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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 - 13:00 - 21st Plenary Meeting
 [English][Original language] 1 hour and 3 minutes- Sri Lanka
[English][Original language] 37 minutes - France
[English][Original language] 34 minutes - Tonga
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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 Sri Lanka
A/HRC/8/46 |
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Sri Lanka
His Excellency, Mr. Rajiva Wijesingha, Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights
[English] 6 minutes
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Member States, Observer States and UN Agencies |
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Denmark
Mr. Hans Grunnet
[English] 2 minutes |
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Sweden
Mr. Klas Nyman
[English] 2 minutes |
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Algeria
Mr. Idriss Jazaïry
[English] 2 minutes |
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Canada
Mr. Terry Cormier
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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Qatar
Mr. Mansour Abdulla Salem Al Sulaitin
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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China
Mr. Li Baodong
[English] [Chinese] 2 minutes |
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Bahrain
Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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Indonesia
Mr. Benny Yan Pieter Siahaan
[English] 3 minutes |
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Japan
Mr. Akio Isomata
[English] 2 minutes |
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Stakeholders |
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Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (Joint Statement)
[English] 2 minutes |
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Interfaith International
[English] 2 minutes |
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International Educational Development (IED), Inc
[English] 2 minutes |
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International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
[English] 2 minutes |
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International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination And Racism (IMADR), Pax Romana (International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs and International Movement of Catholic Students), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) (Joint Statement)
[English] 2 minutes |
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Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC)
[English] 2 minutes |
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International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW) Asia Pacific
[English] 2 minutes |
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Final remarks by the State under review |
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Sri Lanka
His Excellency, Mr. Rajiva Wijesingha, Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights
Mr. Mohan Peiris
His Excellency, Mr. Rajiva Wijesingha, Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights
[English] 18 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 Sri Lanka ]
[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 France
A/HRC/8/47, A/HRC/8/8/NGO/23 |
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France
His Excellency, Ambassador Jean-Baptiste Mattei, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations Office at Geneva
[English] [French] 14 minutes
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Member States, Observer States and UN Agencies |
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Qatar
Mr. Abdulla Falah Abdulla Al-Dosari
[English] [Arabic / French] 3 minutes |
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Morocco
Mr. Mohammed Loulichki
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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Algeria
Mr. Idriss Jazaïry
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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Stakeholders |
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Commission nationale consultative des droits de l'homme, France
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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International Federation of ACAT (Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture- FIACAT), Human Rights Watch (Joint statement)
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA)
[English] 3 minutes |
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Islamic Human Rights Commission
[English] 1 minute |
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Final remarks by the State under review |
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France
His Excellency, Ambassador Jean-Baptiste Mattei, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations Office at Geneva
[English] [French] 4 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 France ]
[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 Tonga
A/HRC/8/48 |
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Tonga
Mr. Viliami Malolo, Deputy Secretary for Foreign Affairs
[English] 4 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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Morocco
Mr. Mohammed Loulichki
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ms. Melanie Hopkins
[English] 1 minute |
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Maldives
Mr. Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed
[English] 2 minutes |
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New Zealand
Mr. Michael Mcbryde
[English] 2 minutes |
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Switzerland
Ms. Jeanine Volken
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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Qatar
Mr. Mansour Abdulla Salem Al Sulaitin
[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes |
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Stakeholders |
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Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
[English] 2 minutes |
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Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA)
[English] 2 minutes |
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International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW) Asia Pacific, Action Canada for Population and Development (ACPD), Federation for Women and Family Planning, Latin American Committee for the Defence of Women's Rights (CLADEM) (Joint Statement)
[English] 2 minutes |
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Amnesty International
[English] 2 minutes |
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Final remarks by the State under review |
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Tonga
Mr. Viliami Malolo, Deputy Secretary for Foreign Affairs
[English] 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 Tonga ]
[English] 1 minute
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15:00 - 18:00 - 18th Plenary Meeting
[English][Original language] 31 minutes - Romania
[English][Original language] 26 minutes - Mali
[English][Original language] 1 hour and 55 minutes - General debate under Item 6
