A/HRC/41/2 VII. Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories A. General debate on agenda item 7 934. At the 29th meeting, on 8 July 2019, the representatives of the Syrian Arab Republic and the State of Palestine made statements as the States concerned. 935. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council held a general debate on agenda item 7, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Afghanistan, Angola (on behalf of the Group of African States), Bahrain, Bangladesh, Chile, Cuba, Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, Oman72 (on behalf of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf), Pakistan (also on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Qatar, Saudi Arabia (also on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)73 (also on behalf of Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cuba and Nicaragua), Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 74 (on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries with the exception of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru); (b) Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, Oman, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Yemen; (c) Observer for a national human rights institution: Independent Commission for Human Rights of the State of Palestine; (d) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, Al-Haq, American Association of Jurists, Asociacion Cubana de las Naciones Unidas, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (also on behalf of Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, Al-Haq, Conectas Direitos Humanos and Human Rights Watch), Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches, Conseil international pour le soutien à des procès équitables et aux droits de l’homme, Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations, Defence for Children International, European Union of Jewish Students, Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Health and Environment Program, Human Rights Watch, Ingénieurs du monde, Institute for NGO Research, International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations, International-Lawyers.org, Kayan – Feminist Organization, Khiam Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Torture, Organization for Defending Victims of Violence, Palestinian Return Centre, Union of Arab Jurists, United Nations Watch, United Towns Agency for North-South Cooperation, World Jewish Congress. 72 73 74 146 Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States. Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States.