A/HRC/18/2 V. Human rights bodies and mechanisms A. Complaint procedure 209. At the 11th meeting, on 11 September 2011, and at the 29th meeting, on 27 September, the Human Rights Council held two closed meetings of the complaint procedure. 210. At the 30th meeting, on 27 September 2011, the President made a statement on the outcome of the meetings, stating: The Human Rights Council has, in closed meetings, examined the human rights situations in Tajikistan and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under the complaint procedure established pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, and has decided to discontinue its consideration of the human rights situation in Tajikistan and to keep under review the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and to recommend that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights provide the Democratic Republic of the Congo with technical cooperation, capacity-building, assistance or advisory services as needed in both situations examined under the complaint procedure. B. Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 211. At the 16th meeting, on 20 September 2011, the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Vital Bambanze, presented the reports of the Expert Mechanism (A/HRC/18/42 and 43). 212. At the same meeting, and at the 19th meeting, on 21 September 2011, the Human Rights Council held an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples (see paragraphs 65 to 71 above). C. General debate on agenda item 5 213. At its 19th meeting, on 21 September 2011, the Human Rights Council held a general debate on agenda item 5, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Latvia53 (also on behalf of Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway (also on behalf of Argentina, Chile, Maldives, Mexico, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Panama, Peru, Poland (also on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Iceland, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine), Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay); (b) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy, Colombian GE.12-17756 109

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