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58. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the 15th meeting, and at the 16th meeting,
on 21 March 2007, the following delegations made statements and put questions to Mr. Kälin,
Ms. Ertürk and Mr. Petit:
(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh,
Brazil, Canada, China, Ecuador, Germany (on behalf of the European Union), Guatemala, India,
Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference), Republic of Korea, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tunisia,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Uruguay;
(b) Observers for the following States: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Costa Rica,
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Georgia, Iran
(Islamic Republic of), Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Nepal, New Zealand (also on behalf of
Norway), Norway, Serbia, Sweden, Sudan, United States of America and Uzbekistan;
(c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Asian Forum for
Human Rights and Development, Asia Pacific Forum for Women, Law and Development
(also on behalf of World Organization against Torture), Colombian Commission of Jurists,
Human Rights Advocates, Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists,
International Educational Development, Inc., Interfaith International, Tchad Agir pour
l’Environnement, Union de l’Action Féminine and Women’s International League for Peace and
Freedom.
59. At the 16th meeting, on 21 March 2007, Mr. Kälin, Ms. Ertürk and Mr. Petit responded to
questions and made their concluding remarks.
60. At the 17th meeting, on the same day, statements in exercise of the right of reply
were made by the representatives of Algeria, Sri Lanka and Ukraine. At the 18th meeting, on
22 March 2007, a statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the representative of
Morocco. Also at the 18th meeting, a second statement in exercise of the right of reply was made
by the representatives of Algeria and Morocco.
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the
right of peoples to self-determination/Effects of economic reform policies and foreign debt
on the full enjoyment of all human rights/Right to education
61. At the 16th meeting, on 21 March 2007, Mr. J.L. Gómez del Prado, Chairperson-Rapporteur
of the Working Group on the question of the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human
rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, presented the
report of the Working Group (A/HRC/4/42 and Add.1 and 2). At the same meeting, the
representative of Ecuador and the observer for Honduras made statements, as concerned
countries, on the relevant mission reports.
62. At the same meeting, Mr. Bernards Andrew Nyamwaya Mudho, independent expert on the
effects of economic reform policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights,
particularly economic, social and cultural rights, presented his report (A/HRC/4/10).
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