A/HRC/11/L.10 page 36 Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peoples (also on behalf of Centre Europe Tiers Monde and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom), Nord-Sud XXI, Organization for Defending Victims of Violence, Pax Romana, Society for Threatened Peoples, Society Studies Centre, Union de l’action féminine, Union of Arab Jurists, United Nations Watch, World Muslim Congress. 142. At the 12th meeting, on 8 June 2009, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the representatives of China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Japan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, the Syrian Arab Republic and Zimbabwe. 143. At the same meeting, statements in exercise of a second right of reply were made by the representatives of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan and the Syrian Arab Republic. B. Interactive dialogue with special procedures 144. At the 23rd meeting, on 16 June 2009, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Sima Samar, presented her reports (A/HRC/11/14 and Add.1). 145. At the same meeting, the representative of the Sudan made a statement as the concerned country. 146. During the ensuing interactive dialogue at the 24th meeting, on the same day, the following made statements and asked the Special Rapporteur questions: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Bahrain, Canada, China, Czech Republic1 (on behalf of the European Union), Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States), Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates1 (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Australia, Costa Rica, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Lebanon, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, United States of America, Yemen; (c) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: League of Arab States;