58th Meeting - 58th Session of Human Rights Council…

- Decisions and conclusions (Cont'd)

SPEAKER:

• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/58/L.21 - "The impact of anti-personnel mines on the full enjoyment of all human rights" - Submitted by Algeria, Croatia, Mozambique, Peru, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Vanuatu - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• Algeria (on behalf of a group of States), Mr. Rachid Bladehane (Introduction)
• Mexico, Mr. Fernando Israel Espinosa Olivera         
• Benin, Mr. Angelo Dan
• Belgium, Mr. Christophe Payot
• France, Ms. Claire Thuaudet
• Gambia, Mr. Muhammadou Kah
• Bangladesh, Mr. Masud Parvege
• South Africa, Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi
• North Macedonia, Mr. Burim Bilali
• Sudan, Mr. Omar Shareef Hamad Eisa
• Marshall Islands, Mr. Samuel K. Lanwi Jr
• Ghana, Mr. Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antiwi
• Switzerland, Ms. Laura Pizzoferrato
• Malawi , Ms. Caroline Cyrenia Sakina Bwanali Mussa
• Kuwait, Mr. Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen
• Thailand (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Usana Berananda
• Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Gallón
• China, Mr. Jiang Han
• Kenya, Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too
• Costa Rica, Mr. Christian Guillermet Fernández
• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/58/L.27/Rev.1 and Amendments L. 34, 35, 36, 37 - "Human rights defenders and new and emerging technologies: protecting human rights defenders, including women human rights defenders, in the digital age" - Submitted by Norway

A/HRC/58/L.7, Amendment L.35 – REJECTED (4 YES ¦ 26 NO ¦ 15 ABSTENTIONS)

A/HRC/58/L.7, Amendment L.36 – REJECTED (10 YES ¦ 23 NO ¦ 14 ABSTENTIONS)

A/HRC/58/L.7, Amendment L.37 – REJECTED (7 YES ¦ 24 NO ¦ 15 ABSTENTIONS)

A/HRC/58/L.27 ADOPTED without a vote 

SPEAKERS:

• Norway, Mr. Tormod Endresen (Introduction)
• Russian Federation, Ms. Guzal Khusanova (Introduction Amendments L.35, L.36, L.37)
• Iceland Mr. Einar Gunnarsson
• Albania, Ms. Vasilika Hysi
• Mexico, Ms. Francisca Méndez Escobar
• Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Gallón
• Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki  Oike
• Marshall Islands, Mr. Samuel K. Lanwi Jr
• Spain (on behalf of the European Union), Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez
• South Africa, Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi         
• Costa Rica, Mr. Christian Guillermet Fernández
• Kenya, Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too
• Malawi , Ms. Caroline Cyrenia Sakina Bwanali Mussa
• Chili, Ms. Maria Paz Florenzano (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.35)
• France, Ms. Claire Thuaudet (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.35)
• Cuba, Ms. Greisy Cordero (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.36)
• Belgium, Mr. Christophe Payot (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.36)
• Costa Rica, Mr. Christian Guillermet Fernández (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.36)
• Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.37)        
• Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Mr. Lars Tummers (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.37)
• Romania, Ms. Maria Mihailescu (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.37)
• Cuba, Ms. Greisy Cordero (Explanation of vote before the vote on Amendment L.37)
• Algeria, Ms. Cylia Alouani Arrous (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Cuba, Ms. Greisy Cordero (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• China, Ms. Li Xiaomei (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Kuwait (on behalf of the GCC), Mr. Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 3)
• Spain, Ms. Clara Cabrera (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 3)
• Ghana, Mr. Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antiwi (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 3)
• Indonesia, Mr. Achsanul Habib (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 3)
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 4: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/58/L.22 - "Situation of human rights in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression" - Submitted by Ukraine - ADOPTED (25 YES ¦ 4 NO ¦ 18 ABSTENTIONS)

SPEAKERS:

• Ukraine, Mr. Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk (Introduction)
• Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike
• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson
• Switzerland, Mr. Antoine Perriard
• Spain (on behalf of the European Union), Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez
• Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Gallón
• Bulgaria, Mr. Yury Sterk
• Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Mr. Lars Tummers
• China, Ms. Li Xiaomei (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• France, Ms. Claire Thuaudet (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Brazil, Mr. Andre Simas Magalhaes (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Indonesia, Mr. Achsanul (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 4: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/58/L.25 - "Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic" - Submitted by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, France, Germany, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Qatar, Türkiye - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (on behalf of a group of Sates), Mr. Simon Manley (Introduction)
• Mexico , Ms. Francisca Méndez Escobar
• Spain (on behalf of the European Union), Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez
• Brazil, Mr. Tovar Da Silva Nunes
• Japan, Mr. Ishii Yoshizane
• Switzerland, Ms. Laura Pizzoferrato
• France, Ms. Claire Thuaudet
• Costa Rica, Mr. Christian Guillermet Fernández
• Syrian Arab Republic (Country concerned), Mr. Haydar Ali Ahmad
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)