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stabilization and association and potential candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Montenegro, Serbia, as well as Moldova and Ukraine), Indonesia, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico,
Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), the Russian Federation,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Tunisia;
(b)
Observers for the following States: the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,
Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, the Sudan, the United States of
America and Yemen;
(c)
Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Al-Haq, Law in the
Service of Man, Amnesty International (also on behalf of Human Rights Watch), B’nai B’rith
International, Indian Movement Tupaj Amaru (also on behalf of World Peace Council), the
International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the
Organization for the Solidarity of the Peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America (also on behalf
of the Federation of Cuban Women and National Union of Jurists of Cuba), United Nations
Watch and Women’s International Zionist Organization.
149. Also at the same meeting, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the
observers for Israel and the Syrian Arab Republic.
Follow-up to resolution S-2/1: The grave situation of human rights in Lebanon caused
by Israeli military operations
150. At the 22nd meeting, on 29 September 2006, the President presented the progress report
(A/HRC/2/4) of the Commission of Inquiry, established pursuant to Council resolution S-2/1
of 11 August 2006. The observer for Lebanon made a statement.
151. At the 27th meeting, on 4 October 2007, pursuant to Human Rights Council
resolution S-2/1 of 11 August 2006, Mr. Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial,
summary or arbitrary execution, presented the joint report (A/HRC/2/7) prepared by himself,
Mr. Paul Hunt, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest
attainable standard of physical and mental health, Mr. Walter Kälin, Representative of the
Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons, and Mr. Miloon Kothari,
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of
living, on their mission to Israel and Lebanon. At the same meeting Mr. Jean Ziegler, Special
Rapporteur on the right to food, presented his complementary report (A/HRC/2/8) on his mission
to Lebanon. The observers for Israel and Lebanon made statements, as concerned countries, on
the relevant reports.
152. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting, the following made
statements and put questions to Mr. Alston, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Kälin, Mr. Kothari and Mr. Ziegler:
(a)
Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain
(on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Bangladesh, Canada, China, Cuba, Finland (on behalf of
the European Union and acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania), Indonesia, Jordan,
Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic
Conference), the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Tunisia;
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