A/HRC/16/2
Maldives, Morocco49 (on behalf of the Platform of Human Rights Education and Training),
Nigeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Norway, Thailand;
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: Armenia, Australia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic
Republic of), Kuwait, Luxembourg, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa;
(c)
Observers for the following international organizations: Inter-Parliamentary
Union, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie;
(d)
Observer for a national human rights institution: International Coordinating
Committee of National Human Rights Institutions;
(e)
Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Action
internationale pour la paix et le développement dans la région des Grands Lacs, Amnesty
International, BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights,
Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy, Comité international pour le respect et
l’application de la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples, Foodfirst
Information and Action Network, France Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, Indian
Council of South America, Indian Movement “Tupaj Amaru”, International Service for
Human Rights (also on behalf of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and
CIVICUS – World Alliance for Citizen Participation), Japanese Workers’ Committee for
Human Rights, Liberation, Minority Rights Group, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour
l’amitié entre les peuples, Myochikai (also on behalf of Plan International, Inc. and the
United Network of Young Peacebuilders), North-South XXI, Permanent Assembly for
Human Rights, Servas International, Soka Gakkai International (also on behalf of the AlHakim Foundation, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Association
Points-Coeur, Human Rights Education Associates, the International Association for
Religious Freedom, the International Association of Peace Messenger Cities, the
International Catholic Child Bureau, the International Movement against All Forms of
Discrimination and Racism, the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse,
the International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,
the International Organization for the Right to Education and Freedom of Education,
Myochikai, the Planetary Association for Clean Energy, Inc., Servas International,
Soroptimist International, the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, the
United Network of Young Peacebuilders and the Worldwide Organization for Women),
Syriac Universal Alliance, World Association for the School as an Instrument of Peace.
G.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
Social Forum
318. At the 47th meeting, on 25 March 2011, the representative of Cuba introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/16/L.16, sponsored by Cuba and co-sponsored by Belarus, Bolivia
(Plurinational State of), Brazil, China, Djibouti, Ecuador, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Peru, Sri
Lanka, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Viet Nam. Subsequently, Algeria,
Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, the Democratic People’s Republic
of Korea, Egypt, Haiti, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, the Niger,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, the Sudan, the Syrian
Arab Republic and Zimbabwe joined the sponsors.
319.
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At the same meeting, the representative of Cuba orally revised the draft resolution.
Observer of the Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States.
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