A/HRC/17/2 D. General debate on agenda item 4 221. At its 29th and 30th meeting, on 15 June 2011, and at its 31st meeting, on 16 June, the Human Rights Council held a general debate on agenda item 4, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Belgium, Brazil, Canada (also on behalf of Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Zambia), China, Cuba, France, Hungary (on behalf of the European Union), Japan, Netherlands (on behalf of the Group of Arab States, the European Union, Albania, Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Maldives, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, the Republic of Korea, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, the United States of America and Uruguay), Norway, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay; (b) Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Honduras, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, Peru, Sweden, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); (c) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Action internationale pour la paix et le développement dans la région des Grands Lacs, Agence internationale pour le développement, Asian Legal Resource Centre (also on behalf of Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada), Baha’i International Community, Cairo Institute for Human Rights, Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy, Centrist Democratic International, France Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, Human Rights Watch, Verein Sudwind Entwicklungspolitik, Indian Council of South America, International Islamic Federation of Student Organizations, International Movement against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism, Liberation, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples (also on behalf of France Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, International Educational Development Inc., International Peace Bureau), Non-violent Radical Party, Organisation pour la communication en Afrique et de promotion de la coopération économique internationale, Rencontre africaine pour la défense des droits de l’homme, the Society for Threatened Peoples (also on behalf of International Educational Development Inc., the Non-violent Radical Party, and Transnational and Transparty), Transitional and Transparty, Union de l’action feminine, Cooperativa Técnico Scientifica di Base (also on behalf of Alliance for Citizen Participation, Amnesty International, CIVICUS – World, Gherush92 – Committee for Human Rights, Press Emblem Campaign, United Nations Watch), United Towns Agency for North-South Cooperation, Women’s Human Rights International Association (also on behalf of France Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, International Educational Development Inc., Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peoples), World Muslim Congress. 222. At the 30th meeting, on 15 June 2011, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the representatives of Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, China, Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ethiopia, Japan, Morocco, Sri Lanka, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Zimbabwe. 116 GE.12-13630