A/HRC/6/22 page 102 91. At the same meeting, Ms. Sima Samar, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, made a statement. 92. The observer for the Sudan, as the concerned country, made a statement related to the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Sudan. 93. During the ensuing discussion, at the 32nd and 33rd meetings, on 13 and 14 December 2007, the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Canada, Cuba, Ghana, Portugal4 (on behalf of the European Union and candidate countries - Croatia and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; countries of the stabilization and association process and potential candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia; a country of the European Free Trade Association and member of the European Economic Area - Iceland; as well as Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine), Russian Federation, Switzerland and Zambia; (b) Observers for the following States: Algeria, Argentina, Iraq, Ireland, Morocco, Norway, Sweden, Tunisia and United States of America; (c) Observer for a national human rights institution: Canadian Human Rights Commission (also on behalf of the National Human Rights Commission of Algeria, the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights of France, the German Institute for Human Rights, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights and the National Commission for Human Rights of Rwanda); (d) Observers for non-governmental organizations: African-American Society for Humanitarian Aid and Development, Amnesty International, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Human Rights Watch, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, Sudan Council of Voluntary Agencies and United Nations Watch. 94. At the 33rd meeting, on 14 December 2007, the representative of Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States) made a concluding statement. 2. Consideration and action on draft proposals Former Working Group on Communications 95. At the 20th meeting, on 27 September 2007, the Council took a decision, as a transitional measure, on the former Working Group on Communications. For the text as adopted, see part one, chapter II, decision 6/101. Follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 96. At the 20th meeting, on 27 September 2007, the President introduced draft decision A/HRC/6/L.24.