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general

debate

on

human

rights

situations

that

require

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MIDDAYAFTERNOON

September

The

Human

Rights

Council

today

held

a

general

debate

on

human

rights

situations

that

require

the

Councils

attention

In

the

general

debate

speakers

reiterated

serious

concern

about

the

rising

intolerance

against

migrants

and

minorities

fed

by

racism

and

populism

that

were

practiced

by

mainstream

political

parties

The

abuse

of

the

social

media

which

fuelled

tensions

and

violence

in

several

countries

underlined

the

need

to

explore

the

ways

to

stem

misperceptions

and

misunderstandings

while

not

compromising

the

freedom

of

expression

Several

delegations

raised

concern

about

the

increasing

repression

through

arrests

and

detention

against

human

rights

defenders

and

journalists

crimes

against

ethnic

and

religious

minorities

and

atrocities

against

lesbian

gay

bisexual

transgender

and

intersex

individuals

Some

speakers

insisted

on

the

Speaking

in

the

general

debate

were

Pakistan

on

behalf

of

the

Organization

of

Islamic

Cooperation

Venezuela

on

behalf

of

the

NonAligned

Movement

Austria

on

behalf

of

European

Union

Venezuela

on

behalf

of

a

group

of

countries

Germany

Switzerland

Slovenia

Republic

of

Korea

Japan

Pakistan

Spain

Cuba

Hungary

Ukraine

Australia

Venezuela

Georgia

Belgium

United

Kingdom

Iceland

Peru

China

Canada

France

Israel

Maldives

Finland

Denmark

Russia

Netherlands

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

Czechia

Iran

Eritrea

Ireland

Norway

Nicaragua

and

Belarus

Also

taking

the

floor

in

the

discussion

were

Procuraduría

para

la

Defensa

de

los

Derechos

Humanos

de

Nicaragua

World

Jewish

Congress

United

Nations

Watch

Minority

Rights

Group

International

Helsinki

Foundation

for

Human

Rights

Conectas

Direitos

Humanos

East

and

Horn

of

Africa

Human

Rights

Defenders

Project

Réseau

International

des

Droits

Humains

RIDH

Human

Rights

Law

Centre

Bahai

International

Community

International

Lesbian

and

Gay

Association

International

Association

of

Democratic

Lawyers

World

Evangelical

Alliance

Association

for

Progressive

Communications

in

a

joint

statement

with

Access

Now

Pan

African

Union

for

Science

and

Technology

Christian

Solidarity

Worldwide

Mouvement

contre

le

racisme

et

pour

lamitié

entre

les

peuples

Amnesty

International

International

Federation

for

Human

Rights

Leagues

International

Human

Rights

Association

of

American

Minorities

IHRAAM

United

Towns

Agency

for

NorthSouth

Cooperation

Agir

Ensemble

pour

les

droits

de

lhomme

iuventum

eV

Comité

international

pour

le

respect

et

lapplication

de

la

charte

africaine

des

droits

de

lhomme

et

des

peuples

Guinea

Medical

Mutual

Association

Africa

Culture

International

Center

for

Inquiry

Indian

Movement

Tupaj

Amaru

International

Career

Support

Association

Asociacion

HazteOirorg

Franciscans

International

EuropeThird

World

Centre

in

a

joint

statement

with

Friends

of

the

Earth

International

Institute

for

Policy

Studies

and

International

Association

of

Democratic

Lawyers

Iraqi

Development

Organization

International

Commission

of

Jurists

International

Service

for

Human

Rights

Asian

Forum

for

Human

Rights

and

Development

ForumAsia

Alsalam

Foundation

Human

Rights

Watch

American

Association

of

Jurists

Americans

for

Democracy

Human

Rights

in

Bahrain

Inc

Union

of

Arab

Jurists

Verein

Sudwind

Entwicklungspolitik

Conseil

International

pour

le

soutien

à

des

procès

équitables

et

aux

Droits

de

lHomme

European

Union

of

Public

Relations

Commonwealth

Human

Rights

Initiative

Association

of

World

Citizens

Liberation

Association

pour

lIntégration

et

le

Développement

Durable

au

Burundi

Global

Welfare

Association

Indigenous

People

of

Africa

Coordinating

Committee

Action

internationale

pour

la

paix

et

le

développement

dans

la

région

des

Grands

Lacs

Mbororo

Social

and

Cultural

Development

Association

MBOSCUDA

Coup

de

Pousse

Chaîne

de

lEspoir

NordSud

CDPCENS

African

Development

Association

Human

Rights

Now

The

Palestinian

Return

Centre

Ltd

Life

Foundation

Green

Ecological

Group

New

Human

Rigths

Cameroon

Peace

Brigades

International

Switzerland

Centre

for

Human

Rights

and

Peace

Advocacy

Right

Livelihood

Award

Foundation

International

Movement

against

all

Forms

of

Discrimination

and

Racism

IMADR

International

Association

for

Democracy

in

Africa

Article

The

International

Centre

against

Censorship

Womens

Human

Rights

International

Association

Khiam

Rehabilitation

Center

for

Victims

of

Torture

African

Regional

Agricultural

Credit

Association

World

Environment

and

Resources

Council

Charitable

Institute

for

Protecting

Social

Victims

Society

of

Iranian

Women

Advocating

Sustainable

Development

of

Environment

Commission

to

Study

the

Organization

Asociacion

Cubana

de

las

Naciones

Unidas

Conseil

de

jeunesse

pluriculturelle

COJEP

World

Barua

Organization

International

Organization

for

the

Elimination

of

all

Forms

of

Racial

Discrimination

EAFORD

International

Fellowship

of

Reconciliation

Pasumai

Thaayagam

Foundation

International

Muslim

Womens

Union

Organisation

pour

la

Communication

en

Afrique

et

de

Promotion

de

la

Cooperation

Economique

Internationale

OCAPROCE

Internationale

France

Libertés

Fondation

Danielle

Mitterrand

Rencontre

Africaine

pour

la

défense

des

droits

de

lhomme

Society

for

Development

and

Community

Empowerment

Tourner

la

page

Association

Thendral

Le

Pont

Tamil

Uzhagam

ABC

Tamil

Oli

Association

culturelle

des

Tamouls

en

France

Association

for

the

Victims

of

the

world

International

Solidarity

for

Africa

Action

of

Human

Movement

AHM

International

Humanist

and

Ethical

Union

Maarij

Foundation

for

Peace

and

Development

Organization

for

Defending

Victims

of

Violence

United

Villages

International

Educational

Development

Union

of

Writers

and

Artists

of

Cuba

European

Centre

for

Law

and

Justice

Lawyers

Rights

Watch

Canada

Organisation

internationale

pour

les

pays

les

moins

avancés

OIPMA

International

Youth

and

Student

Movement

for

the

United

Nations

Ius

Primi

Viri

International

Association

Health

and

Environment

Program

HEP

LObservatoire

Mauritanien

des

Droits

de

lHomme

et

de

la

Démocratie

CIVICUS

World

Alliance

for

Citizen

Participation

Association

des

étudiants

tamouls

de

France

Press

Emblem

Campaign

Association

for

the

Protection

of

Women

and

Childrens

Rights

APWCR

Zero

Poor

in

Africa

Jeunesse

Etudiante

Tamoule

Jssor

Youth

Organization

Badil

Resource

Center

for

Palestinian

Residency

and

Refugee

Rights

in

a

joint

statement

with

AlHaq

Law

in

the

Service

of

Man

Commission

of

Health

and

Human

Rights

Promoters

Womens

International

League

for

Peace

and

Freedom

WILF

and

Physicians

for

Human

Rights

Philippines

Cambodia

Iran

Japan

Russian

Federation

Egypt

India

Bahrain

China

Saudi

Arabia

Republic

of

Korea

Turkey

Ecuador

Brazil

Nepal

Cameroon

Iraq

the

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

Pakistan

Georgia

and

Lao

Peoples

Democratic

Republic

spoke

in

a

right

of

reply

The

Council

will

resume

its

work

on

Wednesday

September

at

am

when

it

will

hold

the

annual

panel

discussion

on

the

rights

of

indigenous

peoples

It

will

then

hold

an

interactive

discussion

with

its

Advisory

Committee

which

will

present

the

reports

on

regional

and

subregional

arrangements

for

the

promotion

and

protection

of

human

rights

and

on

their

twentieth

and

twentyfirst

sessions

held

in

February

and

August

Later

during

the

day

the

Council

is

scheduled

to

hold

an

interactive

dialogue

on

the

SecretaryGenerals

report

on

reprisals

and

a

clustered

interactive

dialogue

with

the

Special

Rapporteur

on

the

rights

General

Debate

on

Human

Rights

Situations

that

Require

the

Councils

Attention

Pakistan

speaking

on

behalf

of

the

Organization

of

Islamic

Cooperation

reiterated

serious

concern

about

the

rising

intolerance

against

migrants

and

minorities

fed

by

racism

and

populism

that

was

practiced

by

mainstream

political

parties

Those

included

ridiculing

religions

and

religious

symbols

in

the

name

of

free

speech

attacks

on

women

wearing

the

hijab

and

murder

of

Muslims

by

religious

extremists

such

as

cow

vigilantes

Revocation

of

citizenship

was

one

of

the

most

dangerous

manifestations

of

that

hate

and

it

lay

at

the

root

of

the

tragedy

confronted

by

the

Rohingya

and

other

minorities

in

Myanmar

Venezuela

speaking

on

behalf

of

the

NonAligned

Movement

stated

that

human

rights

and

fundamental

freedoms

were

interdependent

and

had

to

be

tackled

in

a

global

context

The

international

community

had

to

respect

the

sovereignty

and

territorial

integrity

of

countries

in

that

endeavour

as

well

as

the

individual

context

of

each

country

The

NonAligned

Movement

emphasized

that

the

Universal

Periodic

Review

was

the

appropriate

mechanism

to

consider

the

human

rights

situation

in

each

country

through

dialogue

and

constructive

cooperation

They

urged

the

end

of

politicization

and

double

standards

in

the

Council

Austria

speaking

on

behalf

of

the

European

Union

voiced

concern

about

the

expansion

of

political

reeducation

camps

in

Xinjiang

in

China

about

the

arbitrary

exclusion

of

the

main

opposition

party

from

the

electoral

process

in

Cambodia

and

about

the

death

toll

associated

with

the

campaign

against

illegal

drugs

in

the

Philippines

It

continued

to

be

concerned

about

Israels

illegal

settlement

expansion

in

the

occupied

Palestinian

territory

and

called

on

Egypt

and

Russia

to

respect

freedom

of

assembly

association

and

expression

It

was

further

worried

about

the

situation

of

human

rights

in

South

Sudan

Venezuela

Nicaragua

and

Pakistan

Venezuela

speaking

on

behalf

of

a

group

of

countries

reiterated

their

condemnation

of

grave

human

rights

violations

by

any

State

They

expressed

profound

concern

about

the

selective

practice

of

country

mandates

in

the

Human

Rights

Council

which

undermined

the

principles

of

objectivity

and

impartiality

It

was

a

practice

they

said

of

naming

and

shaming

certain

countries

The

Universal

Periodic

Review

was

the

fundamental

mechanism

to

tackle

the

situation

in

Member

States

Germany

remained

deeply

concerned

about

the

deteriorating

human

rights

situations

in

Burundi

Syria

Myanmar

China

the

Philippines

Russian

Federation

Egypt

Turkey

Nicaragua

and

Venezuela

Germany

noted

the

increasing

repression

through

arrests

detentions

of

human

rights

defenders

and

journalists

crimes

against

ethnic

and

religious

minorities

as

well

as

atrocities

against

lesbian

gay

bisexual

transgender

and

intersex

communities

Switzerland

was

concerned

about

the

thousands

of

arbitrary

detentions

and

forced

disappearances

in

Syria

Switzerland

was

also

preoccupied

by

the

increasing

fighting

in

Idlib

province

Arbitrary

arrests

in

Nicaragua

showed

an

excessive

use

of

force

Human

rights

should

always

be

protected

and

respected

Switzerland

also

mentioned

the

wave

of

arrests

of

journalists

in

Belarus

and

the

suppression

of

the

freedom

of

expression

in

Viet

Nam

Slovenia

expressed

concern

about

the

increased

hostilities

in

the

Syrian

province

of

Idlib

and

its

devastating

impact

on

the

civilian

population

In

Ukraine

there

must

be

free

and

unhindered

access

to

the

entire

territory

especially

to

the

illegally

annexed

Crimea

and

the

city

of

Sevastopol

and

the

full

implementation

of

the

Minsk

Agreements

Slovenia

also

mentioned

its

concerns

about

the

grave

human

rights

violations

and

abuses

in

South

Sudan

and

the

renewal

of

violence

in

Darfur

in

Sudan

which

was

causing

new

displacements

Republic

of

Korea

said

that

