A/HRC/41/2
In favour:
Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Somalia
Against:
Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, Chile, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Fiji, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy,
Japan, Mexico, Peru, Rwanda, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia,
Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay
Abstaining:
Afghanistan, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nepal, Nigeria,
Philippines, Qatar, Togo
272. The Human Rights Council rejected amendment A/HRC/41/L.43 by 10 votes to 28,
with 8 abstentions.48
273. At the same meeting, the representatives of Czechia and Denmark made statements
in explanation of vote before the vote in relation to amendment A/HRC/41/L.44.
274. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Iceland, a recorded
vote was taken on amendment A/HRC/41/L.44. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Egypt, Eritrea,
Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia
Against:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chile,
Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Fiji, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Peru, Rwanda, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, Ukraine, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay
Abstaining:
Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Nepal, Philippines, Togo
275. The Human Rights Council rejected amendment A/HRC/41/L.44 by 15 votes to 25,
with 6 abstentions.49
276. At the same meeting, the representatives of Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Cameroon, Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Somalia made
statements in explanation of vote before the vote. In their statements, the representatives of
Afghanistan, Cameroon and Iraq disassociated the respective Member States from the
consensus on the twenty-fourth preambular paragraph and on paragraph 10(e) of the draft
resolution. In his statement, the representative of Bahrain disassociated the Member State
from the consensus on the seventeenth, twenty-fourth and twenty-eighth preambular
paragraphs and on paragraphs 4, 6, 10(b) and 10(e) of the draft resolution. In his statement,
the representative of Bangladesh disassociated the Member State from the consensus on the
seventeenth, twenty-fourth and twenty-eighth preambular paragraphs and on paragraphs 4,
6, 10(b), 10(e) and 11(e) of the draft resolution. In his statement, the representative of
Egypt disassociated the Member State from the consensus on the seventeenth and twentyeighth preambular paragraphs and on paragraphs 4, 6, 10(b), 10(e) and 11(e) of the draft
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The delegation of Cuba did not cast a vote.
The delegation of Cuba did not cast a vote.
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