A/HRC/17/2 V. Human rights bodies and mechanisms A. General debate on agenda item 5 239. At the 13th meeting, on 6 June 2011, the Chairperson of the Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to provide a communications procedure presented the report of the Working Group on its second session (A/HRC/17/36). 240. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council held a general debate on agenda item 5, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: China, Cuba, Hungary (on behalf of the European Union), Maldives, Nigeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Republic of Moldova, Slovakia, Slovenia (on behalf of Austria, Chile, Germany, Kenya, Maldives, Slovakia, Slovenia, Thailand and Uruguay), Thailand; (b) Turkey; (c) Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Austria, Germany, Morocco, Observer for the Holy See; (d) Observer for a national human rights institution: International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions; (e) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Comité international pour le respect et l’application de la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples, Indian Council for South America, International Association of Peace Messenger Cities, International Catholic Migration Commission, International Commission of Jurists, International Service for Human Rights, SOS Kinderdorf International (also on behalf of Defence for Children International, Kindernothilfe Help for Children in Need, Plain International Inc., International Federation Terre des Hommes, the International Save the Children Alliance and the World Organization against Torture), Verein Sudwind Entwicklungspolitik. B. Complaint procedure 241. At its 14th meeting, on 6 June 2011, and at its 21st meeting, on 9 June, the Human Rights Council held two closed meetings of the complaint procedure. 242. At the 23rd meeting, on 10 June 2011, the President made a statement on the outcome of the meetings, stating that the Human Rights Council had, in closed meetings, examined the human rights situation in Tajikistan under the complaint procedure established pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and had decided to keep the situation under review. C. Consideration of and action on draft proposals Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child 243. At the 34th meeting, on 17 June 2011, the representative of Slovakia introduced draft resolution A/HRC/17/L.8, sponsored by Austria, Chile, Germany, Kenya, Maldives, Slovakia, Slovenia, Thailand and Uruguay and co-sponsored by Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial GE.12-13630 119

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