the

attack

on

a

food

truck

in

Yemen

last

month

would

aggravate

the

hunger

in

the

country

and

urged

all

armed

groups

to

stop

targeting

humanitarian

aid

and

operations

The

abuse

of

the

social

media

the

Republic

of

Korea

stressed

increased

ethnic

tensions

in

Sri

Lanka

and

in

Myanmar

and

so

underlined

the

need

to

explore

ways

to

stem

the

tensions

and

violence

arising

from

misperceptions

and

misunderstandings

without

compromising

freedom

of

expression

Japan

said

that

as

an

AsianPacific

country

it

was

concerned

about

the

continued

prevalence

in

the

region

of

the

repression

of

peoples

fundamental

freedoms

and

democracy

including

those

of

human

rights

defenders

and

ethnic

minorities

It

was

significant

Japan

continued

that

the

issue

of

abduction

had

been

taken

up

during

the

summit

meeting

between

the

United

States

and

the

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

and

considered

that

the

joint

statement

arising

from

the

summit

was

the

first

step

toward

a

comprehensive

solution

Pakistan

expressed

concern

about

the

rising

chauvinistic

nationalism

xenophobia

racial

discrimination

and

antiMuslim

sentiments

promoted

by

extremist

political

parties

The

populist

racist

narrative

was

fast

shaping

the

political

order

of

India

Those

who

had

masterminded

antiMuslim

riots

in

Gujarat

Maharashrta

and

elsewhere

in

India

had

sponsored

a

similar

frenzy

against

Pakistan

That

was

a

potential

threat

to

peace

and

security

in

the

region

and

beyond

The

repression

in

Jammu

and

Kashmir

was

the

most

reprehensible

manifestation

of

unleashing

of

violence

against

innocent

civilians

Spain

reiterated

concerns

about

the

humanitarian

and

human

rights

situation

in

the

occupied

Palestinian

territory

and

called

for

access

to

that

territory

by

all

human

rights

mechanisms

It

welcomed

the

Revitalized

Peace

Agreement

in

South

Sudan

adding

that

national

reconciliation

was

essential

to

address

the

troubling

humanitarian

situation

in

the

country

In

the

Democratic

Republic

of

the

Congo

Spain

called

for

a

judicial

reform

that

would

allow

perpetrators

to

be

brought

to

account

Spain

called

on

Venezuela

to

establish

constructive

cooperation

with

the

Office

of

the

High

Commissioner

for

Human

Rights

and

it

urged

Nicaragua

to

reconsider

its

decision

to

Cuba

regretted

that

the

developed

countries

of

the

West

continued

to

exploit

the

debates

in

the

Council

to

criticize

countries

of

the

South

without

considering

their

own

human

rights

problems

such

as

the

rights

of

migrants

There

were

many

racist

manifestations

in

Western

countries

such

as

the

resurgence

of

neoNazism

Sadly

dialogue

and

cooperation

were

side

lined

in

the

Council

whereas

confrontation

took

over

Cuba

rejected

the

imposition

of

punitive

actions

that

sought

to

change

regimes

and

it

called

for

the

end

of

interference

in

the

internal

affairs

of

Venezuela

Hungary

drew

the

Councils

attention

to

Hungarys

unique

initiative

that

placed

the

protection

of

persecuted

minorities

as

one

of

its

policy

goals

Their

efforts

included

protecting

the

human

rights

and

religious

freedom

of

Christian

communities

in

the

Middle

East

and

Africa

by

providing

humanitarian

aid

in

crisis

regions

and

raising

awareness

in

the

public

and

diplomatic

domains

through

the

coordination

of

a

deputy

state

secretariat

Ukraine

spoke

about

Russias

practice

of

persecuting

Ukrainian

and

Crimean

Tatars

as

a

tool

to

deter

and

eliminate

any

opposition

to

its

illegal

occupation

The

Kremlin

had

illegally

detained

over

Ukrainian

citizens

under

politically

motivated

criminal

charges

Russia

was

also

trying

to

suppress

the

Crimean

Tatars

community

in

the

occupied

Crimea

The

Russian

Federation

should

stop

the

political

persecution

of

Ukrainian

citizens

in

both

occupied

Crimea

and

Russia

Australia

condemned

the

use

of

chemical

weapons

in

Syria

The

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

needed

to

halt

human

rights

violations

Continued

repression

in

Venezuela

would

exacerbate

an

already

precarious

situation

Widespread

attacks

and

sexual

violence

in

South

Sudan

as

well

as

the

need

for

humanitarian

aid

in

Yemen

were

also

concerns

And

in

the

Democratic

Republic

of

the

Congo

perpetrators

of

violence

needed

to

be

held

accountable

Venezuela

condemned

selective

practices

of

some

Member

States

of

the

Council

against

the

peoples

of

the

South

and

rejected

the

disinformation

campaign

which

sought

to

demonize

the

legitimate

Government

of

Venezuela

and

justify

an

illegal

military

intervention

Venezuela

was

showing

its

vibrant

democracy

to

the

world

reaffirmed

through

several

elections

in

which

millions

of

Venezuelans

had

had

an

opportunity

to

practice

their

constitutionally

guaranteed

right

to

vote

in

full

confidentiality

and

transparency

Georgia

condemned

indiscriminate

attacks

against

civilians

in

Syria

and

stressed

the

need

to

prevent

any

further

deterioration

in

Venezuela

emphasizing

the

need

for

the

rule

of

law

and

respect

of

democratic

principles

in

this

country

Nicaragua

should

immediately

restore

its

cooperation

with

the

Human

Rights

Council

and

its

mechanisms

while

the

Organization

for

Security

and

Cooperation

in

Europe

should

be

guaranteed

full

access

to

occupied

areas

in

Ukraine

where

the

Minsk

Agreements

should

be

fully

implemented

Belgium

was

concerned

about

the

worsening

conditions

in

Syria

and

in

particular

the

situation

in

Idlib

where

all

parties

must

respect

international

humanitarian

law

Belgium

reiterated

the

need

for

accountability

in

Myanmar

and

would

continue

to

support

the

work

of

the

Commission

on

Inquiry

as

well

as

the

establishment

of

an

independent

accountability

mechanism

for

Myanmar

In

Yemen

Belgium

continued

to

support

initiatives

aiming

to

establish

accountability

of

all

those

who

committed

violations

of

international

humanitarian

law

United

Kingdom

called

on

Russia

to

investigate

the

persecution

of

the

lesbian

gay

bisexual

and

transgender

communities

The

United

Kingdom

had

grave

concerns

about

the

human

rights

situation

in

the

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

Human

rights

violations

and

abuses

in

Nicaragua

as

well

as

continuing

restrictions

on

the

freedom

of

expression

in

Egypt

were

also

of

concern

The

human

rights

situations

in

China

and

South

Sudan

were

mentioned

as

well

Iceland

was

very

concerned

about

the

situation

in

Nicaragua

where

had

been

killed

in

a

police

campaign

With

reports

that

more

than

two

million

people

had

fled

the

country

the

situation

in

Venezuela

was

also

of

great

concern

Reports

on

crackdowns

on

human

rights

defenders

in

Saudi

Arabia

were

troubling

as

was

the

continued

use

of

the

death

penalty

by

Saudi

authorities

as

well

as

in

Iran

where

the

death

penalty

was

used

for

juvenile

offenders

Peru

said

that

universal

accession

to

human

rights

instruments

was

evidence

of

the

will

of

States

to

grant

human

rights

to

all

their

citizens

Peru

reiterated

its

commitment

to

the

protection

of

human

rights

and

emphasized

that

no

country

had

a

clean

record

in

that

respect

There

needed

to

be

solidarity

with

human

rights

victims

and

cooperation

with

the

human

rights

mechanisms

was

necessary

China

said

that

Chinas

approach

to

human

rights

was

a

peoplecentred

approach

It

was

a

country

of

the

rule

of

law

where

all

were

equal

before

the

law

Any

political

position

that

undermined

political

stability

was

punishable

by

that

law

The

European

Union

Germany

and

the

United

Kingdom

had

made

unwarranted

accusations

against

China

Those

attacks

were

typical

of

the

double

standards

and

politicisation

inherent

in

the

Council

Canada

underscored

the

respect

for

diversity

which

enriched

any

society

with

new

ideas

Mass

detentions

in

China

especially

of

Uyghurs

which

were

often

prolonged

without

due

process

of

the

law

were

of

concern

as

they

were

contrary

to

international

law

Canada

was

concerned

about

increased

attacks

and

repression

against

human

rights

defenders

in

Nicaragua

which

should

ensure

full

respect

for

freedom

of

expression

association

and

assembly

France

remained

particularly

concerned

about

gross

human

rights

violations

in

several

countries

including

Syria

Burundi

the

Democratic

Republic

of

the

Congo

and

Yemen

where

the

entrenched

conflict

and

dreadful

humanitarian

situation

must

speed

up

the

search

for

political

solutions

In

Myanmar

the

perpetrators

of

crimes

against

the

Rohingya

must

be

brought

to

book

and

evidence

of

crimes

must

be

preserved

until

the

International

Criminal

Court

was

ready

to

take

over

Israel

raised

concern

about

the

regional

aggression

by

Iran

that

was

exercised

in

Syria

Lebanon

and

Yemen

and

its

dismal

internal

human

rights

record

with

continued

executions

of

minors

and

journalists

arbitrary

detention

of

human

rights

activists

and

concerning

situations

of

minorities

including

the

Bahai

The

existence

of

terrorist

groups

such

as

Hezbollah

threatened

the

sovereignty

of

Lebanon

Maldives

said

that

humanitys

most

helpless

and

powerless

should

not

be

held

hostage

by

war

and

violence

and

emphasized

the

obligation

of

the

Council

to

act

in

such

situations

Acknowledging

the

good

work

of

the

Council

and

its

human

rights

mechanisms

in

addressing

the

plight

of

many

Maldives

urged

stronger

action

by

the

international

community

Finland

emphasized

the

need

of

an

accountability

mechanism

to

bring

justice

to

victims

in

Myanmar

and

Syria

Finland

called

on

Venezuela

to

liberate

all

political

prisoners

Finland

was

concerned

about

the

targeting

of

journalists

and

human

rights

defenders

in

Egypt

and

women

rights

activists

in

Saudi

Arabia

It

sought

to

continue

dialogue

with

China

on

human

rights

violations

and

said

the

human

suffering

in

eastern

Ukraine

could

be

ended

only

through

the

implementation

of

the

Minsk

Agreements

Denmark

deplored

the

Syrian

regimes

sustained

bombardment

of

civilians

Denmark

reiterated

its

call

for

the

release

of

arbitrarily

detained

persons

in

Bahrain

They

were

also

concerned

about

human

rights

violations

in

Iran

Continued

settlement

advancements

in

the

West

Bank

were

illegal

under

international

law

and

an

obstacle

to

peace

in

the

occupied

Palestinian

territory

Denmark

also

mentioned

the

situation

in

the

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

South

Sudan

eastern

Ukraine

and

Crimea

and

Myanmar

Russian

Federation

was

concerned

about

the

geographical

imbalance

in

the

Council

Countries

with

matured

democracies

also

had

acute

problems

The

Russian

Federation

hoped

that

shortcomings

would

be

remedied

and

equality

would

be

achieved

Country

mandates

were

ineffective

Why

was

the

complex

migratory

situation

such

an

issue

for

Myanmar

but

not

for

the

European

Union

They

called

on

the

Council

to

end

double

standards

Netherlands

remained

concerned

about

widespread

impunity

in

Burundi

The

Netherlands

called

for

the

end

of

human

rights

violations

in

Nicaragua

Violations

by

all

parties

in

Yemen

needed

to

be

addressed

Myanmar

was

urged

to

implement

all

recommendations

of

the

Annan

Advisory

Commission

Accountability

was

necessary

concerning

the

gross

human

rights

violations

committed

by

the

Syrian

regime

against

its

own

people

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

deplored

the

situation

of

human

rights

in

the

European

Union

including

maltreatment

and

forced

return

of

refugees

as

well

as

immoral

and

inhumane

crimes

committed

by

Japan

during

the

military

occupation

of

Korea

Appropriate

