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Human Rights Council
Eighth session
2 - 18 June 2008
at the Palais des Nations in Geneva,
Switzerland
Live
Webcast |
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10:00 - 15:00 - 13th Plenary Meeting
[English][Original language] 1 hour and 34 minutes - Bahrain
[English][Original language] 42 minutes - Ecuador
[English][Original language] 28 minutes - Tunisia (Part 1) [ To be continued in the afternoon ]
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Mr. Doru Costea
President of the Human Rights Council
[English] 8 minutes
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Item 6: Universal Periodic Review |
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Consideration of the outcome on Bahrain
A/HRC/8/19 |
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Bahrain
Mr. Nizar ALBAHARNA, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
[English] 7 minutes
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Member States, Observer States and UN Agencies |
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Algeria
Mr. Idriss Jazaïry
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union)
Mr. Andrej Logar
[English] 1 minute |
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Tunisia
Mr. Samir Labidi
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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Qatar
Mr. Abdulla Falah Abdulla Al-Dosari
[English] [Arabic] 3 minutes |
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Indonesia
Mr. I. Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja
[English] 2 minutes |
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Pakistan
Mr. Marghoob Saleem Butt
[English] 2 minutes |
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Jordan
Mr. Hussam Qudah
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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Syria
Mr. Abdulmonem Annan
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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Saudi Arabia
Mr. Abdulwahab Abdulsalam Attar
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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Stakeholders |
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Bahrain Women Association (BWA)
[English] 2 minutes |
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Front Line, The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) (Joint statement)
[English] 2 minutes |
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Points of order |
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Pakistan
President
[English] 2 minutes |
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Stakeholders (Continued) |
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Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
[English] 1 minute |
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Points of order |
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Egypt
President
Slovenia
Egypt
Germany
President
[English] 4 minutes |
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Stakeholders (Continued) |
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Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
[English] 1 minute |
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Points of order |
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Egypt
Mexico
Egypt
Canada
Switzerland
President
Egypt
Slovenia
Nigeria
Pakistan
President
Switzerland
[English] [Original Language] 21 minutes |
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Stakeholders (Continued) |
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Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
[English] 1 minute |
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Point of order |
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President
[English] 1 minute |
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Final remarks by the State under review |
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Bahrain
Mr. Nizar Albaharna, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Ms. Marian Alkhalifa
Mr. Nizar Albaharna, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
[English] [Arabic / English] 13 minutes
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Mr. Doru Costea
President of the Human Rights Council
[English] 13 minutes
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Member States, Observer States and UN Agencies |
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Switzerland
Mr. Blaise Godet
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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Mr. Doru Costea
President of the Human Rights Council
[ Adoption of the decision on the outcome of the Universal Peridic Review of Bahrain ]
[English] 1 minute
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Points of order |
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Algeria
President
Algeria
[English] 3 minutes |
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Item 6: Universal Periodic Review (Continued)
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Mr. Doru Costea
President of the Human Rights Council
[English] 2 minutes
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Consideration of the outcome on Ecuador
A/HRC/8/20
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Ecuador
His Excellency, Mr. Emilio Izquierdo, Under-Secretary of Multilateral Relations, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
[English] [Spanish] 18 minutes
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Member States, Observer States and UN Agencies |
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Pakistan
Mr. Marghoob Saleem Butt
[English] 1 minute |
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Italy
Mr. Roberto Vellano
[English] [Spanish] 3 minutes |
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Brazil
Mr. Murilo Vieira Komniski
[English] 2 minutes |
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Stakeholders |
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Latin American Committee for the Defence of Women's Rights (CLADEM), Action Canada for Population and Development (ACPD), Federation for Women and Family Planning, International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW) (Joint statement)
[English] [Spanish] 2 minutes |
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Comisión Jurídica Para El Autodesarollo de los Pueblos Originarios Andinos "CAPAJ"
[English] [Spanish] 2 minutes |
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Action Canada for Population and Development (ACPD)
[English] 2 minutes |
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Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL)
[English] 2 minutes |
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Final remarks by the State under review |
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Ecuador
His Excellency, Mr. Emilio Izquierdo, Under-Secretary of Multilateral Relations, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
[English] [Spanish] 3 minutes
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Mr. Doru Costea
President of the Human Rights Council
