31st Meeting - 59th Session of Human Rights Council…

- Decisions and conclusions (Cont'd):

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/59/L.2 - "Mandate of Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity" - Submitted by Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico - ADOPTED (29 YES ¦ 15 NO ¦ 3 ABSTENTIONS)

SPEAKERS:

• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council
• Uruguay, Ms. Emilia Eyheralde (Introduction)
• Brazil, Mr. Tovar Da Silvanunes
• Spain (on behalf of European Union), Mr. Marcos Gómez
• Bolivia, Ms. Maira Macdonal
• Albania, Ms. Vasilika Hysi
• Switzerland, Ms. Dalila Karic
• Marshall Islands, Ms. Doreen Debrum
• Cuba, Mr. Roberto Cabañas
• Spain, Ms. Clara Cabrera
• Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Ms. Ellen Van Thiel Verpoest (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Kuwait, Mr. Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Iceland, Ms. Ragnheidur Kolsoe (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Cyprus, Ms. Eleni Papanikolaou (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Belgium, Mr. Christophe Payot (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)           
  

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/59/L.6 - "The negative impact of corruption on the enjoyment of Human Rights" - Submitted by Morocco, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Poland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• Morocco, Mr. Omar Zniber (Introduction)
• Ethiopia, Mr. Haileselassie Subba Gebru
• Belgium, Mr. Christophe Payot
• Ghana, Mr. Felix Osei Boateng
• Cuba, Mr. Roberto Cabañas
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption) 
  
  

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/59/L.8 - "Access to medicines, vaccines and other health products in the context of the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health" - Submitted by Brazil, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand - ADOPTED (32 YES ¦ 0 NO ¦ 15 ABSTENTIONS)

SPEAKERS:

• Brazil, Mr. Tovar da SilvaNunes (Introduction)
• Mexico, Ms. Francisca Méndez Escobar
• Cuba, Ms. Greisy Cordero
• Bangladesh, Mr. Tareq Md. Ariful Islam
• Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Gallón
• Ethiopia, Mr. Andualem Yalelet Tessema
• Thailand, Ms. Pratana Disyatat
• Sudan, Mr. Omar Shareef Hamad Eisa
• Bolivia, Mr. Olmer Torrejón
• Algeria, Mr. Rachid Bladehane
• Czechia, Mr. Václav Bálek (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• South Africa, Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Spain (on behalf of European Union), Ms. Clara Cabrera (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Gallón (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Indonesia, Ms. Erlina Widyaningsih (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Iceland, Ms. Ragnheidur Kolsoe (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)  

• Cuba, Ms. Rebeca Hernández (Introduction)
• Ethiopia, Mr. Haileselassie Subba Gebru
• China, Ms. Li Xiaomei
• Bangladesh, Mr. Goutam Kumar Dey
• Algeria, Mr. Rachid Bladehane
• Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mexico, Mr. Rodrigo Pintado Collet (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Spain (on behalf of European Union), Mr. Marcos Gómez (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• South Africa, Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Chile, Ms. Claudia Fuentes Julio (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Bolivia, Ms. Maira Macdonal (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/59/L.11 - "The right to education" - Submitted by Portugal - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• Portugal, Mr. João António Da Costa Mira Gomes (Introduction)
• Cuba, Ms. Greisy Cordero
• South Africa, Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi
• Brazil, Mr. Tovar da Silva Nunes
• Spain, Ms. Miryam Naveiras
• Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Gallón
• Costa Rica, Mr. Roberto Céspedes
• Dominican Republic, Ms. Alfonsina Margarita Gonzalez Nicasio
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/59/L.13 - "Civil society space" - Submitted by Ireland, Chile, Japan, Sierra Leone, Tunisia - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• Ireland (on behalf of a core group), Mr. Noel White (Introduction)
• Sierra Leone (on behalf of a core group), Mr. Samuel Saffa (Introduction)
• Cuba, Ms. Greisy Cordero
• Albania, Ms. Vasilika Hysi
• Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Gallón
• Republic of Korea, Mr. Seong Deok Yun
• Spain (on behalf of European Union), Mr. Marcos Gómez
• Dominican Republic, Mr. Carlos García
• Marshall Islands, Ms. Doreen Debrum
• China, Mr. Song Changqing (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/59/L.14 - "New and emerging digital technologies and Human Rights" - Submitted by Republic of Korea, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Morocco, Singapore - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

• Republic of Korea, Mr. Seong Deok Yun (Introduction)
• Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki  Oike
• Brazil, Mr. Tovar da Silva Nunes
• Germany, Mr. Gunnar Berkemeier
• Chile, Ms. Claudia Fuentes Julio
• Czechia, Mr. Václav Bálek
• China, Mr. Song Changqing (Explanation of vote before the vote)
• Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)