steps

must

be

taken

to

ensure

the

return

of

citizens

of

the

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

kidnapped

by

the

Republic

of

Korea

Czech

Republic

called

on

Russia

to

release

all

political

prisoners

held

in

the

aftermath

of

the

illegal

annexation

of

Crimea

and

also

called

on

Cambodia

to

ensure

the

full

and

free

participation

of

the

political

opposition

in

the

national

dialogue

Venezuela

should

change

its

policies

that

had

led

to

a

massive

exodus

of

the

people

and

ensure

the

return

to

democratic

order

while

the

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

should

end

human

rights

violations

Iran

said

that

the

United

States

continued

to

be

the

leading

human

rights

violator

worldwide

by

providing

weapons

including

internationally

prohibited

ones

to

different

parties

and

by

imposing

unilateral

coercive

measures

which

had

an

immediate

negative

impact

on

many

peoples

Canada

and

the

United

Kingdom

continued

to

contribute

to

human

rights

violations

by

supplying

arms

to

parties

engaged

in

blood

wars

in

Syria

Yemen

and

elsewhere

Ireland

was

concerned

about

civilian

casualties

and

violations

of

international

humanitarian

law

in

Yemen

and

stressed

the

need

to

ensure

accountability

for

the

human

rights

violations

committed

in

Myanmar

The

expansion

of

Israeli

settlements

in

the

occupied

Palestinian

territories

and

the

forcible

transfer

of

inhabitants

were

contrary

to

international

law

and

diminished

the

possibility

of

a

twoState

solution

Norway

said

that

the

situation

for

civil

society

and

human

rights

defenders

in

Saudi

Arabia

Iran

and

Bahrain

was

of

continued

concern

and

countries

were

urged

to

provide

an

enabling

environment

Norway

opposed

capital

punishment

in

all

circumstances

Turkey

was

urged

to

provide

an

enabling

environment

for

civil

society

and

the

media

The

continued

exodus

from

Venezuela

illustrated

the

seriousness

of

the

crisis

and

the

situation

in

Nicaragua

was

a

matter

of

concern

Nicaragua

said

that

the

nonviolent

protests

in

Nicaragua

had

been

taken

over

by

a

minority

with

a

clear

desire

to

instrumentalize

the

protests

and

impose

its

political

agenda

Social

peace

was

based

on

dialogue

and

understanding

Certain

countries

within

the

Council

failed

to

understand

the

situation

Belarus

said

there

were

no

perfect

countries

when

it

came

to

the

protection

of

human

rights

However

some

countries

were

very

selective

when

criticizing

other

countries

and

Belarus

had

to

react

Australian

legislation

on

refugees

and

asylum

seekers

was

noncompliant

with

international

standards

Moreover

there

were

violations

of

the

right

to

privacy

and

freedom

of

expression

as

well

as

racial

discrimination

against

Aboriginals

Procuraduría

para

la

Defensa

de

los

Derechos

Humanos

de

Nicaragua

drew

the

Councils

attention

to

recent

protests

in

Nicaragua

where

extremist

groups

had

taken

over

protests

to

provoke

a

change

of

Government

violating

human

rights

and

blocking

roads

People

had

been

burned

alive

and

women

had

been

tortured

and

kidnapped

During

the

crisis

the

media

and

civil

society

had

incited

hate

and

spread

disinformation

The

organization

had

visited

the

main

detention

centres

and

no

cases

of

torture

had

been

found

World

Jewish

Congress

said

that

humanity

had

not

learned

from

its

past

mistakes

The

reports

presented

to

the

Council

were

a

grim

reminder

of

that

unfortunate

reality

There

were

numerous

reports

of

chemical

attacks

targeting

men

women

and

children

only

years

after

their

Jewish

ancestors

were

gassed

in

Auschwitz

There

was

a

collective

responsibility

to

ensure

that

victims

of

mass

atrocities

were

never

forgotten

United

Nations

Watch

recounted

the

death

of

Ari

Fuld

a

man

who

was

stabbed

by

a

Palestinian

terrorist

They

asked

the

United

Nations

why

no

official

had

condemned

his

murder

Why

were

they

silent

while

the

killing

was

praised

by

terrorist

groups

Why

did

they

refuse

to

condemn

the

system

called

pay

to

slay

where

rewards

financially

incentivised

the

murder

of

Jews

Minority

Rights

Group

International

was

alarmed

by

the

current

situation

of

Englishspeaking

minorities

living

in

the

northwest

and

southwest

regions

of

Cameroon

The

situation

had

worsened

with

extrajudicial

killings

by

security

forces

the

burning

down

of

houses

and

arbitrary

detention

and

torture

The

organization

called

on

Cameroon

to

investigate

reports

of

human

rights

violations

committed

by

those

forces

Helsinki

Foundation

for

Human

Rights

urged

the

Councils

members

to

voice

concerns

about

the

Chinese

Governments

failure

to

uphold

the

rights

and

freedoms

of

Tibetans

Relentless

assaults

of

the

Government

on

the

rights

culture

identity

and

lifestyle

of

Tibetan

people

had

intensified

Communist

Party

official

Wang

Yang

had

stressed

the

importance

of

tight

control

over

Tibets

Buddhist

institutions

in

total

contravention

of

the

right

to

freedom

of

religion

Connectas

Direitos

Humanos

drew

attention

to

human

rights

violations

in

the

context

of

the

federal

interventions

in

Rio

de

Janeiros

public

security

noting

that

in

seven

months

violent

crimes

had

not

been

reduced

and

confrontations

between

criminal

organizations

and

the

police

had

increased

Over

people

had

been

killed

by

security

forces

a

per

cent

increase

compared

to

the

same

period

last

year

East

and

Horn

of

Africa

Human

Rights

Defenders

Project

welcomed

the

proposed

reforms

by

Ethiopia

in

favour

of

the

greater

respect

for

fundamental

freedoms

and

rights

including

accountability

for

past

and

ongoing

human

rights

violations

and

abuses

security

sector

reform

and

inclusive

political

dialogue

and

reconciliation

Initial

steps

such

as

the

release

of

political

prisoners

the

closing

of

detention

centres

and

the

lifting

of

the

state

of

emergency

had

sent

a

powerful

signal

that

human

rights

mattered

Réseau

International

des

Droits

Humains

RIDH

drew

attention

to

human

rights

violations

against

people

peacefully

protesting

in

Nicaragua

including

torture

and

sexual

violence

against

detainees

Five

hundred

individuals

had

been

detained

and

many

more

were

leaving

the

country

The

Human

Rights

Council

must

act

on

the

SOS

from

Nicaragua

Human

Rights

Law

Centre

drew

attention

to

the

asylum

seeking

children

detained

in

Nauru

who

had

been

detained

for

over

five

years

The

children

had

stopped

eating

and

playing

and

a

boy

had

tried

to

commit

suicide

And

yet

the

Australian

Government

continued

to

fight

their

release

in

courts

while

it

could

easily

grant

their

release

and

asylum

to

their

families

Australia

must

be

held

accountable

by

this

Council

for

its

cruelty

Bahai

International

Community

said

that

Bahais

in

Iran

were

denied

higher

education

as

part

of

the

systematic

policy

of

Iran

to

eradicate

the

community

as

a

viable

entity

For

nearly

years

Bahais

were

forbidden

to

work

in

the

public

sector

and

were

severely

restricted

in

their

access

to

the

private

sector

Additionally

there

were

raids

on

their

homes

by

agents

of

the

Ministry

of

Intelligence

and

Bahais

were

arbitrarily

detained

International

Lesbian

and

Gay

Association

said

that

Malaysia

had

conducted

a

public

caning

of

two

women

who

were

found

guilty

for

attempting

sexual

intercourse

In

Austria

authorities

rejected

the

asylum

application

of

an

Iraqi

person

because

he

was

too

feminine

a

week

after

an

Afghan

man

was

denied

refugee

status

because

he

was

not

gay

enough

Lesbian

gay

bisexual

transgender

and

intersex

defenders

in

Nicaragua

were

arbitrarily

detained

International

Association

of

Democratic

Lawyers

said

that

the

earthquake

in

the

Indonesian

island

of

Lombok

had

caused

the

loss

of

lives

and

widespread

destruction

The

absence

of

disaster

reduction

strategies

aggravated

natural

catastrophes

Peasants

and

people

living

in

rural

areas

were

disproportionately

affected

It

was

urgent

to

address

the

needs

of

the

most

vulnerable

The

Government

of

Indonesia

was

urged

to

comply

with

its

international

responsibilities

World

Evangelical

Alliance

said

that

in

Nepal

a

new

Criminal

Code

restricted

freedom

of

religion

and

attempts

to

convert

ones

religion

In

India

anticonversion

laws

restricted

freedom

of

religion

although

it

was

guaranteed

by

the

Indian

Constitution

The

Sri

Lankan

Supreme

Court

had

stated

that

the

right

to

propagate

ones

religion

was

not

protected

by

the

Constitution

Governments

were

urged

to

repeal

their

restrictive

legislation

and

guarantee

freedom

of

religion

Association

for

Progressive

Communications

in

a

joint

statement

with

Access

Now

said

that

the

Cyber

Crime

Law

in

Egypt

gave

the

Government

full

control

to

close

public

spaces

They

had

the

right

to

keep

user

data

for

days

This

mass

surveillance

the

Association

said

was

in

direct

contradiction

to

Egyptian

and

international

laws

It

controlled

online

speech

and

was

a

law

that

needed

to

be

immediately

repealed

Pan

African

Union

for

Science

and

Technology

said

Pakistan

was

a

violent

society

for

Christians

They

were

abducted

to

marry

Muslims

and

even

though

they

made

up

less

than

two

per

cent

of

the

population

they

were

made

to

do

the

dirty

jobs

of

the

country

School

children

were

taught

to

hate

Christians

and

the

community

faced

relentless

and

horrible

terrorist

attacks

Christian

Solidarity

Worldwide

emphasized

that

all

States

had

the

obligation

to

protect

the

freedom

of

religion

The

situation

in

Viet

Nam

was

of

great

concern

with

arrests

torture

and

detentions

abounding

for

those

who

practiced

their

religious

beliefs

including

Christians

and

Muslims

Also

mentioned

was

article

of

Chinas

Criminal

Procedure

Law

which

allowed

authorities

to

detain

individuals

for

up

to

six

months

where

they

were

subject

to

torture

and

illtreatment

Mouvement

contre

le

racisme

et

pour

lamitié

entre

les

peuples

drew

attention

to

the

occupation

of

the

Western

Sahara

by

Morocco

The

military

occupation

of

that

territory

entailed

serious

human

rights

violations

After

years

of

occupation

the

Human

Rights

Council

had

yet

to

adopt

any

resolution

condemning

the

occupation

The

organization

reminded

everyone

of

the

right

of

the

Saharawi

people

to

selfdetermination

Amnesty

International

reminded

of

the

case

of

Amal

Fathy

who

was

on

trial

in

Egypt

because

she

had

complained

in

a

video

on

Facebook

that

a

policeman

had

sexually

harassed

her

The

organization

was

concerned

about

reports

of

intrusive

surveillance

arbitrary

detention

and

forced

indoctrination

targeting

the

Uighurs

Kazakhs

and

other

Muslim

minorities

in

China

and

also

noted

the

deteriorating

human

rights

situation

in

Nicaragua

and

Venezuela

International

Federation

for

Human

Rights

Leagues

called

attention

to

the

deteriorating

human

rights

situation

in

Bangladesh

namely

concerning

the

extrajudicial

killings

and

enforced

disappearances

of

civil

society

activists

The

organization

called

on

the

United

Nations

to

supervise

the

upcoming

parliamentary

elections

in

Bangladesh

It

also

drew

attention

to

the

impunity

for

human

rights

violations

in

Yemen

and

Syria

International

Human

Rights

Association

of

American

Minorities

IHRAAM

noted

that

the

people

of

Jammu

and

Kashmir

had

yet

to

achieve

the

full

enjoyment

of

their

human

rights

Jammu

and

Kashmir

was

a

recognized

dispute

by

the

United

Nations

The

people

of

Jammu

and

Kashmir

had

the

right

to

selfdetermination

United

Towns

Agency

for

NorthSouth

Cooperation

said

that

militias

were

manipulating

the

laws

in

Libya

