A/HRC/17/2
223. At the same meeting, statements in exercise of a second right of reply were made by
the representatives of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and of Japan.
224. At the 31st meeting, on 16 June 2011, a statement in exercise of the right of reply
was made by the representative of Uzbekistan.
E.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
Human rights in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
225. At the 34th meeting, on 17 June 2011, the representative of Jordan introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/14/L.3, sponsored by Jordan, Maldives, Qatar and the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and co-sponsored by Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United States of
America. Subsequently, Botswana, Costa Rica, Iceland, Mauritania, Mexico, Monaco,
Montenegro, Nigeria, the Republic of Korea, Senegal and Zambia joined the sponsors.
226.
At the same meeting, the representative of Jordan orally revised the draft resolution.
227. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure 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.
228. At the same meeting, the representatives of Argentina, Brazil (also on behalf of
Brazil, China, India and the Russian Federation), Cuba, Ecuador and Nigeria (on behalf of
the Group of African States) made statements in explanation of vote before the vote.
229. Also at the same meeting, the draft resolution was adopted without a vote (for the
text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 17/17).
Human rights situation in Belarus
230. At the 35th meeting, on 17 June 2011, the representative of Hungary introduced, on
behalf of the European Union, draft resolution A/HRC/17/L.20/Rev.1, sponsored by
Hungary (on behalf of the European Union) and co-sponsored by Albania, Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland. Subsequently, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Israel,
Monaco, Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the United States
of America joined the sponsors.
231. At the same meeting, the representative of Hungary, on behalf of the European
Union, orally revised the draft resolution.
232. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Ukraine made general comments on
the draft resolution.
233. At the same meeting, the representative of Belarus made a statement as the country
concerned.
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