A/HRC/45/2
Education, Centre for Gender Justice and Women Empowerment, CIVICUS: World
Alliance for Citizen Participation, Commission Africaine des promoteurs de la santé et des
droits de l’homme, Global Welfare Association, Health and Environment Program,
International Buddhist Relief Organisation, International Commission of Jurists,
International Council Supporting Fair Trial and Human Rights, Iraqi Development
Organization, Iuventum, Jeunesse étudiante tamoule, Khiam Rehabilitation Center for
Victims of Torture, Liberation, Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights
Association, Mother of Hope Cameroon Common Initiative Group, Organisation
internationale pour les pays les moins avancés, Partners For Transparency, Prahar, Réseau
International des droits humains, Tamil Uzhagam, Universal Rights Group, World Barua
Organization, World Muslim Congress.
369. At the 26th meeting, on 29 September 2020, the representatives of Iran (Islamic
Republic of) and Iraq made statements in exercise of the right of reply.
F.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
The contribution of the Human Rights Council to the prevention of human rights
violations
370. At the 38th meeting, on 7 October 2020, the representatives of Sierra Leone (also on
behalf of Norway, Switzerland and Uruguay) and Switzerland introduced draft resolution
A/HRC/45/L.32, sponsored by Norway, Sierra Leone, Switzerland and Uruguay, and cosponsored by Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Czechia, Estonia, Fiji, France,
Georgia, Haiti, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands, Paraguay
and Sweden. Subsequently, Armenia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Costa
Rica, Croatia, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Germany,
Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Libya,
Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Poland,
Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Timor-Leste and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland joined the
sponsors.
371. At the same meeting, the representative of Switzerland orally revised the draft
resolution.
372. Also at the same meeting, the representatives of Australia, Cameroon, Germany (on
behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights
Council), India, Japan and Uruguay made general comments on the draft resolution
A/HRC/45/L.32 as orally revised.
373. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the
attention of the Human Rights Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and
programme budget implications of the draft resolution as orally revised.
374. At the same meeting, the representatives of Denmark, the Netherlands, Pakistan, the
Philippines, Sudan and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (by video message), made
statements in explanation of vote before the vote.
375. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, a
recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution as orally revised. The voting was as
follows:
In favour:
Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas,
Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chile, Czechia, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Denmark, Fiji, Germany, Italy, Japan, Marshall Islands, Mexico,
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