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(d)
Representative of a national human rights institution: Equality and Human
Rights Commission of Great Britain;
(e)
Observers for non-governmental organizations: Federatie van Nederlandse
Verenigingen tot Integratie Van Homoseksualiteit – COC Nederland, International
Commission of Jurists (also on behalf of Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch),
International Lesbian and Gay Association (also on behalf of the Commonwealth Human
Rights Initiative, Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era, Federatie van
Nederlandse Verenigingen tot Integratie Van Homoseksualiteit – COC Nederland, Human
Rights First, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, the Lesbian and Gay
Federation in Germany and the Swedish Federation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Rights).
104. At the same meeting, the panellists answered questions and made their concluding
remarks.
105. During the ensuing panel discussion for the second slot, at the same meeting, the
following made statements and asked the panellists questions:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Mexico,
United States of America;
(b)
Representatives of observer States: Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France,
Netherlands, Nicaragua, Portugal, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland;
(c)
Observer for an intergovernmental organization: Council of Europe;
(d)
Observer for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related
organizations: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS);
(e)
Observer for a non-governmental organization: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal
Network (also on behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Centro
Regional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Género, the International Alliance of Women,
Madre Inc. and the World Organization Against Torture).
106. Also at the same meeting, the Permanent Representative of Brazil, Maria Nazareth
Farani Azevedo, made concluding remarks.
Annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child
107. In accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 16/12, an annual full-day
meeting on the rights of the child was held, on 8 March 2012. The topic of discussion was
children and the administration of justice. The meeting was divided into two panel
discussions: the first panel discussion was held at the 24th meeting, on 8 March 2012; the
second panel discussion was held at the 26th meeting, on the same day.
108. At the 24th meeting, the High Commissioner made introductory remarks for the first
panel discussion. At the same meeting, the panellists of the first panel, Antonio Caparros
Linares, Susan Bissell, Jorge Cardona, Julia Sloth Nielsen, Connie de la Vega and Renate
Winter made statements.
109. During the ensuing panel discussion, for the first slot, at the same meeting, the
following made statements and asked the panellists questions:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Austria,
Cuba, Guatemala, Mauritania (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Pakistan74 (on behalf
of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Qatar, Thailand;
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