A/HRC/42/58 77. At the 10th meeting, also under agenda item 8 on General Assembly resolution 73/262 and Human Rights Council 34/36 regarding negotiations on the draft additional protocol to the Convention criminalizing acts of a racist and xenophobic nature, the Committee began considering a draft in-session document based on a compilation of suggestions and texts received from regional groups and delegations. This working document was screened in the room on an overhead projector. 78. The Chair-Rapporteur indicated that the document contained only proposals or “pointers”, which grouped areas to be criminalized and preventative measures. It was a very initial draft document that would be refined and amended in the Committee as the session progressed. The Chair-Rapporteur noted that it was a basket of proposals to initiate discussions on item 8. He recalled that he had sent an electronic notice to all regional coordinators and all delegations via the Secretariat a week prior to the tenth session, inviting written proposals from them with respect to item 8 on General Assembly resolution 73/262 and Human Rights Council 34/36 on criminalizing acts of a racist and xenophobic nature. 79. The Committee discussed the fact that the document was, at that stage, a compilation of proposals introduced by delegations and regional groups thus far and that further proposals were welcomed The Chair-Rapporteur encouraged delegations to consult the Convention, the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime and other documents to find suitable language and text for inclusion in the compilation draft. He encouraged delegations to send additional contributions to the Secretariat for inclusion in the draft document. 80. The representative of Mexico sought clarification, asking how negotiations could proceed given that there was no consensus on the matter. She queried how the ChairRapporteur would guide the Committee to a consensus. 81. The Chair-Rapporteur stated that consensus on the text of a draft document was certainly the aim of the exercise, which was why he had invited inputs from all regional groups and delegations. He added that through negotiations, the Committee would arrive at a consensus. He recognized that there were differences, but that given the voting patterns of the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly, these differences also existed elsewhere. He restated that his aim was for the Committee to arrive at a consensus together. 82. The representative of Angola stated that her delegation understood the concern of the representative of Mexico; however the Human Rights Council and General Assembly resolutions were clear in that they gave the Chair-Rapporteur the mandate, albeit by vote, to commence negotiations at the tenth session on the draft additional protocol to the Convention criminalizing acts of a racist and xenophobic nature. 83. The Chair-Rapporteur encouraged a text-based discussion and the Committee proceeded to consider the text of the document projected on the screen in the room. The Chair-Rapporteur stated that as the discussions proceeded in the Committee, electronic copies of the working text would be sent regularly to all regional coordinators for onward distribution to their groups and that copies would also be made available in the room. F. Discussion of General Assembly resolution 73/262 and Human Rights Council resolution 34/36, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th meetings 84. At the start of the Committee’s 11th meeting, the Chair-Rapporteur informed the Committee that he had received a letter from the delegation of Pakistan also concerning the presentation given by Mr. de Zayas, under agenda item 6. The Chair-Rapporteur read out the contents of the letter to the Committee. He reiterated that the Committee would focus on its mandate and work, and not on issues being dealt with in other parts of the United Nations. 85. The Committee resumed consideration of the draft in-session document under agenda item 8 at its 11th meeting. The Chair-Rapporteur invited further additions and proposals, to be submitted through the Secretariat. He stated that the Committee should look to eliminate repetition in the document and any text which could not be considered as 13