13th Meeting - 3rd Regular Session of Human Rights…

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

Implementation of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 entitled "Human Rights Council". Draft resolutions and decisions submitted under item 2.

Organization of work:

• Luis Alfonso de Alba, President of the Human Rights Council

Resolution A/HRC/2/L.13 "Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution S-1/1" submitted by Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Conference):

• Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Conference, Mr. Faisal Niaz Tirmizis

General Comments:

• Algeria (on behalf of the African Group), H. E. Mr. Idriss Jazaïry
• Israel (as concerned country), H. E. Mr. Itzhak Levanon
• Palestine (as concerned country), H. E. Mr. Mohammad Abu-Koash

Result of the vote: 34 in favour, 1 against, 12 abstentions. Draft resolution (A/HRC/2/L.13) is adopted

Explanations of the vote after the vote:

• Finland (on behalf of the European Union), H. E. Mr. Vesa Himanen
• Canada, H. E. Mr. Paul Meyer

Decision A/HRC/3/L.43 "The rights of indigenous peoples" submitted by Ecuador:

• Luis Alfonso de Alba, President of the Human Rights Council
• Ecuador, Mr. Galo Larenas Serrano

Consideration of the draft resolution (A/HRC/2/L.43) has been postponed.

Resolution A/HRC/3/L.2 "Preparations for the Durban Review Conference" submitted by Algeria (on behalf of the African Group):

• Algeria (on behalf of the African Group), H. E. Mr. Idriss Jazaïry (2 parts - presentation of the resolution + 2 revisions)

Explanations of the vote before the vote:

• Finland (on behalf of the European Union and Romania), H. E. Mr. Vesa Himanen

Result of the vote: 34 in favour, 12 against, 1 abstention. Draft resolution A/HRC/3/L.2 is adopted.

• Japan, Mr. Hiroshi Minami
• Peru, Ms. Eliana Beraun Escudero
• Canada, H. E. Mr. Paul Meyer
• Switzerland, Mr. Jean-Daniel Vigny
• Argentina, H. E. Mr. Alberto J. Dumont
• Philippines, Mr. Jesus Enrique G. Garcia II

Resolution, A/HRC/3/L.3 "Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive follow-up to the World Conference Against Racism, …" submitted by Algeria (on behalf of the African Group):

• Algeria (on behalf of the African Group), H. E. Mr. Idriss Jazaïry

General Comments:

• H. E. Mr. Juan Martabit, Ambassador of Chile, Chairman of the Working Group

Organization of work:

• Luis Alfonso de Alba, President of the Human Rights Council
• Argentina
• Finland (on behalf of the European Union)

Consideration of the draft resolution (A/HRC/2/L.3) has been postponed.

Resolution A/HRC/3/L.4 "Regional Cooperation for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Asian and Pacific region" submitted by China:

• China, Mr. La Yifan

Draft resolution (A/HRC/3/L.4) has been adopted without a vote.

Resolution A/HRC/3/L.5 "Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Lebanon" submitted by Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Conference):

• Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Conference), Ms. Tehmina Janjua

General Comments and explanations of the vote before the vote:

• Algeria, H. E. Mr. Idriss Jazaïry
• Finland on behalf of the European Union, H. E. Mr. Vesa Himanen
• United Kingdom, H. E. Mr. Nicholas Thorne
• Israel, H. E. Mr. Itzhak Levanon
• Lebanon, H. E. Mr. Gébran Soufan

Draft resolution (A/HRC/3/L.5) has been adopted without a vote.

Explanations of the vote after the vote:

• Argentina, Mr. Sergio Cerda
• Canada, H. E. Mr. Paul Meyer

Resolution A/HRC/3/L.6 "Implementation of the General Assembly resolution 60/251: agenda, annual programme of work, methods of work and rules of procedure" submitted by the Presidency:

• Luis Alfonso de Alba, President of the Human Rights Council

Draft resolution (A/HRC/3/L.6) has been adopted without a vote.

Explanations of the vote after the vote:

• Japan, Mr. Hiroshi Minami
• Russian Federation, Mr. Yury Boichenko

Organization of work:

• Luis Alfonso de Alba, President of the Human Rights Council
• Algeria