and

using

them

to

cover

up

their

crimes

The

people

of

Libya

were

paying

the

price

Transitional

justice

in

Libya

was

under

threat

The

United

Nations

was

asked

to

intervene

and

exert

pressure

on

militias

that

had

been

undermining

Libyan

society

Agir

Ensemble

pour

les

Droits

de

lHomme

was

very

concerned

about

the

brutal

repression

in

Viet

Nam

against

civil

society

Severe

police

repression

was

committed

against

human

rights

defenders

even

foreign

defenders

At

the

World

Economic

Forum

of

the

Association

of

SouthEast

Asian

Nations

in

Hanoi

a

representative

had

been

prevented

from

entering

Viet

Nam

The

Buddhist

youth

camp

was

also

repressed

Iuventum

eV

said

that

the

introduction

of

new

technical

expertise

and

grass

root

ideas

could

help

solve

problems

and

promote

the

involvement

of

youth

As

concrete

examples

chemical

and

biological

analysis

of

the

drinking

water

could

describe

the

human

rights

condition

while

the

same

age

childrens

human

rights

awareness

survey

could

show

the

current

issues

and

the

future

risks

of

human

rights

education

without

prejudices

Comité

international

pour

le

respect

et

lapplication

de

la

charte

africaine

des

droits

de

lhomme

et

des

peuples

said

that

Pakistans

dam

construction

in

disputed

areas

had

deprived

the

people

in

Muzaffarabad

from

their

water

lifeline

Independent

judges

and

lawyers

were

also

under

threat

A

judge

of

the

Islamabad

High

Court

had

expressed

his

concern

over

the

interference

of

secret

agencies

in

judicial

affairs

and

that

InterServices

Intelligence

interfered

and

decided

to

form

benches

of

the

courts

Guinea

Medical

Mutual

Association

gave

a

brief

history

of

the

Tamil

presence

in

Sri

Lanka

Throughout

their

history

the

Tamils

had

been

given

preference

by

the

English

Dutch

and

Portugese

during

their

occupation

of

the

country

The

Tamil

leaders

hoped

to

be

the

leaders

of

the

country

under

the

auspices

of

the

English

their

separatist

movement

sprang

up

due

to

the

fact

that

they

could

not

become

the

leaders

of

the

entire

country

A

study

in

history

showed

there

was

no

ethnic

problem

in

Sri

Lanka

Africa

Culture

Internationale

drew

the

attention

of

the

Council

to

the

situation

in

Yemen

Tens

of

thousands

of

enforced

disappearances

arbitrary

arrests

and

detentions

of

journalists

were

of

great

concern

Houthi

groups

manipulated

legislation

and

worked

to

free

terrorists

by

manipulating

judges

while

children

were

tortured

and

harassed

The

organization

called

on

the

Council

to

put

pressure

on

all

parties

to

end

the

conflict

Centre

for

Inquiry

urged

the

Council

to

remember

that

those

who

rejected

religion

had

a

right

to

live

and

speak

freely

There

was

an

effort

promoted

by

Pakistan

to

adopt

new

international

strictures

on

blasphemy

which

would

be

devastating

to

the

freedom

of

conscience

Blasphemy

laws

were

used

as

tools

of

repression

against

nonbelievers

and

gave

vigilantes

an

excuse

to

commit

violent

acts

Indian

Movement

Tupaj

Amaru

called

attention

to

the

Syrian

tragedy

and

condemned

the

intervention

in

Venezuela

Terrorist

groups

wreaked

havoc

and

committed

crimes

in

complete

impunity

in

Syria

which

was

not

mentioned

by

relevant

reports

The

Western

powers

abused

the

Human

Rights

Council

and

the

responsibility

to

protect

doctrine

in

order

to

promote

and

encourage

subversion

in

both

Syria

and

Venezuela

International

Career

Support

Association

noted

that

even

though

Japan

had

ratified

the

Convention

on

the

Rights

of

the

Child

and

even

though

it

had

modified

its

Civil

Code

in

to

prohibit

parental

abduction

of

children

abductions

of

children

continued

The

organization

urged

the

Human

Rights

Council

to

request

Japan

to

respect

the

human

rights

of

children

in

line

with

the

conventions

and

its

national

law

Association

HazteOirorg

stressed

that

there

was

a

lack

of

knowledge

about

the

reasons

for

which

Venezuelans

were

leaving

their

country

It

called

on

international

organizations

the

Office

of

the

High

Commissioner

for

Human

Rights

and

other

United

Nations

agencies

to

remedy

the

extreme

situation

that

Venezuela

and

its

citizens

were

going

through

namely

the

lack

of

medicines

and

food

It

was

not

the

time

to

point

fingers

but

the

time

to

support

the

population

of

Venezuela

Franciscans

International

in

a

joint

statement

expressed

concern

about

the

systematic

abuse

of

human

rights

in

the

Philippines

due

to

the

war

on

drugs

Many

victims

had

been

killed

by

the

death

squads

waging

the

war

on

drugs

Critical

voices

were

silenced

despite

the

overwhelming

criticism

from

abroad

The

organization

urged

the

Human

Rights

Council

to

establish

an

international

monitoring

mechanism

to

address

those

human

rights

abuses

EuropeThird

World

Centre

in

a

joint

statement

with

Friends

of

the

Earth

International

Institute

for

Policy

Studies

and

International

Association

of

Democratic

Lawyers

said

Chevron

company

had

been

accused

of

dumping

in

Ecuador

million

gallons

of

toxic

liquids

in

the

nature

poisoning

it

and

in

particular

the

water

tables

used

by

the

indigenous

populations

The

company

had

retroactively

brought

arbitration

tribunals

to

claim

compensation

from

the

Government

of

Ecuador

on

the

basis

of

a

treaty

concluded

between

the

United

States

and

Ecuador

This

situation

showed

the

need

repeal

these

arbitral

mechanisms

and

move

towards

a

legally

binding

international

instrument

regulating

the

human

rights

activities

of

businesses

Iraqi

Development

Organization

stressed

the

rising

political

repression

surrounding

Bahrains

upcoming

elections

in

November

There

was

a

systematic

campaign

to

erase

organized

political

opposition

The

leadership

of

the

largest

opposition

group

AlWefaq

had

been

jailed

Political

opposition

figures

human

rights

activists

and

journalists

had

also

been

jailed

The

Government

had

also

dissolved

the

Waad

a

secular

leftist

party

International

Commission

of

Jurists

noted

serious

threats

to

the

rule

of

law

in

Hungary

Poland

and

Turkey

In

Poland

legislation

was

adopted

to

arbitrarily

force

into

involuntary

retirement

one

third

of

its

Supreme

Court

Justices

In

Hungary

legal

reforms

had

weakened

judicial

independence

In

Turkey

the

consolidation

of

emergency

measures

regressive

constitutional

reforms

and

mass

dismissals

of

judges

had

destroyed

the

judiciary

International

Service

for

Human

Rights

said

that

the

Chinese

Government

was

in

an

allout

assault

on

the

human

rights

of

minorities

in

particular

Muslim

minority

Uyghurs

and

Kazakhs

Last

week

the

Chinese

delegation

had

reprimanded

the

new

High

Commissioner

for

referencing

concerns

in

this

regard

The

Service

highlighted

that

the

Committee

on

the

Elimination

of

Racial

Discrimination

had

spoken

of

one

million

Turkic

Muslims

being

held

in

internment

camps

without

legal

basis

in

China

Asian

Forum

for

Human

Rights

and

Development

ForumAsia

was

concerned

about

the

lack

of

justice

and

accountability

for

thousands

of

deaths

in

the

Philippines

war

on

drugs

The

Forum

called

on

the

Maldivian

authorities

to

ensure

free

and

fair

presidential

elections

The

Forum

welcomed

pledges

by

Malaysias

new

Government

to

address

longstanding

human

rights

concerns

Arbitrary

arrests

of

human

rights

defenders

in

India

were

also

concerning

Alsalam

Foundation

said

that

Bahrains

Jau

Prison

was

a

source

of

violence

against

prisoners

while

wider

conditions

violated

international

minimum

detention

standards

The

living

conditions

were

inhumane

The

facilities

were

not

hygienic

and

were

conducive

to

disease

During

the

extreme

heat

of

the

summer

authorities

arbitrarily

cut

water

to

the

prison

with

prisoners

only

accessing

water

for

one

hour

a

day

Human

Rights

Watch

noted

the

reports

concerning

the

Uyghur

and

reeducation

camps

in

Xinjiang

Chinas

repression

and

arbitrary

detention

of

the

regions

Muslim

minority

was

alarming

as

was

the

unlawful

use

of

political

education

camps

The

camps

were

designed

to

teach

this

minority

Chinese

law

and

eradicate

radical

ideals

What

the

Chinese

authorities

wanted

was

for

this

people

to

assimilate

completely

so

as

to

no

longer

exist

American

Association

of

Jurists

recalled

that

the

former

President

of

Brazil

Luiz

Inacio

Lula

da

Silva

had

been

subjected

to

politically

motivated

trials

and

had

been

sentenced

on

corruption

charges

in

an

unidentified

case

As

a

candidate

in

the

presidential

elections

Lula

had

the

right

to

exercise

his

freedom

of

speech

The

organization

urged

the

Government

of

Brazil

to

comply

with

the

decision

of

the

United

Nations

Human

Rights

Committee

Otherwise

democracy

in

Brazil

would

seriously

suffer

Americans

for

Democracy

and

Human

Rights

in

Bahrain

drew

attention

to

Saudi

Arabias

policy

of

hostage

taking

including

of

children

to

influence

the

political

opposition

in

the

country

Women

were

persecuted

in

an

unprecedented

fashion

while

dissenters

were

accused

of

terrorism

The

authorities

also

used

the

threat

of

execution

The

United

States

and

the

United

Kingdom

only

bolstered

the

Saudi

dictatorship

which

was

a

disgrace

for

the

Human

Rights

Council

Union

of

Arab

Jurists

stated

that

the

FactFinding

Missions

report

on

Syria

lacked

credibility

and

ran

counter

to

the

facts

on

the

ground

In

addition

to

double

standards

the

report

sought

to

point

out

a

finger

at

the

Syrian

armed

forces

which

defended

the

sovereignty

of

their

country

It

was

silent

about

Turkeys

invasion

and

Israels

actions

and

the

illegal

coalition

led

by

the

United

States

which

had

destroyed

the

city

of

Raqqa

Verein

Sudwind

Entwicklungspolitik

underlined

that

in

Iran

civil

society

members

and

their

families

had

been

victims

of

false

accusations

unfair

trials

and

convictions

During

their

imprisonment

they

were

denied

medical

treatment

safe

drinking

water

sanitation

and

the

right

to

visits

Conseil

International

de

Soutien

à

des

Procès

Equitables

et

aux

Droits

de

lHomme

drew

the

Councils

attention

to

the

situation

in

Saudi

Arabia

Since

there

had

been

an

ongoing

campaign

that

had

turned

the

country

into

a

police

state

par

excellence

No

activists

could

ever

flag

up

the

situation

in

front

of

the

Council

as

they

had

all

been

tortured

and

jailed

Others

faced

capital

punishment

for

expressing

their

opinion

There

were

hundreds

of

political

prisoners

European

Union

of

Public

Relations

said

that

blasphemy

laws

in

Pakistan

represented

a

threat

to

all

communities

The

blasphemy

law

served

as

a

basis

to

undermine

human

rights

in

all

provinces

It

constituted

a

threat

for

people

who

would

otherwise

philosophise

the

religion

Commonwealth

Human

Rights

Initiative

pointed

out

the

deterioration

of

the

human

rights

situation

in

Commonwealth

countries

In

Bangladesh

political

opponents

were

subjected

to

enforced

disappearances

and

attacks

on

journalists

had

increased

In

Cameroon

the

Government

was

ordering

mass

arrests

of

protestors

and

civil

society

was

under

threat

Australias

offshore

processing

of

asylum

seekers

was

of

concern

Association

of

World

Citizens

stressed

that

there

was

not

just

one

genocidal

act

rather

there

were

many

genocidal

acts

There

was

dishonesty

in

which

all

found

themselves

because

of

impunity

The

issue

of

impunity

had

to

be

faced

How

could

it

be

that

they

could

not

fight

this

problem

and

move

forward

This

was

urgent

as

it

was

an

illness

Like

with

HIVAIDS

the

world

needed

to

work

together

on

this

Liberation

said

that

Tripura

was

the

oldest

State

