Durban Review Conference
Preparatory Committee
Second substantive session

6 - 17 October 2008

at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland

Monday, 6 October 2008
10:00 - 13:00 | 15:00 - 18:00

Statement by the Chairperson
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji, Lybian Arab Jamahiriya

[English] 15 minutes

Ms. Navanethem Pillay
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

[English] 17 minutes

Mr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi
President of the Human Rights Council

[English] 7 minutes

Item 1: Adoption of the agenda

A/CONF.211/PC.3/1 and Add. 1

Item 2: Organization of work

A/CONF.211/PC.3/7 and Add. 1

Draft Decision 1: Organization of work of the second substantive session

Chairperson
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji

[English] 7 minutes

Draft Decision 1 is adopted without vote

Draft Decision 2: Concerning the extension for two days the deadline for the reception of comments with regard to six NGOs out of eight as listed in paragraph 3 contained in document A/CONF.211/PC.3/7.

Pakistan
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji, Chairperson

[English] 1 minute

Algeria
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji, Chairperson
Secretariat
Algeria
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji, Chairperson

[English] [English /Arabic] 9 minutes

Draft Decision 2 is adopted without vote

Draft Decision 3: Recommendation of the Secretariat as contained in paragraph 5 of the Note by the Secretariat, which is to grant accreditation to two NGOs (Gherush92 Committee for Human Rights; and Bexley Council for Racial Equality)

Chairperson
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji

[English] 1 minute

Draft Decision 3 is adopted without vote

Recommendations contained in paragraphs 9, 12 and 15 of the Note by the Secretariat are postponed to Friday, 10 October.

Draft Decision 4: Recommendation contained in paragraph 16 of the Note by the Secretariat, which is not to grant accreditation to three NGOs (Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society, Rural Development Centre, and Buddha Smriti Sanathan).

Chairperson
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji

[English] 3 minutes

Draft Decision 4 is adopted without vote

Draft Decision 5: Recommendation contained in paragraph 18 of the Note by the Secretariat concerning the objection by the Permanent Mission of India to the accreditation of the NGO called International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) which does not meet the criteria established in resolution 1996/31 of the Economic and Social Council and which did not participate in the Durban Conference.

India
Mr. Rajiv Kumar Chander

[English] 4 minutes

France (on behalf of the European Union)
Mr. Daniel Vosgien

[English] [English/French] 5 minutes

Pakistan
Mr. Marghoob Saleem Butt

[English] 3 minutes

Algeria - point of order
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji, Chairperson

[English] [English /Arabic] 1 minute

India
Mr. Rajiv Kumar Chander

[English] 8 minutes

Chairperson
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji

[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes

Sweden
Mr. Christoffer Berg

[English] 3 minutes

Pakistan - point of order

[English] 1 minute

India
Mr. Rajiv Kumar Chander

[English] 1 minute

France (on behalf of the European Union)
Mr. Daniel Vosgien

[English] [French] 1 minute

Algeria - point of order
Mr. Idriss Jazaïry

[English] [French] 2 minutes

Russian Federation
Mr. Yury Boichenko

[English] [Russian] 2 minutes

Morocco
Mr. Mohammed Loulichki

[English] 1 minute

Germany
Mr. Michael Klepsch

[English] 2 minutes

South Africa
Ms. Glaudine J. Mtshali

[English] 1 minute

Cuba
Mr. Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios

[English] [Spanish] 2 minutes

Nigeria
Mr. Ositadinma Anaedu

[English] 2 minutes

Denmark
Mr. Lars Volck Madsen

[English] 1 minute

Zimbabwe
Mr. Enos Mafemba

[English] 1 minute

Sweden
Mr. Christoffer Berg

[English] 1 minute

France (on behalf of the European Union)
Mr. Daniel Vosgien

[English] [French] 2 minutes

Bangladesh
Mr. Md Mustafizur Rahman

[English] 1 minute

Chairperson
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji

[English] [Arabic] 3 minutes

Egypt - point of order

[English] [English /Arabic] 2 minutes

Draft Decision 5 is postponed

Draft Decision 6: Invitation addressed to the High Commissioner for Human Rights under agenda item 7 entitled "Organization of the work of the Durban Review Conference and other matters"

