HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY ON 15 OCTOBER
13 October 2009
The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on the “human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and East Jerusalem” on Thursday, 15 October 2009, starting 3 p.m. in Room XX of the Palais des Nations.
The holding of the Special Session comes at the request of Palestine. The request is co-sponsored by the following 18 Member States of the Human Rights Council, namely Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Indonesia, Jordan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Senegal.
It is expected that the Special Session will continue on Friday, 16 October. This will be the twelfth Special Session of the Council.
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Document Type: French text, Press Release
Document Sources: Human Rights Council
Subject: Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law
Publication Date: 13/10/2009