in

the

world

ruled

by

indigenous

Borok

Kings

living

in

peace

harmony

and

prosperity

It

had

joined

the

allied

forces

during

the

Second

World

War

and

signed

an

Instrument

of

Accession

with

British

India

but

after

being

abandoned

after

the

war

it

had

been

obliged

to

integrate

in

the

Indian

Union

in

India

had

failed

to

protect

the

indigenous

citizens

of

Tripura

They

were

exploited

and

their

women

and

girls

were

raped

and

murdered

by

Bangladeshi

Hindu

immigrants

Liberation

called

for

justice

Association

pour

lIntégration

et

le

Développement

Durable

au

Burundi

spoke

of

the

multiplied

attacks

in

recent

years

against

minority

populations

in

India

threatening

their

human

rights

Government

corruption

was

rampant

and

the

caste

system

was

harmful

to

the

countrys

tribes

India

must

stop

supporting

religious

fundamentalism

Global

Welfare

Association

said

that

the

Liberation

Tigers

of

Tamil

Eelam

terrorist

group

had

used

child

soldiers

and

the

Tamil

people

as

a

shield

killing

thousands

Today

the

Council

was

supporting

the

separatist

group

and

adopting

resolutions

against

Sri

Lanka

Was

this

fair

Indigenous

People

of

Africa

Coordinating

Committee

said

fundamentalists

in

India

were

feeling

so

empowered

that

they

had

burned

a

copy

of

Indias

constitution

in

the

presence

of

police

officials

The

organization

noted

the

harassment

and

racial

discrimination

exhibited

by

upper

white

caste

men

and

asked

the

Council

to

review

administrative

laws

in

India

as

per

international

standards

free

activists

and

prepare

an

awareness

programme

about

human

rights

Action

internationale

pour

la

paix

et

le

développement

dans

la

région

des

Grands

Lacs

drew

attention

to

the

deteriorating

situation

of

human

rights

in

Pakistan

namely

in

Azad

Kashmir

and

GilgitBaltistan

People

living

in

those

areas

had

been

deprived

of

access

to

electronic

media

as

well

as

to

books

on

the

history

of

Jammu

and

Kashmir

The

judiciary

lacked

independence

and

did

not

deal

with

arbitrary

detention

enforced

disappearances

extrajudicial

killings

mob

attacks

and

harassment

of

journalists

and

lawyers

Mbororo

Social

and

Cultural

Development

Association

MBOSCUDA

emphasized

that

violations

of

human

and

minority

rights

were

perpetrated

in

India

to

secure

political

mileage

in

the

elections

thus

making

a

mockery

of

democracy

and

human

values

The

draconian

Armed

Forces

Special

Powers

Act

in

India

facilitated

enforced

disappearances

as

well

as

violence

against

and

rape

of

children

Coup

de

Pousse

Chaîne

de

lEspoir

NordSud

CDPCENS

drew

attention

to

the

human

rights

situation

of

refugees

in

the

Tindouf

camps

Many

had

been

kidnapped

from

Western

Sahara

and

subjected

to

enforced

disappearance

extrajudicial

killings

trafficking

in

persons

and

slavery

Those

violations

were

obstacles

to

peace

and

stability

in

the

region

and

they

undermined

the

ability

of

the

international

community

to

address

the

situation

of

refugees

The

organization

requested

that

the

United

Nations

be

allowed

to

visit

the

camps

African

Development

Association

stressed

that

the

situation

of

Tindouf

camp

refugees

was

unacceptable

Algeria

was

primarily

responsible

for

their

undignified

situation

The

refugees

continued

to

be

detained

in

an

arid

desert

The

Human

Rights

Council

should

urge

Algeria

to

allow

the

Office

of

the

High

Commissioner

for

Human

Rights

to

start

implementing

a

mechanism

of

dialogue

and

to

conduct

a

census

in

the

camps

Human

Rights

Now

regretted

the

ongoing

harassment

of

lawyers

and

human

rights

activists

in

China

affecting

more

than

human

rights

lawyers

and

activists

The

Government

had

revoked

at

least

licenses

of

human

rights

lawyers

This

situation

violated

their

freedom

of

expression

as

well

as

United

Nations

provisions

and

the

Chinese

Constitution

China

was

urged

to

stop

its

crackdown

on

human

rights

lawyers

Palestinian

Return

Centre

Ltd

brought

the

Councils

attention

to

Palestinian

refugees

in

Lebanon

Although

they

had

been

living

there

for

years

the

Lebanese

Government

had

not

provided

a

legal

definition

for

them

and

failed

to

offer

adequate

housing

making

them

live

in

an

overcrowded

camp

The

size

of

the

camp

had

not

changed

since

Lebanon

had

to

pass

a

law

that

defined

refugees

and

guaranteed

civil

and

socioeconomic

rights

to

Palestinian

refugees

Life

Foundation

Green

Ecological

Group

stressed

that

Hungary

was

not

complying

with

its

international

and

moral

obligations

specifically

on

the

matter

of

migration

but

also

on

the

real

practice

of

freedom

of

religion

or

belief

The

Hungarian

Law

on

Freedom

of

Religion

or

Belief

asked

for

the

National

Parliament

to

be

the

one

voting

for

recognition

of

religions

violating

many

international

legal

standards

New

Human

Rigths

Cameroon

spoke

about

enforced

disappearances

in

Pakistan

Although

a

universal

problem

the

speakers

own

brother

had

disappeared

after

going

to

Balochistan

to

visit

family

members

His

whereabouts

remained

unknown

Despite

assurances

of

Pakistani

authorities

in

that

he

would

be

released

soon

his

destiny

was

still

unknown

This

problem

existed

on

a

large

scale

in

Balochistan

Peace

Brigades

International

Switzerland

called

on

the

international

community

to

fight

impunity

in

Guatemala

There

was

an

increasing

military

presence

in

the

capital

and

other

regions

The

police

and

army

soldiers

had

been

more

present

in

recent

days

There

was

an

attempt

to

limit

free

speech

The

organization

was

concerned

that

legislation

was

regressing

and

democratic

space

closing

with

attacks

on

civil

rights

and

its

defenders

increasing

Centre

for

Human

Rights

and

Peace

Advocacy

said

that

in

Cameroon

the

Government

had

brutally

reacted

to

a

protest

of

teachers

and

lawyers

in

two

Anglophone

regions

resulting

in

arbitrary

arrests

and

detention

under

lifethreatening

conditions

In

reaction

some

civilians

had

taken

up

arms

and

this

had

led

to

killings

on

both

sides

The

situation

was

another

Rwandan

genocide

and

the

international

community

should

not

watch

it

unfold

Right

Livelihood

Award

Foundation

said

that

in

Egypt

under

a

foreign

funding

case

organizations

had

been

shut

down

and

human

rights

defenders

had

been

prosecuted

Mozn

Hassan

was

the

first

defendant

to

be

summoned

in

that

case

Her

personal

assets

had

been

frozen

she

had

been

banned

from

travelling

outside

of

the

country

and

she

faced

the

possibility

of

life

in

prison

The

organization

urged

the

Egyptian

Government

to

drop

the

charges

against

Ms

Mozn

and

close

the

case

International

Movement

against

all

Forms

of

Discrimination

and

Racism

IMADR

called

for

the

full

implementation

of

the

recommendations

of

the

FactFinding

Mission

on

Myanmar

by

all

stakeholders

The

organization

expressed

concern

about

the

arrests

of

human

rights

defenders

working

on

the

rights

of

Dalits

in

India

Through

such

acts

the

Government

of

India

was

undermining

the

freedom

of

expression

and

it

was

spreading

a

chilling

effect

among

civil

society

human

rights

defenders

and

minorities

International

Association

for

Democracy

in

Africa

drew

attention

to

the

discrimination

and

violence

against

the

Ahmadis

in

Pakistan

perpetrated

by

religious

extremists

They

were

often

killed

and

attacked

on

the

slightest

grounds

They

were

treated

as

thirdrate

citizens

and

were

hated

for

their

beliefs

They

were

forced

to

hide

their

identity

in

order

to

escape

persecution

Article

The

International

Centre

against

Censorship

continued

to

be

alarmed

about

the

gap

between

the

commitments

States

made

to

protect

freedom

of

expression

in

the

Council

and

the

reality

for

human

rights

on

the

ground

The

organization

drew

attention

to

Egypts

prosecution

of

protesters

the

imprisonment

of

journalists

in

Turkey

Russia

and

Thailand

and

increased

restrictions

on

freedom

of

expression

in

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

and

Kazakhstan

Womens

Human

Rights

International

Association

called

attention

to

the

families

of

victims

of

executions

and

enforced

disappearances

in

Iran

They

had

to

suffer

from

terrible

pressure

from

the

security

forces

The

relatives

of

the

victims

of

the

massacre

of

political

opponents

continued

to

endure

not

knowing

where

the

remains

of

their

loved

ones

had

been

buried

Khiam

Rehabilitation

Centre

for

Victims

of

Torture

said

that

the

human

rights

situation

in

Kuwait

was

deteriorating

with

a

total

of

prisoners

of

opinion

and

many

other

persons

imprisoned

because

of

Twitter

Globally

Kuwait

ranked

as

number

Statelessness

was

also

a

problem

in

Kuwait

African

Regional

Agricultural

Credit

Association

said

that

Islamic

radicalism

was

making

it

difficult

for

women

to

enjoy

their

rights

Countries

governed

by

Islamic

laws

were

different

from

modern

States

and

were

undermining

womens

right

to

development

Women

had

to

maintain

strict

surveillance

around

their

own

conduct

There

were

trials

of

misconduct

under

blasphemy

laws

World

Environment

and

Resources

Council

spoke

about

rampant

violations

of

human

rights

perpetrated

by

Pakistani

State

agencies

against

Sindhi

people

Enforced

disappearances

continued

unabated

Since

June

Sindhi

persons

had

been

abducted

Additionally

the

State

was

pursuing

the

construction

of

projects

and

dams

on

river

Indus

without

consideration

of

the

rights

of

indigenous

Sindhi

people

Charitable

Institute

for

Protecting

Social

Victims

reminded

that

women

continued

to

face

discrimination

in

law

and

practice

in

the

United

Arab

Emirates

The

legal

framework

discriminated

against

women

in

matters

of

marriage

divorce

citizenship

child

custody

inheritance

and

freedom

of

movement

Women

were

also

inadequately

protected

against

sexual

violence

and

violence

within

the

family

Migrant

domestic

workers

enjoyed

no

safeguards

in

cases

of

genderbased

violence

Society

of

Iranian

Women

Advocating

Sustainable

Development

of

the

Environment

called

attention

to

the

extraterritorial

problems

on

the

border

between

Iran

Iraq

Saudi

Arabia

Kuwait

Syria

and

Turkey

related

to

the

project

to

construct

a

dam

on

the

Tigris

River

The

organization

called

on

Turkey

to

respect

the

decision

of

the

International

Court

of

Justice

regarding

environmental

consequences

of

that

project

Commission

to

Study

the

Organization

of

Peace

pointed

out

to

the

failure

to

implement

the

protection

of

minority

rights

in

Pakistan

The

authorities

had

failed

and

done

little

to

ensure

equal

rights

for

its

minority

communities

Faithbased

attacks

and

discrimination

perpetrated

by

Muslim

extremists

had

been

condoned

The

organization

urged

Pakistan

to

ensure

the

protection

of

its

minorities

Asian

Legal

Resource

Centre

observed

that

the

Human

Rights

Council

had

rarely

focused

on

how

the

Government

of

Bangladesh

had

been

unleashing

gross

violations

of

human

rights

against

its

own

citizens

Its

Chief

Justice

had

been

forced

to

leave

his

office

and

find

asylum

in

the

United

States

Peaceful

protests

by

students

had

been

brutally

suppressed

using

police

and

the

ruling

partys

armed

activists

Prahar

stressed

that

Assam

in

India

had

been

facing

tremendous

conflicts

violence

and

movements

after

the

coalition

with

India

in

Millions

of

indigenous

people

had

lost

their

lives

and

identity

in

their

own

birthplace

According

to

the

latest

census

report

the

greater

Assamese

community

was

about

to

vanish

The

Indian

Government

had

processed

the

updated

National

Register

of

Citizens

on

the

base

of

year

instead

of

World

Muslim

