A/HRC/45/2 (a) Representatives of States members of the Human Rights Council: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria (by video message), Canada2 (also on behalf of Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America), Czechia, Denmark (also on behalf of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) (by video message), Eritrea, Germany (also on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Ukraine), Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Netherlands (by video message), Peru, Philippines, Poland (by video message), Slovakia (by video message), Spain, Ukraine (by video message), Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); (b) Representatives of observer States: Albania, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia (by video message), Finland, Greece, Iceland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland (by video message), Kazakhstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia (by video message), Liechtenstein, Lithuania (by video message), Luxembourg (by video message), Malta, Myanmar (by video message), New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania (by video message), Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden (by video message), Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (by video message), Holy See; (c) Observers for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); (d) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Article 19: International Centre against Censorship, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Human Rights House Foundation, Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists (also on behalf of the International Bar Association), International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, United Nations Watch, World Organization against Torture. J. Consideration of and action on draft proposals Situation of human rights in Belarus in the run up to the 2020 presidential election and in its aftermath 30. At the 10th meeting, on 18 September 2020, the representative of Germany, on behalf of the European Union, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/45/L.1, sponsored by Germany, on behalf of the European Union, and co-sponsored by Albania, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein, the Marshall Islands, Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Subsequently, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica joined the sponsors. 31. At the same meeting, the representative of the Russian Federation introduced amendments A/HRC/45/L.2, A/HRC/45/L.3, A/HRC/45/L.4, A/HRC/45/L.5, A/HRC/45/L.6, A/HRC/45/L.7, A/HRC/45/L.8, A/HRC/45/L.9, A/HRC/45/L.10, 2 Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of member and observer States. 11

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