A/HRC/18/2
125. Also at the same meeting, at the request of Poland, on behalf of member States of
the European Union that are members of the Council, a recorded vote was taken on
amendment A/HRC/18/L.34. The amendment was adopted by 23 votes to 12, with 10
abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Congo, Cuba,
Djibouti, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Nigeria,
Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Thailand,
Uganda
Against:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland,
Republic of Moldova, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, United States of
America
Abstaining:
Botswana, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Peru, Uruguay
126. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council decided not to take action on draft
amendment A/HRC/18/L.33.
127. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Cuba, a recorded
vote was taken on the amendment proposed by the United States of America. The
amendment was rejected by 19 votes to 12, with 14 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland,
Republic of Moldova, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, United States of
America
Against:
Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, China, Congo, Cuba, Ecuador,
India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Uganda, Uruguay
Abstaining:
Botswana, Cameroon, Chile, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Guatemala, Jordan,
Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Peru, Thailand
128. At the same meeting, the representative of Poland, on behalf of member States of the
European Union that are members of the Council, made a statement in explanation of vote
before the vote in relation to the draft resolution as orally revised and amended by
A/HRC/18/L.34.
129. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Poland, on behalf of
member States of the European Union that are members of the Council, a recorded vote
was taken on the draft resolution as orally revised and amended by A/HRC/18/L.34. The
draft resolution, as orally revised and amended by A/HRC/18/L.34, was adopted by 29
votes to 12, with 5 abstentions.
130.
For the text as adopted and voting results, see part one, chapter I, resolution 18/6.
Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of
non-recurrence
131. At the 35th meeting, on 29 September 2011, the representatives of Argentina,
Morocco and Switzerland introduced draft resolution A/HRC/18/L.22, sponsored by
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