Congress

said

that

in

Kashmir

Indian

soldiers

had

been

killing

innocent

civilians

using

excessive

force

as

detailed

in

the

report

of

the

High

Commissioner

during

this

session

The

report

established

the

rights

of

people

of

Jammu

and

Kashmir

and

asked

for

the

establishment

of

a

commission

of

inquiry

A

responsible

democracy

would

react

to

that

but

India

had

only

intensified

its

military

operations

United

Schools

International

spoke

about

the

first

ever

report

on

Jammu

and

Kashmir

by

the

Office

of

the

High

Commissioner

The

report

did

not

start

with

Pakistans

violent

invasion

of

Jammu

and

Kashmir

in

which

had

caused

the

subsequent

illegal

occupation

The

blatant

export

of

terrorism

emanating

from

Pakistan

that

continued

even

today

had

shattered

the

peace

and

ruptured

the

social

fabric

of

Kashmir

African

Green

Foundation

International

said

that

the

Council

had

to

change

its

view

on

Sri

Lanka

and

its

transitional

justice

process

following

resolution

of

the

Council

A

Hybrid

Court

was

needed

in

order

to

achieve

reconciliation

The

Council

was

urged

to

assess

this

matter

further

InternationalLawyersorg

drew

attention

to

the

fact

that

some

grave

human

rights

violations

in

Iraq

including

the

atrocities

committed

by

ISIS

had

been

discussed

only

briefly

The

silence

of

the

Council

had

exacerbated

the

situation

and

contributed

to

the

current

total

failure

of

the

State

to

provide

basic

services

to

its

citizens

Many

States

sitting

in

the

Council

were

directly

responsible

for

the

slow

deaths

of

thousands

of

Iraqis

because

the

countrys

wealth

was

illegally

transferred

to

several

countries

sitting

in

the

Council

Canners

International

Permanent

Committee

pointed

out

to

the

blasphemy

laws

in

Pakistan

and

the

fact

that

its

laws

were

governed

by

the

Sharia

law

without

taking

into

account

any

ethnic

and

religious

differences

in

the

country

The

blasphemy

laws

were

used

to

avenge

some

personal

issues

Indian

Council

of

South

America

CISA

called

on

the

Human

Rights

Council

to

implement

the

conclusions

and

recommendations

of

many

human

rights

bodies

regarding

the

right

to

selfdetermination

of

indigenous

peoples

The

organization

had

lodged

a

complaint

against

the

United

States

and

the

United

Nations

for

their

refusal

to

grant

selfdetermination

in

Alaska

Hawaii

Bolivia

and

Canada

where

land

titles

had

been

denied

Iranian

Life

Quality

Improvement

Association

expressed

concern

about

the

continuation

of

crimes

against

children

in

Yemen

namely

against

their

right

to

life

health

and

education

The

distressing

situation

of

children

in

Yemen

had

been

verified

by

credible

United

Nations

sources

The

blockade

of

Yemen

was

taking

the

lives

of

many

civilians

as

were

air

strikes

against

school

buses

The

organization

drew

the

attention

of

the

Council

to

the

recent

report

of

the

Group

of

Eminent

Experts

in

that

respect

Cuban

United

Nations

Association

expressed

their

condemnation

of

attacks

suffered

by

the

sovereign

country

of

Syria

The

Association

had

sent

medical

supplies

and

medical

personnel

to

Syria

They

denounced

the

war

that

foreign

powers

had

dragged

upon

the

Syrians

and

the

use

of

weapons

of

mass

destruction

against

the

population

The

Syrian

people

deserved

to

live

in

peace

Conseil

de

jeunesse

pluriculturelle

COJEP

said

that

the

United

Nations

risked

becoming

an

obsolete

power

Five

members

of

United

Nations

Security

Council

had

the

right

to

veto

With

just

those

five

the

world

was

blocked

preventing

conflict

resolution

Imagine

if

that

right

to

veto

was

expanded

They

urged

the

Council

to

be

brave

be

fair

and

to

act

on

behalf

of

the

world

They

called

for

the

elimination

of

the

right

to

veto

World

Barua

Organization

said

India

was

persecuting

Muslims

Christians

and

Sikhs

It

was

a

crime

in

India

to

be

a

Christian

or

a

Buddhist

Lynching

was

routine

India

failed

to

protect

those

minority

religious

populations

claiming

instead

that

their

killings

were

part

of

the

purification

of

India

The

Christians

and

Muslims

had

the

right

to

live

Hindu

vigilantes

needed

to

be

punished

International

Organization

for

the

Elimination

of

all

Forms

of

Racial

Discrimination

EAFORD

speaking

on

Iraq

said

that

in

Basra

where

demonstrators

protested

the

lack

and

pollution

of

drinkable

water

the

Government

had

responded

violently

and

with

intimidation

techniques

The

wide

use

of

the

death

penalty

by

the

Government

was

also

concerning

those

who

were

sentenced

were

mostly

opponents

of

the

Government

International

Fellowship

of

Reconciliation

stated

that

the

legal

status

of

the

nonautonomous

region

of

Western

Sahara

continued

to

be

a

problem

Morocco

was

altering

the

internationally

recognized

borders

and

was

keeping

the

people

of

Western

Sahara

prisoners

It

wanted

to

present

Western

Sahara

as

a

part

of

the

Moroccan

territory

Pasumai

Thaayagam

Foundation

said

that

the

rule

of

law

could

not

be

established

without

justice

and

reparation

It

called

attention

to

gross

human

rights

violations

including

displacement

and

murder

of

tens

of

thousands

of

Tamils

in

Sri

Lanka

Little

action

had

been

taken

by

the

Government

of

Sri

Lanka

to

establish

responsibility

for

those

crimes

Recently

a

mass

grave

had

been

discovered

in

the

Tamil

part

of

the

country

International

Muslim

Womens

Union

noted

that

Indianoccupied

Jammu

and

Kashmir

was

a

lawless

land

with

the

worlds

largest

military

presence

Human

rights

defenders

were

held

in

detention

on

cookedup

charges

The

organization

urged

the

Human

Rights

Council

to

set

up

a

factfinding

mission

on

Jammu

and

Kashmir

Organisation

pour

la

Communication

en

Afrique

et

de

Promotion

de

la

Cooperation

Economique

Internationale

OCAPROCE

Internationale

pointed

to

the

lack

of

compliance

with

the

freedom

of

expression

opinion

and

information

by

the

Polisario

Front

in

Western

Sahara

Many

individuals

had

been

detained

and

tortured

just

because

they

had

dared

to

exercise

their

freedom

of

expression

The

organization

called

on

the

Human

Rights

Council

to

put

an

end

to

the

impunity

of

the

leaders

of

the

Polisario

Front

France

Libertés

Fondation

Danielle

Mitterrand

urged

Morocco

to

stop

the

invasion

and

annexation

of

Western

Sahara

There

had

been

a

change

in

the

registration

of

all

those

under

occupation

they

had

been

forced

to

change

their

names

The

assimilation

of

the

Saharawi

people

had

left

half

of

the

population

with

names

different

from

the

names

of

those

living

on

the

other

side

of

the

occupation

line

Rencontre

Africaine

pour

la

défense

des

droits

de

lhomme

was

concerned

about

the

lack

of

the

rule

of

law

in

Libya

In

Yemen

the

gravity

of

crimes

against

civilians

particularly

children

was

alarming

In

South

Sudan

and

Mali

impunity

was

a

common

denominator

In

the

Democratic

Republic

of

the

Congo

the

proliferation

of

violence

needed

to

end

and

citizens

had

to

be

protected

The

rise

of

xenophobia

in

Hungary

was

contrary

to

European

democratic

values

Society

for

Development

and

Community

Empowerment

spoke

of

the

massive

disappearance

of

Tamils

at

the

end

of

May

This

fact

was

alarming

as

was

the

show

of

impunity

displayed

by

Sri

Lanka

Tamils

had

been

buried

in

mass

graves

following

a

mass

genocide

Tamils

had

been

forced

into

disappearance

and

had

been

subjected

to

structural

genocide

achieved

through

land

grabs

and

oppression

The

Society

asked

the

Council

to

refer

Sri

Lanka

to

the

International

Criminal

Court

Tourner

la

page

underlined

the

crumbling

of

the

independence

of

Ecuadors

governmental

system

Political

opposition

was

repeatedly

hushed

They

called

upon

the

Council

to

protect

the

rights

enshrined

in

the

Covenant

and

to

call

for

an

end

to

the

political

persecution

of

Ecuadorians

They

called

for

the

United

Nations

Special

Rapporteur

on

the

independence

of

judges

and

lawyers

to

verify

the

situation

and

provide

recommendations

Association

Thendral

said

that

seven

prisoners

had

been

in

jail

for

the

past

years

on

charges

of

killing

the

former

Prime

Minister

of

India

Rajiv

Gandhi

Indian

laws

set

life

imprisonment

at

years

There

had

never

been

a

fair

or

transparent

trial

in

that

case

The

Jain

Commission

had

wanted

a

full

investigation

into

the

foreign

hand

in

the

killing

Mr

Gandhi

however

it

was

never

implemented

The

Association

asked

for

the

release

of

those

prisoners

Le

Pont

drew

attention

to

the

crimes

committed

against

Kurdish

political

activists

in

Iran

It

called

on

the

Human

Rights

Council

to

look

into

those

serious

human

rights

violations

and

urged

Council

Member

States

to

protect

the

Kurdish

people

from

crimes

against

humanity

Tamil

Uzhagam

reminded

that

Australias

fasttrack

assessment

of

asylum

applications

had

resulted

in

many

Sri

Lankan

and

Tamil

refugees

failing

to

have

their

asylum

status

recognized

Tamil

women

were

particularly

vulnerable

to

that

procedure

The

organization

urged

the

Council

to

intervene

and

remind

Australia

of

its

international

obligations

regarding

the

principle

of

nonrefoulement

ABC

Tamil

Oli

stated

that

over

the

past

decades

there

had

been

no

meaningful

development

in

the

northeast

of

Sri

Lanka

Tamil

women

continued

to

face

sexual

violence

which

was

often

underreported

Thousands

of

acres

of

fertile

land

remained

under

the

control

of

Sri

Lankas

armed

forces

In

order

to

realize

the

enjoyment

of

sustainable

development

in

that

region

the

United

Nations

needed

to

set

up

monitoring

offices

in

northeast

Sri

Lanka

Association

Culturelle

des

Tamouls

en

France

stated

that

there

had

been

no

discussion

about

the

crimes

committed

by

the

Government

of

Sri

Lanka

against

the

Tamils

such

as

torture

and

repression

The

organization

firmly

condemned

the

harassment

of

Tamil

civil

society

after

having

participated

in

the

sessions

of

the

Human

Rights

Council

Association

for

the

Victims

of

the

world

drew

attention

to

the

harassment

and

arrests

of

journalists

and

human

rights

activists

in

India

for

having

questioned

the

Governments

support

for

rightwing

extremists

It

was

high

time

that

people

were

allowed

to

fully

enjoy

their

freedom

of

expression

and

speech

International

Solidarity

for

Africa

said

after

the

genocide

against

Tamils

by

Sri

Lanka

had

ended

in

the

endless

waiting

for

the

families

of

victims

to

find

justice

had

started

The

Tamils

in

Sri

Lanka

had

been

denied

their

rights

Most

important

was

the

denial

of

their

right

to

selfdetermination

They

said

that

all

Tamils

living

in

their

homeland

needed

to

have

their

rights

protected

The

Association

called

on

the

Special

Procedures

to

make

every

effort

to

protect

the

Tamils

from

genocidal

projects

Action

of

Human

Movement

AHM

said

that

several

mothers

who

were

looking

for

their

loved

ones

were

in

the

Council

asking

for

justice

The

mass

disappearance

of

those

who

surrendered

at

the

end

of

the

war

in

Sri

Lanka

in

May

was

an

indication

of

the

institutionalisation

of

the

practice

of

enforced

disappearances

in

Sri

Lanka

and

the

impunity

enjoyed

by

the

State

forces

The

International

Criminal

Court

was

the

only

solution

to

render

justice

to

the

Tamils

International

Humanist

and

Ethical

Union

said

that

Pakistan

used

religion

to

silence

human

rights

defenders

Blasphemy

was

used

as

a

political

tool

The

accused

could

be

embroiled

in

lengthy

trials

and

were

subject

to

other

human

rights

violations

Killings

were

also

used

as

a

criticism

of

religion

The

