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(d) Observer for specialized agencies and related organizations: United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization;
(e) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Becket Fund for
Religious Liberty, Centrist Democratic International, Defence for Children International (also
on behalf of International Alliance of Women and World Organization Against Torture),
Federation for Women and Family Planning (also on behalf of Action Canada for Population and
Development), Federation of Cuban Women, Fraternité Notre Dame, Interfaith International,
International Buddhist Foundation, International Human Rights Association of American
Minorities and Reporters Without Borders-International.
80. At the 26th meeting, Ms. Jahangir, Mr. Ligabo and Ms. Zerrougui responded to questions
and made their concluding remarks.
81. Also at the 26th meeting, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the
observers for Azerbaijan, Belarus and the United States of America. At the 27th meeting, on
28 March 2007, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the representative of
Cuba and the observer for Armenia. At the same meeting, a second statement in exercise of the
right of reply was made by the representative of Azerbaijan.
Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions/People of African Descent/Racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
82. At the 26th meeting, on 27 March 2007, Mr. Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on
extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, presented his report (A/HRC/4/20 and Add.1-3).
The representatives of Guatemala and the Philippines made statements, as concerned countries,
on the relevant mission reports.
83. At the same meeting, Mr. Peter Lesa Kasanda, Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working
Group of Experts on People of African Descent, presented the report of the sixth session of the
Working Group (A/HRC/4/39).
84. At the same meeting, Mr. Doudou Diène, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, presented his reports
(A/HRC/4/19 and Add.1-4). The representative of Switzerland and the observer for Italy made
statements, as concerned countries, on the relevant mission reports.
85. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the 27th meeting, on 28 March 2007, the
following delegations made statements and put questions to Mr. Alston, Mr. Kasanda and
Mr. Diène:
(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Brazil, Cameroon, Canada,
China, Cuba, Djibouti, France, Germany (on behalf of the European Union), Indonesia,
Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference),
Russian Federation, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay and Zambia;
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