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Enforced or involuntary disappearances/Minority issues/Indigenous people
29.
At the 3rd meeting, on 19 September 2006, Mr. Stephen J. Toope, member of the
Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, presented the report of the Working
Group (E/CN.4/2006/56 and Add.1 and Corr.1). The observer for Colombia made a statement,
as a concerned country, on the relevant mission report.
30.
At the same meeting, Ms. Gay McDougall, the independent expert on minority issues,
presented her report (E/CN.4/2006/74).
31.
At the same meeting, Mr. Rodolfo Stavenhagen, Special Rapporteur on the situation of
human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, presented his report
(E/CN.4/2006/78 and Add.1-5). The representatives of Ecuador and South Africa and the
observer for New Zealand made statements, as concerned countries, on the relevant mission
reports.
32.
During the ensuing interactive dialogue, the following made statements and put questions
to Ms. McDougall, Mr. Stavenhagen and Mr. Toope:
(a)
Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria, Argentina, Canada,
Finland (on behalf of the European Union and acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania),
France, Guatemala, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, the Philippines,
Sri Lanka and Switzerland;
(b)
Observers for the following States: Armenia, Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Nicaragua,
Norway and the United States of America;
(c)
Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty
International, Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action, Interfaith International,
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (also on behalf of International Indian Treaty
Council), Minority Rights Group International (also on behalf of Baha’i International
Community, International Federation for the Protection of the Rights of Ethnic, Religious,
Linguistic and Other Minorities, International Movement against All Forms of Discrimination
and Racism, and Pax Romana) and Movement against Racism and for Friendship among Peoples
(also on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Asian Indigenous and
Tribal Peoples Network, Interfaith International, International Federation for the Protection of
the Rights of Ethnic, Religious, Linguistic and Other Minorities, International Fellowship of
Reconciliation, Pax Romana, Society for Threatened Peoples and Transnational Radical Party).
33.
At the same meeting, Ms. McDougall, Mr. Stavenhagen and Mr. Toope responded to
questions and made their concluding remarks.
34.
Also at the same meeting, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the
representatives of Japan and the Philippines, and the observer for the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea. A second statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the
representative of Japan, as well as the observer for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
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