organization

urged

Pakistans

Prime

Minister

to

repeal

blasphemy

rules

and

promote

tolerance

through

positive

speech

Maarij

Foundation

for

Peace

and

Development

said

that

at

least

Rohingya

had

taken

refuge

in

Bangladesh

as

confirmed

by

the

SecretaryGeneral

They

continued

to

live

in

a

difficult

situation

after

being

expelled

from

Myanmar

Arbitrary

detention

was

continuously

carried

out

against

the

Rohingya

population

Organization

for

Defending

Victims

of

Violence

said

that

three

years

after

the

launch

of

the

Saudiled

coalition

attacks

on

Yemen

the

world

was

faced

with

a

human

catastrophe

in

that

country

Chronic

poverty

hunger

famine

and

destruction

of

infrastructure

were

the

direct

results

of

the

conflict

The

attacks

of

the

coalition

forces

continued

unabated

and

had

taken

a

new

form

in

the

blockade

of

Port

Hodiedah

breaching

Yemeni

peoples

right

to

peace

United

Villages

said

that

the

deteriorating

situation

of

people

living

in

the

state

of

Jammu

and

Kashmir

deserved

the

attention

of

the

Council

The

right

to

remedy

of

victims

faced

with

human

rights

violations

was

not

being

addressed

It

was

necessary

to

deliver

justice

to

the

people

of

Jammu

and

Kashmir

after

seven

decades

of

occupation

Any

resolution

to

the

conflict

had

to

include

ending

the

cycle

of

violence

and

accountability

for

past

and

current

human

rights

violations

International

Educational

Development

was

concerned

about

the

situation

of

Hmong

people

in

the

Lao

Peoples

Democratic

Republic

They

were

extremely

prosecuted

The

authorities

had

killed

Hmong

members

and

the

situation

would

continue

unless

the

Council

addressed

the

issue

There

was

a

need

for

the

United

Nations

to

ensure

safe

haven

for

the

Hmong

people

who

were

facing

extermination

Union

of

Writers

and

Artists

of

Cuba

reaffirmed

its

willingness

to

ensure

that

its

region

was

an

area

of

peace

It

denounced

the

United

States

continued

policy

of

harassment

against

the

Governments

of

Venezuela

and

Nicaragua

and

it

rejected

the

unilateral

coercive

measures

against

Venezuela

which

undermined

that

countrys

right

to

development

European

Centre

for

Law

and

Justice

underlined

that

the

genocidal

crimes

of

Daesh

in

Syria

had

caused

thousands

of

Christians

to

flee

their

homes

noting

that

the

Human

Rights

Council

should

take

immediate

measures

to

end

those

crimes

Daesh

had

to

be

held

accountable

and

the

Council

had

to

officially

recognize

their

crimes

against

Christians

as

a

crime

of

genocide

Lawyers

Rights

Watch

Canada

urged

all

States

to

accept

the

recommendations

of

the

FactFinding

Mission

on

Myanmar

for

the

investigation

and

prosecution

of

senior

Myanmar

military

officials

for

genocide

in

Rakhine

state

and

for

crimes

against

humanity

and

war

crimes

in

Rakhine

Kachin

and

Shan

states

The

organization

reminded

that

the

International

Criminal

Court

had

confirmed

the

duty

of

all

States

to

prevent

genocide

wherever

it

occurred

Organisation

internationale

pour

les

pays

les

moins

avancés

OIPMA

discussed

the

human

rights

situation

in

Myanmar

Credible

reports

of

escalating

violence

showed

that

extrajudicial

killings

torture

and

sexual

violence

were

rampant

and

showed

that

the

Rohingya

had

no

rights

Rohingya

children

needed

psychosocial

assistance

because

of

what

they

had

experienced

including

rape

International

Youth

and

Student

Movement

for

the

United

Nations

said

the

right

to

selfdetermination

was

the

foundation

upon

which

all

other

human

rights

stood

In

that

vein

the

continued

occupation

of

Western

Sahara

was

concerning

The

European

Unions

Court

of

Justice

and

the

Supreme

Court

of

South

Africa

had

reaffirmed

the

right

of

the

Saharawi

people

to

access

their

natural

resources

IUS

PRIMI

VIRI

International

Association

said

armed

groups

were

prolific

and

human

rights

violations

persisted

in

Syria

Libya

and

Yemen

Those

groups

took

control

of

Arab

militias

The

international

communitys

indifference

to

those

acts

had

led

to

the

widespread

violations

of

crimes

against

humanity

The

Association

urged

the

international

community

to

take

a

firm

stand

against

those

crimes

and

fulfil

its

responsibilities

Health

and

Environment

Programme

HEP

highlighted

the

lack

of

respect

for

human

rights

in

the

world

and

the

impact

of

conflicts

on

civilians

Special

Rapporteurs

on

numerous

occasions

had

often

drew

attention

to

the

situation

faced

by

vulnerable

groups

Members

of

the

Council

were

urged

to

take

into

account

the

impact

of

unilateral

coercive

measures

on

the

enjoyment

of

human

rights

LObservatoire

Mauritanien

des

Droits

de

lHomme

et

de

la

Démocratie

said

that

in

Sri

Lanka

the

United

Nations

Special

Rapporteur

on

the

promotion

and

protection

of

human

rights

and

fundamental

freedoms

while

countering

terrorism

had

stated

that

over

one

hundred

unconvicted

prisoners

remained

in

detention

some

of

whom

had

been

held

there

for

over

a

decade

In

India

a

human

rights

activist

from

Tamil

Nadu

was

arrested

after

he

attended

the

last

Councils

session

CIVICUS

World

Alliance

for

Citizen

Participation

expressed

grave

concern

about

the

heavyhanded

response

of

Zimbabwean

authorities

to

protests

in

Harare

following

the

presidential

elections

In

Bahrain

cases

of

arbitrary

arrest

detention

and

torture

had

been

documented

In

Bangladesh

authorities

had

used

a

range

of

repressive

laws

to

target

and

harass

journalists

and

human

rights

defenders

Association

des

étudiants

tamouls

de

France

said

that

the

conviction

rate

for

crimes

against

members

of

scheduled

castes

in

Karnataka

India

was

the

lowest

in

the

country

at

per

cent

last

year

The

states

conviction

rate

was

abysmal

given

that

the

national

average

was

per

cent

Atrocities

took

various

forms

including

assault

preventing

them

from

using

rivers

roads

and

wells

and

banning

their

entry

into

temples

Presse

Emblem

Campagne

expressed

concern

about

the

deteriorating

situation

of

the

safety

of

journalists

in

Myanmar

Afghanistan

Mexico

Brazil

and

the

Central

African

Republic

The

organization

called

on

those

countries

and

the

United

Nations

to

carry

out

a

thorough

investigation

to

bring

the

perpetrators

of

those

crimes

to

justice

Association

for

the

Protection

of

Women

and

Childrens

Rights

APWCR

reminded

that

the

Indian

Armed

forces

in

Jammu

and

Kashmir

had

acted

in

impunity

under

the

Armed

Forces

Special

Powers

Act

killing

innocent

civilians

and

indiscriminately

using

pellet

guns

The

injured

had

been

denied

access

to

hospitals

and

human

rights

defenders

had

been

facing

reprisals

Zero

Poor

in

Africa

regretted

that

the

Human

Rights

Council

had

adopted

a

resolution

on

Sri

Lanka

without

a

debate

and

without

a

vote

The

new

Government

of

Sri

Lanka

had

failed

to

establish

charges

against

military

and

intelligence

officers

The

Council

had

thus

been

negligent

of

its

duties

and

obligations

set

out

under

General

Assembly

resolution

and

under

the

United

Nations

Charter

Jeunesse

Etudiante

Tamoule

reminded

that

the

families

of

the

disappeared

Tamils

in

Sri

Lanka

had

been

searching

for

their

loved

ones

who

had

surrendered

to

Sri

Lankas

armed

forces

in

May

The

creation

of

the

Office

of

the

Missing

Persons

was

not

acceptable

to

the

families

of

the

disappeared

because

they

had

no

confidence

in

local

mechanisms

for

justice

Jssor

Youth

Organisation

said

torture

in

Libya

had

become

a

systematic

practice

Young

people

were

kidnapped

and

subject

to

extrajudicial

killings

They

told

of

the

case

of

one

youth

who

was

boiled

in

hot

water

until

he

died

They

called

on

the

Council

and

Member

States

to

monitor

the

situation

in

Libya

and

ensure

the

involvement

of

the

International

Criminal

Court

Badil

Resource

Center

for

Palestinian

Residency

and

Refugee

Rights

in

a

joint

statement

with

AlHaq

Law

in

the

Service

of

Man

said

that

Israel

had

denied

Palestinians

the

right

to

selfdetermination

for

years

Israel

continued

to

exert

its

control

over

Jerusalem

while

fragmenting

Palestinians

Israel

carried

out

systematic

crackdowns

in

occupied

East

Jerusalem

impeding

Palestinian

development

Their

attacks

included

restrictive

policies

visa

restrictions

and

smear

campaigns

against

human

rights

defenders

Commission

of

Health

and

Human

Rights

Promoters

said

the

human

rights

situation

in

Jammu

and

Kashmir

was

critical

the

Council

could

not

ignore

it

anymore

A

lack

of

justice

suppression

of

the

freedom

of

peaceful

assembly

and

sexual

harassment

of

women

had

become

routine

The

regimes

goal

was

to

kill

and

arrest

common

people

No

serious

discussion

had

taken

place

after

the

United

Nations

Kashmir

report

to

remedy

the

situation

Womens

International

League

for

Peace

and

Freedom

WILF

condemned

Nicaraguas

continued

oppression

against

its

population

In

particular

it

was

asked

that

they

stop

the

intimidation

and

criminalisation

of

protests

and

protect

the

rights

of

freedom

of

expression

and

freedom

of

assembly

The

policía

voluntaria

needed

to

be

disarmed

and

the

Government

needed

to

make

an

effort

to

find

a

national

dialogue

as

well

as

organize

national

elections

Physicians

for

Human

Rights

had

scientific

and

medical

documentation

experts

visit

Bangladesh

four

times

in

the

past

year

to

document

the

scope

scale

and

patterns

of

attacks

carried

out

against

Myanmars

Rohingya

population

The

wounds

suffered

by

people

ranged

from

gunshots

to

stab

wounds

as

well

as

trauma

from

beatings

per

cent

of

the

survivors

identified

the

Myanmar

military

as

perpetrators

of

those

acts

Philippines

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

in

response

to

the

statement

of

the

European

Union

concerning

the

antidrugs

campaign

said

the

Philippines

was

true

to

its

obligations

under

international

law

The

campaign

against

illegal

drugs

was

fully

in

line

with

human

rights

It

was

not

an

instrument

to

limit

anyones

human

rights

The

number

of

destroyed

labs

used

to

produce

drugs

had

increased

Any

deaths

resulting

from

the

campaign

were

thoroughly

investigated

and

over

policies

officers

had

been

charged

with

human

rights

violations

The

authorities

were

taking

both

a

public

health

and

a

law

enforcement

approach

in

dealing

Cambodia

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

in

response

to

the

statement

of

the

European

Union

said

that

the

European

Union

was

breaking

all

procedures

The

situation

in

Cambodia

was

listed

under

agenda

item

not

under

item

four

so

the

delegation

had

broken

the

customary

rules

Human

rights

were

not

a

destination

but

a

process

that

needed

time

and

resources

For

that

reason

Cambodia

continued

to

engage

with

all

Councils

mechanisms

and

it

allowed

the

Office

of

the

High

Commissioner

to

operate

in

the

country

In

July

elections

would

be

held

and

they

would

be

free

fair

and

Iran

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

rejected

the

absurd

and

politically

motivated

statements

made

by

Denmark

and

France

Baseless

allegations

were

also

made

by

Israel

who

was

the

main

sponsor

of

terrorism

and

the

greatest

danger

to

peace

in

the

world

The

abuse

of

human

rights

for

advancing

politically

motivated

intentions

continued

in

the

Council

It

had

nothing

to

do

with

the

real

human

rights

situation

The

United

Nations

human

rights

machinery

including

the

Council

had

been

established

to

achieve

the

objective

improvement

of

human

rights

Japan

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

in

response

to

the

statement

made

by

the

