A/HRC/45/2 I. Urgent debate on the situation of human rights in Belarus 19. At the 1st meeting, on 14 September 2020, the President of the Human Rights Council announced that on 11 September 2020, she received a request from Germany (on behalf of the States members of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council) to convene an urgent debate on the situation of human rights in Belarus. 20. At the same meeting, the representative of Germany made a statement to introduce the proposal. 21. Also at the same meeting, the representatives of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (by video message), the Netherlands, Denmark, Czechia, Poland and Spain made statements in connection with the holding of the urgent debate. The representative of Belarus made a statement as the State concerned. 22. At the same meeting, at the request of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, a recorded vote was taken on the proposal to hold the urgent debate. The voting was as follows: In favour: Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Czechia, Denmark, Fiji, Germany, Italy, Japan, Libya, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, Uruguay Against: Philippines, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Abstaining: Angola, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, India, Indonesia, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Togo 23. At the same meeting, by 25 votes to 2, with 20 abstentions, the Council decided to hold the urgent debate on 18 September 2020. 24. At the 9th meeting, on 18 September 2020, the Human Rights Council held an urgent debate on the situation of human rights in Belarus. 25. At the same meeting, the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights made a statement for the urgent debate. 26. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Belarus made a statement as the State concerned. 27. At the same meeting, the following made statements for the urgent debate: the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Anaïs Marin, (on behalf of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures) (by video message), Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (by video message) and civic activist, Ekaterina Novikava (by video message). 28. At the same meeting, the representative of Belarus made a statement as the State concerned. 29. 10 During the ensuing discussion, at the same meeting, the following made statements: