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V. Human rights bodies and mechanisms
A. Complaint procedure
161. At its 12th meeting, on 8 June 2009, and its 27th meeting, on 17 June 2009, the Council
held two closed meetings of the complaint procedure.
162. At the 28th meeting, on 18 June 2009, the President made a statement on the outcome
of the meetings, stating that the Human Rights Council had, in closed meetings, decided to
discontinue consideration of the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
under the complaint procedure established pursuant to Council resolution 5/1.
B. General debate on agenda item 5
163. At its 13th meeting, on 9 June 2009, the Council held a general debate on agenda item 5,
during which the following made statements:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Council: Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, China,
Czech Republic1 (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Croatia, Iceland, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine), Nigeria;
(b)
Representatives of the following observer States: United States of America;
(c)
Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International,
Arab Commission for Human Rights, Commission to Study the Organization of Peace,
Conectas Direitos Humanos, Human Rights Council of Australia (also on behalf of the Asian
Legal Resource Centre, the Baha’i International Community and the Cairo Institute for Human
Rights Studies), Indian Council of Education, International Institute for Non-Aligned Studies,
International Service for Human Rights.
C. Consideration of and action on draft proposals
System of special procedures
164. At the 29th meeting, on 18 June 2009, the representative of Cuba introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/11/L.8, sponsored by Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement) and
co-sponsored by China and the Russian Federation.
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