A/HRC/1/L.10 page 15 B. Discussion on issues identified by the President on the basis of consultations with States members and observer States of the Council, including the situation of human rights in Palestine and the other occupied Arab territories; support for the Abuja Peace Agreements: backing efforts for the strengthening of the promotion and protection of human rights; avoiding incitement to hatred and violence for reasons of religion or race through the promotion of tolerance and dialogue; the human rights of migrants in the context of the High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development during the sixty-first session of the General Assembly in September 2006; and the role of human rights defenders in promoting and protecting human rights 36. At the 12th and 13th meetings, on 26 June 2006, the Council held a discussion on issues identified by the President on the basis of consultations with States members and observer States of the Council. Statements were made by the following: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States); Argentina; Austria4 (on behalf of the European Union); Azerbaijan; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Brazil; Canada; China; Cuba; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Jordan; Malaysia; Mali; Mexico; Morocco; the Netherlands; Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference); Peru; the Philippines; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Switzerland; Tunisia (also on behalf of the Group of Arab States); and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (b) Representatives of concerned countries: Israel; Lebanon; Palestine; Syrian Arab Republic; and Sudan; (c) Representatives of observer States of the Council: Chile; Egypt; Iran (Islamic Republic of); Iraq; Kuwait; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Nepal; Nicaragua; Norway; Qatar; Spain; Sweden; United Arab Emirates; the United States of America; and Uzbekistan; (d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (also on behalf of Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development, Centre for Organization, Research and Education and International Women’s Rights Action Watch); Association for World Education (also on behalf of World Union for Progressive Judaism); Baha’i International Community; Colombian Commission of Jurists; 4 See footnote 2 above.