33rd Meeting - 15th Regular Session of Human Rights…

09:00 - 13:00 - 33rd Plenary Meeting

Consideration of draft Resolutions continued

• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council

Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development continued

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/15/L.15 "Elimination of discrimination against women" - submitted by Mexico and Colombia – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

Oral amendment proposed by Saudi Arabia – REJECTED (YES 18 ¦ NO 22 ¦ 4 ABSTENTIONS)

• Colombia, Ms. Alicia Victoria Arango Olmos (Introduction L.15)
• Mexico, Mr. Juan José Gómez Camacho (Introduction L.15)
• Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abdulwahab Attar (Oral amendment)
• Mexico, Mr. Juan José Gómez Camacho
• Belgium, Mr. Hugo Brauwers
• Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abdulwahab Attar
• Norway, Ms. Bente Angell-Hansen
• Mauritania, Mr. Cheikh Ahmed Ould Zahaf
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mr. Peter Gooderham
• Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mr. Ibrahim Aldredi
• Qatar, Mr.  Abdulla Falah Abdulla Al-Dosari
• China, Mr. Qian Bo
• United States of America, Ms. Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe
• Nigeria, Mr. Ositadinma Anaedu
• Djibouti, Mr. Mohamed Siad Doualeh
• Pakistan, Mr. Aftab Ahmad Khokher
• Bahrain, Ms. Muna Abbas Radhi
• Mexico, Mr. Juan José Gómez Camacho
• Jordan, Mr. Muhib Mahmoud Ahmad Nimrat
• Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mr. Ibrahim Aldredi
• Mr. Kyle Ward, Chief of OHCHR Programme Support and Management Services
• Mexico, Mr. Juan José Gómez Camacho
• Belgium (on behalf of the EU), Mr. Alex Van Meeuwen
• Mexico, Mr. Juan José Gómez Camacho
• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Vote on the oral amendment proposed by Saudi Arabia - REJECTED)
• Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abdulwahab Attar
• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)  

Item 6: Universal Periodic Review continued

Guinea Bissau and Kiribati

Consideration of the outcome on Guinea Bissau

A/HRC/15/10, A/HRC/15/10/Add.1

• H.E. Mr. Cletche Sanha, Legal Counsel with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guinea-Bissau (Introduction)
• Algeria, Mr. Idriss Jazaïry
• Cuba, Mr. Juan Antonio Quintanilla
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Rebecca Sagar
• Morocco, Mr. Mohamed Achgalou
• Senegal, Mr. Momar Gueye
• Nigeria, Ms. Beatrice Ikeku-Thomas
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Sebastien Mutomb Mujing
• Angola, Mr. Arcanjo Maria Do Nascimento
• Amnesty International
• Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
• Rencontre Africaine pour la defense des droits de l'homme (RADDHO)
• Ms. Aida Costa, President of the National Human Rights Commission of Guinea Bissau
• H.E. Mr. Cletche Sanha, Legal Counsel with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guinea-Bissau (Introduction)
• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Consideration of the outcome on Kiribati

A/HRC/15/3, A/HRC/15/3/Add.1

• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Statement on behalf of Kiribati Delegation)
• Morocco, Mr. Omar Rabi
• Algeria, Mr. Idriss Jazaïry
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mr. Bob Last
• New Zealand, Ms. Lucy Richardson
• Australia, Ms. Peter Woolcott
• Maldives, Ms. Livsha Zahir
• Amnesty International
• Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Consideration of draft Resolutions continued

Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development continued

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/15/L.20 "Impunity for terrorist hostage takers, ransoms payments, and human rights" - submitted by Nigeria (on behalf of the African Group) – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Nigeria (on behalf of the African Group), Mr. Ositadinma Anaedu (Introduction)
• United States of America, Ms. Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe
• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)