, presented her reports (A/HRC/44/57 and Add.1–2) (by video message).
460. At the same meeting, the representatives of the Netherlands and Qatar made
statements as the States concerned.
461. Also at the same meeting, the national human rights institutions, Netherlands
Human Rights Institute and National Human Rights Committee of Qatar made statements
(by video message).
462. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting and at the 26th
meeting, on 16 July 2020, the following made statements and asked the Special Rapporteur
questions:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Angola,
Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso (on behalf of the Group of
African States), China67 (also on behalf of Burundi, Cuba, the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Nicaragua, Pakistan, the Russian Federation,
South Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and
Zimbabwe), India, Indonesia, Libya, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines (by video
message), Republic of Korea, Senegal, Togo, Ukraine, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of),
State of Palestine68 (also on behalf of the Group of Arab States);
(b)
Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Botswana,
Canada, China, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt,
Georgia, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Luxembourg, Malta,
Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Norway, Paraguay, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia,
Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, Zimbabwe;
(c)
Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union;
(d)
Observers for non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International (by
video message), China Society for Human Rights Studies (by video message), International
Federation for the Protection of the Rights of Ethnic, Religious, Linguistic and Other
Minorities (also on behalf of African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies,
Global Action on Aging, International Association Against Torture, International
Association of Democratic Lawyers, International-Lawyers.Org, International Organization
for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, International Youth and Student
67
68
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Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States.
Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States.
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