[ Adoption of the decision on the outcome of the Universal Peridic Review of Ecuador ]
[English] 1 minute
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Item 6: Universal Periodic Review (Continued)
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Mr. Doru Costea
President of the Human Rights Council
[English] 2 minutes
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Consideration of the outcome on Tunisia
A/HRC/8/21
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Tunisia
Mr. Béchir Tekkari
[English] [French] 5 minutes
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Member States, Observer States and UN Agencies |
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Algeria
Mr. Idriss Jazaïry
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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Morocco
Mr. Mohammed Loulichki
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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Qatar
Mr. Abdulla Falah Abdulla Al-Dosari
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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Belgium
Mr. Nicolas Nihon
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Indonesia
Mr. I. Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja
[English] 2 minutes |
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Pakistan
Mr. Marghoob Saleem Butt
[English] 2 minutes |
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Angola
Ms. Efigénia Jorge
[English] 2 minutes |
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Bahrain
Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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Cuba
Mr. Resfel Pino Álvarez
[English] [Spanish] 2 minutes |
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15:00 - 18:00 - 14th Plenary Meeting
[English][Original language] 36 minutes - Tunisia (Part 2) [ Continued ]
[English][Original language] 1 hour 23 minutes - Morocco
[English][Original language] 19 minutes - Finland
[English][Original language] 33 minutes - Indonesia [ To be continued tomorrow ]
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Mr. Doru Costea
President of the Human Rights Council
[English] 1 minute
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Item 6: Universal Periodic Review |
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Consideration of the outcome on Tunisia (Continued)
A/HRC/8/21
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Stakeholders |
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International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH)
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Point of order |
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Egypt
President
[English] 1 minute |
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Stakeholders (Continued) |
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International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH)
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Organisation de la Mère Maghrebine (OMMA), Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS), Association Tunisienne des Mères (ATM) (Joint statement)
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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World Organization Against Torture, Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists (Joint statement)
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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International Publishers Association (IPA), International PEN (Joint statement)
[English] 2 minutes |
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Union Nationale de la Femme Tunisienne
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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Espace Afrique International
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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Association Tunisienne des Droits de l'enfant (ATUDE)
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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Fondation Atlas pour l'Auto-Développement et la Solidarité
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Point of order |
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President
Fondation Atlas pour l'Auto-Développement et la Solidarité
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Stakeholders (Continued) |
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Association Tunisienne de la Communication "ATUCOM"
[English] 3 minutes |
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Action Internationale pour la Paix et le Developpement dans la Region des Grands Lacs (AIPD)
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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Final remarks by the State under review |
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Tunisia
Mr. Béchir Tekkari, Minister of Justice and Human Rights
[English] [French] 5 minutes
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Mr. Doru Costea
President of the Human Rights Council
[ Adoption of the decision on the outcome of the Universal Peridic Review of Tunisia ]
[English] 1 minute
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Item 6: Universal Periodic Review (Continued) |
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Mr. Doru Costea
President of the Human Rights Council
[English] 1 minute
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Consideration of the outcome on Morocco
A/HRC/8/22
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Morocco
Ambassador Mohammed Loulichki, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to United Nations Office in Geneva
[English] [French] 14 minutes
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Member States, Observer States and UN Agencies |
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Netherlands
Ms. Nynke B. Wijmenga
[English] 1 minute |
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Tunisia
Mr. Samir Labidi
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Qatar (On Behalf of the Arab Group)
Mr. Abdulla Falah Abdulla Al-Dosari
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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Pakistan
Mr. Marghoob Saleem Butt
[English] 2 minutes |
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Bahrain
Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla
[English] [Arabic] 1 minute |
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Syrian Arab Republic
Ms. Abir Al Assad
[English] [Arabic] 1 minute |
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Saudi Arabia
Mr. Abdulwahab Abdulsalam Attar
[English] [Arabic] 1 minute |
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Jordan
Ms. Ghadeer El-Fayez
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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Egypt
Mr. Amr Roshdy Hassan
[English] [Arabic] 1 minute |
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United Arab Emirates
Mr. Adel Essa Hur Al Mahri
[English] [Arabic] 1 minute |
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Stakeholders |
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Conseil Consultatif des droits de l’homme du Maroc