Algeria - point of order
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji, Chairperson
Secretariat
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji, Chairperson
Algeria
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji, Chairperson

[English] [English /Arabic] 3 minutes

South Africa
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji, Chairperson

[English] [English /Arabic] 2 minutes

Belgium
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji, Chairperson

[English] [English /Arabic] 1 minute

Egypt

[English] [English /Arabic] 1 minute

Algeria
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji, Chairperson
Secretariat

[English] [English /Arabic] 2 minutes

Ireland
M. Mícheál Tierney

[English] 1 minute

Draft Decision 6: - Continued

Secretariat

[English] 1 minute

Draft Decision 6 is adopted without vote

Item 2: Organization of work - Concerning the draft timetable and other recommendations relating to the programme and organization of work of the session as proposed by the Bureau.

Chairperson
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji

[English] 5 minutes

Item 2: Organization of work - Concerning the speaking time limits at this session

Chairperson
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji

[English] 3 minutes

Item 3: Reports of preparatory meetings and activities at the international, regional and national levels

Item 4: Review of reports, studies and other documentation for the Preparatory Committee and the Durban Review Conference and contributions of human rights bodies and mechanisms

Item 5: Report of the intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group to follow up the work of the Preparatory Committee

General discussion under agenda items 3, 4 and 5

South Africa (on behalf of the African Group)
Ms. Glaudine J. Mtshali

[English] 7 minutes

Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement)
Mr. Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios

[English][English/Spanish] 5 minutes

France (on behalf of the European Union)
Mr. Jean-Baptiste Mattéi

[English][French] 6 minutes

Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference)
Ms. Tehmina Janjua

[English] 8 minutes

China (on behalf of the Asian Group)
Mr. Ke Yousheng

[English][Chinese] 2 minutes

Nigeria
Mr. Ositadinma Anaedu

[English] 5 minutes

Brazil (On Behalf of the Grulac)
Ms. Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo

[English] 7 minutes

Algeria
Mr. Idriss Jazaïry

[English][French] 5 minutes

Azerbaijan
Mr. Habib Mikayilli

[English] 3 minutes

Argentina
Mr. Sebastián Rosales

[English][Spanish] 3 minutes

Brazil
Ms. Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo

[English] 4 minutes

Mauritius
Mr. Subbas Gujadhur

[English] 4 minutes

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Peter Gooderham

[English] 4 minutes

Turkey
Mr. Fatih Ulusoy

[English] 3 minutes

Egypt
Mr. Hisham Badr

[English] 4 minutes

Switzerland
Ms. Muriel Berset

[English][French] 5 minutes

Indonesia
Mr. I. Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja

[English] 5 minutes

Italy
Mr. Roberto Nocella

[English] 3 minutes

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Ms. Shawna Olney

[English] 4 minutes

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
Mr. Githu Muigai

[English] 3 minutes

Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Ms. Asma Jahangir

[English] 3 minutes

Non-governmental Organizations

Touro Institute on Human Rights, the Holocaust and Hudson Institute, International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (IAJLJ) (joint statement)

[English] 2 minutes

Point of Order

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Ms. Najat Al-Hajjaji, Chairperson

[English][English/Arabic] 3 minutes

Non-governmental Organizations (Continued)

Touro Institute on Human Rights, the Holocaust and Hudson Institute, International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (IAJLJ) (joint statement)

[English] 2 minutes

B'nai B'rith International (BBI)

[English] 1 minute

IMDAR, Lutherian World Federation, Forum-Asia, APWLD (joint statement)

[English] 4 minutes

United Nations Watch

[English] 3 minutes

Afro-Swedish National Association

[English] 3 minutes

The Movement for Abolition of Prostitution and Pornography (MAPP)

[English] 3 minutes

Canadian Arab federation, African Canadian Legal Clinic (joint statement)

[English][English/French] 3 minutes