A/HRC/RES/17/22
9.
Requests the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants and all
other relevant special procedures mandate holders to pay particular attention to the situation
of persons fleeing by sea, including from recent events in North Africa, and who are denied
assistance or rescue when approaching the countries of destination, and to report regularly
thereon to the Human Rights Council.
35th meeting
17 June 2011
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 32 to 14, with no abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, China, Cuba,
Djibouti, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay, Zambia
Against:
Belgium, France, Hungary, Japan, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Slovakia, Spain,
Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America]
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