A/HRC/10/29 I. Selection and appointment of mandate holders 38. At the 41st meeting, on 25 March 2009, the Council appointed Surya Prasad Subedi as Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia. 39. At the same meeting, the representative of Cambodia made a statement as the concerned country. 40. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Japan made a statement as the main sponsor of resolution 9/15. J. Election of members of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee 41. At the 41st meeting, on 25 March 2009, the Council elected, pursuant to its resolution 5/1, four experts to the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee. The Council had before it a note by the Secretary-General (A/HRC/10/50 and Add.1) containing nominations of candidates for election, in accordance with Council decision 6/102, and the biographical data of the candidates. The candidates were as follows: African States Nominating Member State Expert nominated Morocco Halima Embarek Warzazi Asian States Nominating Member State Expert nominated China Shiqiu Chen Latin American and Caribbean States Nominating Member State Expert nominated Cuba Miguel Alfonso Martínez Western European and other States Nominating Member State Expert nominated Switzerland Jean Ziegler 42. The number of candidates for each regional grouping corresponds to the number of seats to be filled. The practice of holding a secret ballot pursuant to paragraph 70 of Council resolution 5/1 was dispensed with and Halima Embarek Warzazi, Shiqiu Chen, Miguel Alfonso Martínez and Jean Ziegler were elected as members of the Advisory Committee by consensus. K. Consideration of and action on draft proposals Security arrangements for the Human Rights Council 43. At the 41st meeting, on 25 March 2009, the representative of Egypt, on behalf of the Group of African States, made a statement withdrawing draft resolution A/HRC/9/L.1, GE.09-17451 93