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Mr. Alejandro Artucio Rodríguez
Vice-President of the Human Rights Council
[English] [Spanish] 2 minutes
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Item 6: Universal Periodic Review |
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Consideration of the outcome on Romania
A/HRC/8/49 |
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Romania
His Excellency, Mr. Gheorghe Magheru, Director General at the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
[English] 13 minutes
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Member States, Observer States and UN Agencies |
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China
Mr. Zhu Yanwei
[English] [Chinese] 1 minute |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ms. Melanie Hopkins
[English] 1 minute |
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Algeria
Mr. Idriss Jazaïry
[English] 2 minutes |
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Stakeholders |
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European Region of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA-Europe), Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (Joint statement)
[English] 2 minutes |
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Final remarks by the State under review |
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Romania
His Excellency, Mr. Gheorghe Magheru, Director General at the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
[English] 3 minutes
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Mr. Alejandro Artucio Rodríguez
Vice-President of the Human Rights Council
[ Adoption of the decision on the outcome of the Universal Peridic Review of Romania ]
[English] [Spanish] 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 Mali
A/HRC/8/50 |
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Mali
His Excellency, Mr. Sékou Kassé
[English] [French] 16 minutes
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Member States, Observer States and UN Agencies |
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Tunisie
Mr. Ali Cherif
[English] [French] 1 minute |
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Philippines
Ms. Erlinda F. Basilio
[English] 1 minute |
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Senegal
Mr. Pierre Diouf
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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Algeria
Mr. Idriss Jazaïry
[English] [French] 2 minutes |
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Final remarks by the State under review |
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Mali
His Excellency, Mr. Sékou Kassé
[English] [French] 1 minute
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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 Mali ]
[English] [French] 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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General debate |
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Member States, Observer States and UN Agencies |
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Canada
Mr. John Von Kaufmann
[English] 4 minutes |
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Russian Federation
Ms. Ekaterina Syvorotkina
[English] [Russian] 3 minutes |
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Malaysia
Mr. Moktar Idham Musa
[English] 2 minutes |
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Switzerland
Ms. Muriel Berset
[English] [French] 4 minutes |
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Points of order |
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Egypt
Secretariat
Egypt
Secretariat
Egypt
[English] 3 minutes |
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Member States, Observer States and UN Agencies (Continued) |
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China
Mr. Ke Yousheng
[English] [Chinese] 2 minutes |
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Brazil
Mr. Murilo Vieira Komniski
[English] 3 minutes |
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Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union)
Mr. Andrej Logar
[English] 6 minutes |
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Egypt (on behalf of the African Group)
Mr. Amr Roshdy Hassan
[English] 4 minutes |
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Cuba
Mr. Rodolfo Reyes Rodriguez
[English] [Spanish] 3 minutes |
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Organisation internationale de la francophonie
Mr. Marc Gambaraza
[English] [French] 3 minutes |
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Turkey
Mr. Ahmet Üzümcü
[English] 3 minutes |
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New Zealand (Joint statement with Norway)
Ms. Amy Laurenson
[English] 3 minutes |
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Algeria
Mr. Idriss Jazaïry
[English] 3 minutes |
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Morocco
Mr. Mohammed Loulichki
[English] [French] 3 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), International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW) (Joint statement)
[English] [Spanish] 3 minutes |
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International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Pax Romana (International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs and International Movement of Catholic Students), Baha'i International Community, Human Rights Watch (Joint statement)
[English] 3 minutes |
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Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID),International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR), Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) (Joint statement)
[English] 3 minutes |
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Amnesty International
[English] 3 minutes |
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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
Tunisia
[English] [Original Language] 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
Slovenia
Canada
Algeria
China
President
[English] 6 minutes |
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Stakeholders (Continued) |
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Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
[English] 2 minutes |
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Points of order |
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President
Egypt
President
Algeria
Tunisia
Slovenia
Switzerland
Morocco
Germany
Cuba
Bahrain
[English] [Original Language] 13 minutes |
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Stakeholders (Continued) |
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International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH)
[English] [French] 3 minutes |
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Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
[English] 3 minutes |
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Indian Council of South America
[English] 2 minutes |
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Point of order |
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Algeria
President
Algeria
President
Egypt
Canada
Morocco
[English] [Original Language] 6 minutes |
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Mr. Doru Costea
President of the Human Rights Council
[English] 7 minutes
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