Human Rights Council
Sixteenth session

28 February - 25 March 2011

at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland

Live Webcast

PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS ASPECTS OF HOSTAGE TAKING AND TERRORISM

Opening remarks by Madame Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights

[English] 12 minutes

Moderator:

• H.E. Ambassador Sihasak Phuangketkeow , President of the Human Rights Council
  

Panelists:

• Mr. Martin Scheinin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
  [English] 9 minutes
  
  
• Mr. Kamel Rezzag Bara, Adviser to the President of Algeria
  [English] [French] 7 minutes
  
  
• Commissioner Cecilia R.V. Quisumbing, National Human Rights Commission, Philippines
  [English] 9 minutes
  
  
• Mr. Soumeylou Maiga, President of the Sahel Observatory of Geostrategy and Security,
  Mali
  [English] [French] 11 minutes
  
  
• Mr. Federico Andreu, Colombian Commission of Jurists
  [English] [Spanish] 13 minutes
  
  

Interactive dialogue

France
Mr. Jean Baptiste Mattei

[English] [French] 3 minutes

Iraq (on behalf of the Arab Group)
Mr. Riadh Yalda Oshana

[English] [Arabic] 4 minutes

Algeria
Mr. Idriss Jazairy

[English] [French] 7 minutes

Russian Federation
Mr. Gregory Lukiyantsev

[English] [Russian] 3 minutes

China
Mr. Bian Ge

[English] [Chinese] 2 minutes

Burkina Faso
Mr. Antoine Somdah

[English] [French] 6 minutes

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Mr. Hamid Ahmadi

[English] 3 minutes

Nigeria (on behalf of the African Group)
Mr. Mohammed Haidara

[English] 4 minutes

Morocco
Mr. Mohamed Achgalou

[English] [French] 4 minutes

Colombia
Ms. Alicia Victoria Arango Olmos

[English] [Spanish] 3 minutes

United States of America
Ms. Margaret Wang

[English] 3 minutes

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ms. Maria Todd

[English] 1 minute

Spain
Mr. Pablo Gómez De Olea Bustinza

[English] [Spanish] 4 minutes

Syrian Arab Republic
Ms. Rania Al Rifaiy

[English] [ Arabic] 3 minutes

Closing Remarks by Panelists:

• Mr. Martin Scheinin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
  [English] 6 minutes
  
  
• Mr. Kamel Rezzag Bara, Adviser to the President of Algeria
  [English] [French] 8 minutes
  
  
• Commissioner Cecilia R.V. Quisumbing, National Human Rights Commission, Philippines
  [English] 5 minutes
  
  
• Mr. Federico Andreu, Colombian Commission of Jurists
  [English] 6 minutes

• Mr. Soumeylou Maiga, President of the Sahel Observatory of Geostrategy and Security,
  Mali
  [English] [Spanish] 9 minutes
  
  

General Debate (Continued)

National Human Rights Institutions and Non-Governmental Organizations

Joint statement: SOS Kinderdorf International - International Federation Terre Des Hommes - Defence for Children International - World Organisation Against Torture - Plan International, Inc. - International Save the Children Alliance - Foundation ECPAT International - World Vision International

[English] 2 minutes

Joint statement: American Association of Jurists - Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples - International Educational Development, Inc.

[English] [Spanish] 2 minutes

International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR)

[English] 2 minutes

Charitable Institute for Protecting Social Victims

[English] 2 minutes

Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network

[English] 2 minutes

Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV)

[English] 2 minutes

Joint statement: - Conectas Direitos Humanos - Action Canada for Population and Development

[English] 2 minutes

Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)

[English] [Spanish] 2 minutes

International Educational Development, Inc.

[English] 2 minutes

Presse Embleme Campagne

[English] 3 minutes

Human Rights Advocates, Inc.

[English] 2 minutes

United Towns Agency for North-South Cooperation

[English] [French] 2 minutes

International Federation of ACAT (Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture)

[English] 2 minutes

Jubilee Campaign

[English] 3 minutes

Society for Threatened Peoples

[English] 2 minutes

International Islamic Federation of Student Organizations

[English] 2minutes

Japanese Workers' Committee for Human Rights

[English] 2 minutes

Pax Romana (International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs and International Movement of Catholic Students)

[English] 2 minutes

Reporters Sans Frontiers International – Reporters Without Borders International 22. World Muslim Congress

[English] 2 minutes

Fundacion Para La Libertad

[English] 2 minutes

World Federation of Democratic Youth

[English] 2 minutes

Universal Peace Federation

[English] 1 minute

Tchad agir pour l'environment

[English] [French] 2 minutes

BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights

[English] 2 minutes

China NGO Network for International Exchanges (CNIE)

[English] [Chinese] 2 minutes

European Disability Forum

[English] 2 minutes

World Union for Progressive Judaism

[English] 2 minutes

Conscience and Peace Tax International (CPTI)

[English] 2 minutes

Organisation pour la Communication en Afrique et de Promotion de la Cooperation Economique Internationale – OCAPROCE Internationale

[English] [French] 2 minutes

Al-Hakim Foundation

[English] [Arabic] 2 minutes

Union de l'action féminine

[English] [French] 2 minutes

Joint statement: - World Federation of Trade Unions - Federation of Cuban Women

[English] [Spanish] 2 minutes

Comité International pour le Respect et l'Application de la Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples

[English] [Spanish] 2 minutes

Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development

[English] 2 minutes

Franciscans International

[English] 2 minutes

Asian Legal Resource Centre

[English] 2 minutes

Right of Reply

Uzbekistan

[English] [Russian] 3 minutes

United States of America

[English] 1 minute

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

[English] 1 minute

Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow
President of the Human Rights Council

[English] 3 minutes