33rd Meeting - 17th Regular Session of Human Rights…

15:00 - 18:00 - 33rd Plenary Meeting

Item 1: Organizational and procedural matters continued

Consideration of draft Resolutions

Item 2: Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/17/L.28 "Procedural decision" - submitted by Netherlands – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Netherlands, Mr. Boudewijn J. van Eenennaam (Introduction)
• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

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

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/17L.2 "Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children" - submitted by Philippines and Germany – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Philippines, Mr. Evan P. Garcia (Introduction)
• Germany, Mr. Reinhard Schweppe (Introduction)
• United States of America, Ms. Eileen Chamberlain
• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/17/L.10 "Independence of judges and lawyers" - submitted by Hungary – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Hungary, Mr. András Dékány (Introduction)
• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/17/L.11 "The Right to Education" - submitted by Portugal – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Portugal, Ms. Graça Andresen Guimarães (Introduction)
• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/17/L.17/Rev.1 "Human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises" - submitted by Norway, India, Argentina, Russian Federation, Nigeria – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Norway, Ms. Bente Angell-Hansen (Introduction)
• Argentina, Mr. Alberto J. Dumont (Introduction)
• United States of America, Mr. Dan Baer
• Ecuador, Mr. Mauricio Montalvo
• Hungary (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. András Dékány
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mr. Peter Gooderham
• Japan, Mr. Kenichi Suganuma
• Mr. Kyle Ward, Chief of OHCHR Programme Support and Management Services
• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/17/L.19 "Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions" - submitted by Sweden – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Sweden, Ms. Irina Schoulgin Nyoni (Introduction)
• United States of America, Ms. Eileen Chamberlain
• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/17/L.21 "Mandate of the independent expert on human rights and international solidarity" - submitted by Cuba – ADOPTED (YES 32 ¦ NO 14 ¦ 0 ABSTENTIONS)

• Cuba, Mr. Juan Antonio Quintanilla (Introduction)
• Hungary (on behalf of the European Union), Mr. András Dékány
• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/17/L.24 "The effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights" - submitted by Cuba – ADOPTED (YES 30 ¦ NO 13 ¦ 3 ABSTENTIONS)

• Cuba, Mr. Juan Antonio Quintanilla (Introduction)
• Hungary (on behalf of the European Union), Mr. András Dékány
• United States of America, Ms. Eileen Chamberlain
• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/17/L.25 "Proclamation of 19 August as the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism" - submitted by Afghanistan – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Afghanistan, Mr. Zalmai Aziz (Introduction)
• Spain, Mr. Pablo Gómez de Olea Bustinza
• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

Item 8: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action

Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/17/L.18 "National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights" - submitted by Australia – ADOPTED WITHOUT A VOTE

• Australia, Mr. Peter Woolcott (Introduction)
• Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)