28th Meeting - 11th Regular Session of Human Rights…

10:00 - 13:00 - 28th Plenary Meeting

Organization of work:

• Mr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, President of the Human Rights Council

Item 1 - Organizational and procedural matters

Appointment of special procedures mandate-holders

List of Candidates:

• Mr. Sicilianos Linos-Alexander (Greece), Working Group on people of African descent
• Mr. Mads Andenas (Norway), Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
• Mr. Osman El-Hajje (Lebanon), Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances
• Ms. Gabriela Carina Knaul De Albuquerque e Silva (Brazil), Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers
• Ms. Rashida Manjoo (South Africa), Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences

Comments:

• India, Mr. Gopinathan Achamkulangare
• Mr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, President of the Human Rights Council

The List of Special Procedures Mandate-holders has been adopted

Consideration of draft Resolutions continued

Item 6 - Universal Periodic Review

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/11/L.2 "Issuance of reports of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review in all official languages of the United Nations" - submitted by Mexico – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Mexico, Ms. Mariana Olivera West (Introduction)
• Mr. Kyle Ward, Chief, Programme Support and Management Services, OHCHR
• Mr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)        

General comments and explanations of the vote after the vote under Item 6 - Universal Periodic Review

• Brazil, Mr. João Ernesto Christófolo