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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Mouvement contre le Racisme et pour l'amitie entre les Peuples (MRAP), France Libertes : Fondation Danielle Mitterrand (Joint Statement)
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Point of order |
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President
[English] 1 minute |
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Stakeholders (Continued) |
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Mouvement contre le Racisme et pour l'amitie entre les Peuples (MRAP), France Libertes : Fondation Danielle Mitterrand (Joint Statement)
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Points of order |
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Egypt
Canada
Slovenia
Egypt
Pakistan
Switzerland
[English] [Original Language] 8 minutes |
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Stakeholders (Continued) |
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Mouvement contre le Racisme et pour l'amitie entre les Peuples (MRAP), France Libertes : Fondation Danielle Mitterrand (Joint Statement)
[English] [French / English] 1 minute |
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Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Points of order |
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Egypt
Slovenia
President
[English] 2 minutes |
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Stakeholders (Continued) |
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Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Points of order |
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Egypt
France
[English] [Original Language] 2 minutes |
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Stakeholders (Continued) |
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Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Action Internationale pour la Paix et le Developpement dans la Region des Grands Lacs (AIPD)
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Points of order |
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President
[English] 1 minute |
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Stakeholders (Continued) |
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Action Internationale pour la Paix et le Developpement dans la Region des Grands Lacs (AIPD)
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Interfaith International
[English] [Spanish] 2 minutes |
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Arab Commission for Human Rights (ACHR)
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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Union de l'action Feminine
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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International Federation of Business and Professional Women (IFBPW)
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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France Libertés : Fondation Danielle Mitterrand
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Point of order |
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President
France Libertés : Fondation Danielle Mitterrand
[English] 2 minutes |
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Stakeholders (Continued) |
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Amnesty International
[English] 2 minutes |
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Points of order |
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Egypt
President
[English] 1 minute |
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Stakeholders (Continued) |
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Amnesty International
[English] 1 minute |
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Final remarks by the State under review |
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Morocco
Ambassador Mohammed Loulichki, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to United Nations Office in Geneva
Mr.
[English] [French / Arabic] 6 minutes
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Mr. Doru Costea
President of the Human Rights Council
[ Adoption of the decision on the outcome of the Universal Peridic Review of Morocco ]
[English] 1 minute
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Item 6: Universal Periodic Review (Continued) |
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Mr. Doru Costea
President of the Human Rights Council
[English] 1 minute
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Consideration of the outcome on Finland
A/HRC/8/24
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Finland
Her Excellency, Mrs. Teija Tiilikainen, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
[English] 9 minutes
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Stakeholders |
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Friends World Committee for Consultation in Joint Statement
[English] 1 minute |
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International Federation of Human Rights Leagues
[English] 2 minutes |
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Final remarks by the State under review |
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Finland
Her Excellency, Mrs. Teija Tiilikainen, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
[English] 3 minutes
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Mr. Doru Costea
President of the Human Rights Council
[ Adoption of the decision on the outcome of the Universal Peridic Review of Finland]
[English] 1 minute
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Item 6: Universal Periodic Review (Continued) |
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Mr. Doru Costea
President of the Human Rights Council
[English] 1 minute
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Consideration of the outcome on Indonesia
A/HRC/8/23 |
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Indonesia
His Excellency Gusti Agung Wekaka Puja, Deputy Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations in Geneva.
[English] 15 minutes
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Member States, Observer States and UN Agencies |
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Algeria
Mr. Idriss Jazaïry
[English] 2 minutes |
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Tunisia
Mr. Anouar Ben Youssef
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Qatar
Mr. Faisal Abdulla Al-Henzab
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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Pakistan
Mr. Marghoob Saleem Butt
[English] 2 minutes |
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Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Mr. Asadollah Eshragh Jahromi
[English] 2 minutes |
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Bahrain
Ms. Muna Radhi
[English] [Arabic] 1 minute |
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Cuba
Mr. Resfel Pino Álvarez
[English] [Spanish] 2 minutes |
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Syrian Arab Republic
Ms. Abir Al Assad
[English] 1 minute |
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Azerbaijan
Mr. Azad Cafarov
[English] 2 minutes |
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