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A/HRC/8/52
1 September 2008
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Eighth session
Agenda item 1
Organizational and procedural matters
2-18 June 2008
report of the human rights council
on itS EIGHTH session Vice-President and Rapporteur: Mr. Alejandro Artucio (Uruguay)
CONTENTS
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Part One: Resolutions, decisions and President’s statements 8
I. Resolutions adopted by the Council at its eighth session 8
8/1. Conference facilities and financial support for the
Human Rights Council 8
8/2. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 8
8/3. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial,
summary or arbitrary executions 17
8/4. The right to education 20
8/5. Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order 24
8/6. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the independence
of judges and lawyers 28
8/7. Mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and
other business enterprises 30
8/8. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
or punishment 32
8/9. Promotion of the right of peoples to peace 37
8/10. Human rights of migrants: mandate of the Special Rapporteur
on the human rights of migrants 40
8/11. Human rights and extreme poverty 42
8/12. Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially
women and children 45
8/13. Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by
leprosy and their family members 49
8/14. Situation of human rights in Myanmar 50
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II. Decisions adopted by the Council at its eighth session 53
8/101. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Bahrain 53
8/102. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Ecuador 53
8/103. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Tunisia 54
8/104. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Morocco 54
8/105. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Finland 55
8/106. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Indonesia 55
8/107. Outcome of the universal periodic review: United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 56
8/108. Outcome of the universal periodic review: India 56
8/109. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Brazil 57
8/110. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Philippines 57
8/111. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Algeria 58
8/112. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Poland 58
8/113. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Netherlands 59
8/114. Outcome of the universal periodic review: South Africa 59
8/115. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Czech Republic 60
8/116. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Argentina 60
8/117. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Gabon 61
8/118. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Ghana 61
8/119. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Guatemala 62
8/120. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Peru 62
8/121. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Benin 63
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8/122. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Switzerland 63
8/123. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Republic of Korea 64
8/124. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Pakistan 64
8/125. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Zambia 65
8/126. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Japan 65
8/127. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Ukraine 66
8/128. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Sri Lanka 66
8/129. Outcome of the universal periodic review: France 67
8/130. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Tonga 67
8/131. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Romania 68
8/132. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Mali 68
III. President’s statements adopted by the Council at its
eighth session 69
PRST/8/1. Modalities and practices for the universal periodic review process 69
PRST/8/2. Terms of office of special procedures mandate holders 71
Part Two: Summary of proceedings 72
I. Organizational and procedural matters 1 - 75 72
A. Opening and duration of the session 1 - 3 72
B. Attendance 4 72
C. Agenda and programme of work of the session 5 72
D. Organization of work 6 - 13 72
E. Meetings and documentation 14 - 21 74
F. Visits 22 74
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G. Review, rationalization and improvement of mandates 23 - 60 74
H. Selection and appointment of mandate holders 61 - 62 78
I. Selection and appointment of the members of the expert
mechanism on the rights of indigenous peoples 63 - 65 79
J. Forum on minority issues 66 79
K. Adoption of the report on the session 67 - 70 79
L. Consideration and action on draft proposals 71 - 75 80
II. Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the
High Commissioner and the Secretary General 76 - 79 81
A. Update by the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights 76 - 77 81
B. Reports of the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights and
the Secretary-General 78 - 79 82
III. Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political,
economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to
development 80 - 171 83
A. Special events 80 - 86 83
B. Follow-up to the special session on the world food crisis 87 - 88 84
C. Interactive dialogue with special procedures 89 - 112 84
D. Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol
to the International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights 113 - 114 88
E. Reports presented under agenda item 3 and general
debate on that item 115 - 117 89
F. Consideration and action on draft proposals 118 - 171 89
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IV. Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention 172 - 184 97
A. Follow-up to the fifth special session of the Council 172 - 175 97
B. General debate on agenda item 4 176 - 177 97
C. Consideration and action on draft proposals 178 - 184 98
V. Human rights bodies and mechanisms 185 - 186 99
VI. Universal periodic review 187 - 1049 100
A. Consideration of the universal periodic review outcomes 188 - 1016 100
B. General debate on agenda item 6 1017 278
C. Consideration and action on draft proposals 1018 - 1049 278
VII. Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied
Arab territories 1050 - 1057 283
A. Interactive dialogue with special procedures 1050 - 1053 283
B. Reports presented under agenda item 7 and
general debate on that item 1054 - 1057 283
VIII. Follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration
and Programme of Action 1058 - 1068 285
A. Discussion on the human rights of women 1058 - 1067 285
B. General debate on agenda item 8 1068 286
IX. Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation
of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action 1069 - 1071 288
X. Technical assistance and capacity-building 1072 - 1076 289
A. Interactive dialogue with special procedures 1072 - 1075 289
B. General debate on agenda item 10 1076 289
CONTENTS (continued)
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Annexes
I. Agenda 290
II. Administrative and programme budget implications of
Council resolutions adopted at the eighth session 291
III. Attendance 301
IV. List of documents issued for the eighth session of the Council 304
V. List of special procedures mandate holders appointed
at the eighth session 323
VI. List of members appointed to the expert mechanism on the rights
of indigenous peoples and the forum on minority issues 324
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