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IV. Human rights situations that require the Council’s attentionA. Follow-up to the fifth special session of the Council172. At the 11th meeting, on 6 June 2008, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tomas Ojea Quintana, presented his report (A/HRC/8/12) in accordance with Council resolution 7/31 relating to the implementation of resolutions S-5/1 of 2 October 2007 and 6/33 of 14 December 2007. 173. At the same meeting, the representative of Myanmar, as the concerned country, made a statement. 174. During the ensuing interactive dialogue at the same meeting, the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), Sri Lanka, Switzerland; (b) Observers for the following States: Argentina, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand; (c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum-Asia) (also on behalf of Ain O Salish Kendro, the Asian Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development, the International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development and the Law and Mediation Centre), Asian Legal Resource Centre, Human Rights Watch, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues. 175. At the same meeting, the Special Rapporteur answered questions and made his concluding remarks.
(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Bolivia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (b) Observers for the following States: Australia, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden; (c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum-Asia), Asian Legal Resource Centre, Association of World Citizens, Baha’i International Community, Colombian Commission of Jurists, France Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterand (also on behalf of the Europe-Third World Centre, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom), Human Rights Watch, Interfaith International, International Commission of Jurists (also on behalf of the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions), International Educational Development, Inc., International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, International Human Rights Association of American Minorities, International Islamic Federation of Student Organizations, Liberation, Society for Threatened Peoples. 177. At the same meeting, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the representatives of Bangladesh, China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Sri Lanka, the Sudan and Zimbabwe.
Situation of human rights in Myanmar178. At the 28th meeting, on 18 June 2008, the representative of Slovenia, on behalf of the European Union, introduced draft resolution A/HRC/8/L.12, sponsored by Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Subsequently, Andorra, Israel, Monaco and the Republic of Korea joined the sponsors. 179. At the same meeting, the representative of Slovenia, on behalf of the European Union, orally revised the draft resolution by modifying the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh preambular paragraphs, deleting the fifth preambular paragraph, and modifying paragraphs 1, 6, 7, 8 and 9. 180. The observer for Myanmar, as the concerned country, made a statement in relation to the draft resolution. 181. At the same meeting, general comments in connection with the adoption of the draft resolution were made by the representatives of China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan (on behalf of States members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference that are members of the Council), the Philippines, Sri Lanka and the Russian Federation. 182. The draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chap. I, resolution 8/14). 183. A statement in explanation of vote after the vote was made by the representative of Japan. 184. At the same meeting, on the same day, general comments in connection with the adoption of the draft resolution were made by the representatives of Thailand and of the Sudan.
Expert mechanism on the rights of indigenous peoples185. At the 28th meeting, on 18 June 2008, the Council appointed five members of the expert mechanism on the rights of indigenous peoples (see chap. I). Forum on minority issues186. At the 28th meeting, on 18 June 2008, the Council appointed the Chairperson for the Forum on minority issues (see chap. I). VI. Universal periodic review187. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 60/251, Council resolution 5/1 and the President’s statement on modalities and practices for the universal periodic review process (A/HRC/PRST/8/1), the Council considered the outcome of the reviews conducted during the first and second sessions of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review. The first session of the Working Group was held from 7 to 18 April 2008, and the second session from 5 to 19 May 2008. Directory: english -> bodies bodies -> United Nations E/C. 12/Esp/5 bodies -> United Nations crc/C/khm/2-3 bodies -> Consideration of reports submitted by states parties bodies -> United Nations E/C. 12/Prt/4 bodies -> United Nations cerd/C/mex/16-17 bodies -> Advance unedited version bodies -> - bodies -> List of issues prepared by the committee to be considered during the examination of the second periodic report of Qatar (cat/C/qat/2) bodies -> Advanced unedited version bodies -> Biographical data form of candidates to human rights treaty bodies Name and first name Download 1.2 Mb. Share with your friends:
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