A/HRC/2/9 page 33 53. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the 7th and 8th meetings, on 21 September 2006, the following made statements and put questions to Ms. Jahangir and Mr. Ligabo: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland (on behalf of the European Union and acceding countries Bulgaria and Romania), Ghana, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Tunisia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (b) Observers for the following States: Armenia, Croatia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Norway and the United States of America; (c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Association for World Education (also on behalf of World Union for Progressive Judaism), Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, International Commission of Jurists (also on behalf of Human Rights Watch), International Educational Development, Inc., Reporters without Borders and the Society for Threatened Peoples (also on behalf of International Fellowship of Reconciliation and Movement against Racism and for Friendship among Peoples). 54. At the 8th meeting, on 21 September 2006, Ms. Jahangir and Mr. Ligabo responded to questions and made their concluding remarks. 55. At the same meeting, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the representative of Cuba and the observer for Singapore. Situation of detainees at Guantánamo Bay 56. At the 8th meeting, on 21 September 2006, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, presented the joint report on the situation of detainees at Guantánamo Bay (E/CN.4/2006/120), prepared by herself, Mr. Leandro Despouy, Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Mr. Manfred Nowak, Special Rapporteur on the question of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Ms. Asma Jahangir, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, and Mr. Paul Hunt, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. 57. The observer for the United States of America made a statement, as a concerned country, on the joint report. 58. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, the following made statements and put questions to Mr. Despouy, Mr. Hunt, Ms. Jahangir, Mr. Nowak and Ms. Zerrougui: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Finland (on behalf of the European Union and acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania), Malaysia, Peru and Switzerland; (b) Observers for the following States: the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of);