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Argentina, Morocco and Switzerland and co-sponsored by Albania, Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada,
Chile, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece,
Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Maldives, Mauritania, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Poland,
Portugal, the Republic of Moldova, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand,
Tunisia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay and
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Armenia, Botswana, Burundi, Cape
Verde, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Ghana, Israel, Japan, Libya, Luxembourg, Malta,
Montenegro, the Netherlands, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Somalia,
Suriname, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the United States of America and
Yemen joined the sponsors.
132. At the same meeting, the representative of Argentina orally revised the draft
resolution.
133. Also at the same meeting, the representatives of Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador,
Guatemala, Peru, the Russian Federation and Uruguay, on behalf of the Common Market of
the South (MERCOSUR), made general comments in relation to the draft resolution.
134. At the same meeting, in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedures of the
General Assembly, the attention of the Human Rights Council was drawn to the estimated
administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution.
135. Also at the same meeting, the draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted
without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 18/7).
Human rights and indigenous peoples
136. At the 35th meeting, on 29 September 2011, the representative of Guatemala
introduced draft resolution A/HRC/18/L.23, sponsored by Guatemala and Mexico and cosponsored by Australia, Austria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Brazil, Colombia, the Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, the Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,
Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and
Zimbabwe. Subsequently, Armenia, Botswana, Canada, Djibouti, Egypt, Iceland, Israel,
Libya, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua,
Poland, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Somalia, Suriname, the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the United States of America and Yemen joined the
sponsors.
137. At the same meeting, the representative of Ecuador made general comments in
relation to the draft resolution.
138. Also at the same meeting, in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedures of
the General Assembly, the attention of the Human Rights Council was drawn to the
estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution.
139. At the same meeting, the draft resolution was adopted without a vote (for the text as
adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 18/8).
Panel on freedom of expression on the Internet
140. At the 36th meeting, on 29 September 2011, the representative of Sweden
introduced draft decision A/HRC/18/L.27, sponsored by Sweden and co-sponsored by
Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,
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