A/HRC/17/2
B.
Follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution S-14/14
741. At the 32nd meeting, on 16 June 2011, the Deputy High Commissioner for Human
Rights introduced the report of the High Commissioner on technical assistance and
cooperation on human rights for Kyrgyzstan (A/HRC/17/41), in accordance with Human
Rights Council resolution S-14/14.
742. At the same meeting, the representative of Kyrgyzstan made a statement as the
country concerned.
C.
General debate on agenda item 10
743. At its 32nd meeting, on 16 June 2011, the Human Rights Council held a general
debate on agenda item 10, during which the following made statements:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Brazil
(also on behalf of Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Greece, Guatemala,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria (on behalf of the
Group of African States), Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Singapore, Spain,
Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, the United States of America, Uruguay and Venezuela
(Bolivarian Republic of)), China, Hungary (on behalf of the European Union), United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America;
(b)
Representatives of observer States: Belarus;
(c)
Observers for non-governmental organizations: Human Rights Watch, United
Nations Watch, Centre indépendant de recherches et d’initiatives pour le dialogue.
D.
1.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
Technical assistance and cooperation on human rights for Kyrgyzstan
744. At the 36th meeting, on 18 June 2011, the representatives of Kyrgyzstan and the
United States of America introduced draft resolution A/HRC/17/L.5, sponsored by
Kyrgyzstan and the United States and co-sponsored by Canada, France, Norway, Portugal,
Somalia, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Subsequently, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the
Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Lithuania, Maldives, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Poland, the Republic of Korea,
Romania, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine joined the sponsors.
745. At the same meeting, the representative of Portugal orally revised the draft
resolution.
746. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Hungary, on behalf of the European
Union, made general comments in relation to the draft resolution.
747. At the same meeting, the representative of Nigeria, on behalf of the Group of
African States, made a statement in explanation of vote before the vote.
748. Also at the same meeting, the representative of the United States of America orally
amended the draft resolution.
749. At the same meeting, the draft resolution, as orally amended, was adopted without a
vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 17/20).
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