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

said

the

claims

of

figures

made

by

that

country

in

the

context

of

the

past

were

groundless

and

based

on

an

erroneous

understanding

of

the

facts

Having

humbly

accepted

the

facts

of

history

over

the

past

years

Japan

had

consistently

respected

democracy

and

human

rights

and

had

contributed

to

peace

and

prosperity

in

the

region

and

the

international

society

It

was

important

to

overcome

the

scepticism

between

Japan

and

the

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

and

deepen

coordination

and

Russian

Federation

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

in

response

to

statements

by

Ukraine

and

Georgia

underscored

that

Crimea

and

Sebastopol

were

integral

parts

of

the

Russian

Federation

The

Russian

Federation

upheld

human

rights

in

all

of

its

territories

and

Ukraines

allegations

were

unfounded

The

situation

in

Ukraine

on

the

other

hand

continued

to

deteriorate

There

were

attacks

on

freedom

of

expression

and

persecution

of

civil

society

and

the

media

There

was

corruption

racism

xenophobia

and

vandalism

those

were

the

norm

in

Ukraine

On

Georgia

the

Russian

Federation

stated

that

it

had

never

exerted

control

over

Abkhazia

and

South

Ossetia

Egypt

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

in

response

to

the

European

Union

France

and

the

United

Kingdom

deplored

that

some

countries

continued

to

attempt

to

politicize

the

Council

to

give

lessons

and

to

bring

pressure

on

other

countries

to

the

detriment

of

dialogue

and

cooperation

Egypt

noted

that

their

allegations

were

devoid

of

credibility

and

that

they

undermined

the

positive

situation

of

human

rights

in

Egypt

and

turned

away

the

attention

from

the

human

right

problems

in

their

own

countries

such

as

the

violation

of

the

rights

of

migrants

Nongovernmental

organizations

in

Egypt

operated

in

line

with

the

law

India

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

rejected

Pakistans

continued

reference

to

the

fallacious

and

motivated

report

India

deplored

Pakistans

malicious

propaganda

which

was

used

to

distract

the

world

from

its

gross

violations

of

human

rights

especially

in

territories

under

its

control

The

Council

may

have

noted

concerns

raised

on

the

absence

of

consitutional

and

civil

rights

for

the

people

in

GilgitBaltistan

and

their

suffering

due

to

deliberate

economic

policies

The

real

problem

in

Jammu

and

Kashmir

was

crossborder

terrorism

emanating

from

Pakistan

Pakistan

had

an

obsession

with

puritanism

which

led

to

the

unleashing

of

the

systematic

persecution

of

its

Bahrain

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

in

response

to

remarks

by

several

European

countries

reiterated

Bahrains

full

respect

for

the

important

contributions

of

civil

society

and

the

work

of

its

members

Those

activists

were

not

harassed

or

subjected

to

detention

or

arbitrary

arrest

their

rights

were

guaranteed

under

the

constitution

and

in

line

with

international

laws

However

those

rights

had

to

be

exercised

within

the

scope

of

Bahrains

domestic

laws

and

regulations

It

was

when

civil

society

went

against

those

laws

that

their

actions

became

criminal

offenses

Bahrain

was

committed

to

transparency

and

acted

in

conjunction

with

international

and

China

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

said

that

several

groundless

accusations

had

been

made

by

some

countries

on

the

situation

in

Xinjiang

This

represented

an

interference

in

the

internal

affairs

of

China

In

Canada

indigenous

people

were

discriminated

against

Racial

discrimination

and

violations

of

refugee

rights

existed

in

France

and

other

countries

China

was

focusing

on

a

human

rightsbased

approach

China

was

suffering

from

terrorism

and

the

Government

was

fighting

extremism

and

separatism

Its

policies

were

supported

by

the

people

of

China

Some

separatist

forces

had

been

spreading

ideas

about

reeducation

camps

in

Xinjiang

Their

idea

was

to

undermine

Saudi

Arabia

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

said

that

people

were

arrested

in

Saudi

Arabia

for

having

committed

offences

related

to

security

not

because

of

exercising

their

freedom

of

expression

As

for

the

capital

punishment

it

was

only

applied

for

most

serious

crimes

and

in

the

tightest

of

limits

It

was

strange

that

Saudi

Arabia

was

criticized

for

capital

punishment

as

this

was

the

practice

of

many

countries

Every

country

had

the

right

to

choose

its

legal

and

judicial

framework

Saudi

Arabia

was

going

forward

with

its

development

agenda

and

had

numerous

reforms

in

many

fields

including

the

human

Republic

of

Korea

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

said

that

the

citizens

from

the

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

had

entered

the

Republic

of

Korea

on

their

own

free

will

and

were

now

enjoying

a

life

of

freedom

as

any

other

citizens

The

Government

regretted

that

freedom

of

movement

was

not

applied

throughout

the

peninsula

and

would

make

every

effort

to

address

the

humanitarian

situation

caused

by

this

division

Turkey

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

explained

that

it

always

aimed

at

its

full

compliance

with

its

international

obligations

and

at

enhancing

its

democracy

The

state

of

emergency

that

had

been

declared

right

after

the

terrorist

coup

détat

in

had

been

terminated

on

July

In

the

period

ahead

Turkey

would

continue

to

strive

to

attain

momentum

of

the

extensive

reform

process

conducted

since

the

beginning

of

the

The

Government

had

decided

to

give

a

new

impetus

to

its

efforts

in

the

areas

of

the

judiciary

and

fundamental

human

rights

which

also

comprised

space

for

civil

Ecuador

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

stated

that

it

remained

committed

to

protect

and

promote

human

rights

and

it

had

made

a

series

of

steps

to

promote

inclusive

dialogue

and

to

strengthen

the

judiciary

ensure

the

independence

of

the

branches

of

Government

promote

freedom

of

expression

fight

against

corruption

and

to

guarantee

the

rule

of

law

It

was

not

possible

to

achieve

wellbeing

without

taking

into

account

the

diversity

of

ideas

necessities

and

realities

that

formed

the

countrys

history

present

and

future

It

was

on

that

premise

that

the

Governments

priority

was

to

create

a

society

based

on

transparency

Brazil

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

said

the

fight

against

crime

and

the

promotion

of

public

security

were

key

priorities

for

the

Brazilian

Government

The

decision

to

authorize

federal

intervention

in

the

area

of

public

security

in

the

state

of

Rio

de

Janeiro

had

been

taken

with

the

consent

of

the

State

Government

and

the

approval

of

the

Brazilian

Congress

It

was

an

exceptional

measure

provided

for

by

the

Brazilian

constitution

to

address

serious

situations

of

public

disturbance

It

had

a

specific

mandate

and

limited

duration

While

challenges

remained

the

initiative

had

had

a

positive

impact

on

combatting

crime

Nepal

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

noted

the

comments

made

by

a

nongovernmental

organization

that

concerned

the

freedom

of

religion

in

Nepal

and

wished

to

clarify

the

perceived

misunderstanding

of

the

provisions

relating

to

religious

freedoms

in

Nepals

new

Criminal

Code

effective

since

August

Nepal

upheld

the

rights

related

to

freedom

of

thought

conscience

and

religious

beliefs

Secularism

was

one

of

the

important

achievements

of

Nepals

historic

political

transformation

to

a

federal

democratic

republic

in

The

Constitution

underscored

the

meaning

of

secular

to

include

to

be

religious

cultural

freedoms

including

protection

of

religion

Every

person

who

had

Cameroon

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

addressed

alleged

human

rights

violations

committed

by

the

Government

forces

in

two

English

speaking

areas

Cameroon

strongly

condemned

those

allegations

as

they

were

void

of

credibility

Contrary

to

allegations

made

security

forces

had

been

working

to

protect

civilians

from

secessionist

armed

groups

These

armed

groups

had

committed

many

atrocities

including

killing

of

civilians

and

burning

of

private

homes

and

government

edifices

Faced

with

such

a

situation

the

Government

had

been

working

to

instil

dialogue

The

Prime

Minister

himself

led

some

delegations

In

the

Head

of

State

had

established

the

national

commission

for

Iraq

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

in

response

to

the

statement

of

a

nongovernmental

organization

said

that

Iraq

was

used

to

lies

and

false

statements

coming

from

unprofessional

organizations

The

work

of

civil

society

was

highly

appreciated

in

Iraq

and

the

Government

supported

the

right

to

speak

out

but

any

attempt

of

this

nature

was

rejected

The

international

community

knew

very

well

what

was

happening

and

false

statements

would

not

achieve

any

goals

The

Government

did

not

create

any

obstacles

or

shoot

against

demonstrators

using

live

ammunition

The

Government

protected

demonstrators

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

rejected

groundless

accusations

made

by

several

countries

as

they

were

politically

motivated

Those

countries

should

mind

their

own

human

rights

situations

It

was

sad

that

the

Republic

of

Korea

was

sticking

to

false

claims

concerning

the

abduction

of

citizens

which

had

been

confirmed

through

interviews

with

the

victims

Regarding

the

Japanese

abduction

issue

everything

possible

was

being

done

to

reach

a

solution

in

accordance

with

the

Pyongyang

declaration

Japan

was

only

doing

this

to

distract

from

its

own

crimes

including

sexual

slavery

known

as

comfort

women

Japan

refused

to

Pakistan

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

in

response

to

India

noted

that

todays

India

was

a

new

apartheid

State

along

the

lines

of

caste

and

religion

masquerading

as

a

democracy

with

deliberate

systematic

construction

of

a

fascist

Hindu

political

order

in

the

country

Those

who

espoused

such

a

vision

of

the

country

glorified

crimes

of

the

past

which

included

not

just

antiMuslim

riots

but

also

the

tragic

assassination

of

the

father

of

the

nation

Gandhi

The

public

lynching

of

Muslim

and

Christian

minorities

at

the

hands

of

cow

vigilantes

was

a

regular

occurrence

More

than

states

of

India

Georgia

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

reminded

that

the

Russian

Federation

had

committed

a

military

aggression

against

Georgia

and

that

it

continued

to

occupy

parts

of

its

territory

The

Russian

Federation

had

broken

the

ceasefire

agreement

brokered

by

France

and

all

United

Nations

Security

Councils

resolutions

on

Georgia

The

Russian

Federation

had

never

pulled

back

from

the

sovereign

territory

of

Georgia

The

human

rights

situation

in

Abkhazia

and

Tskhinvali

was

worrisome

as

people

were

deprived

of

their

basic

human

rights

such

as

access

to

education

and

healthcare

The

illegal

presence

of

the

Russian

Federation

in

Georgias

territories

made

it

Lao

Peoples

Democratic

Republic

speaking

in

a

right

of

reply

said

that

the

statement

by

a

nongovernmental

organization

was

misleading

to

the

Council

There

was

no

genocide

in

the

country

The

Lao

Peoples

Democratic

Republics

continued

growth

was

thanks

to

the

contribution

of

the

cultural

groups

present

in

the

country

They

promoted

solidarity

among

all

ethnic

groups

all

of

whom

were

equal

under

the

law

In

recent

history

the

Hmong

group

had

fought

alongside

the

Lao

Peoples

Democratic

Republic

in

its

struggle

for

independence

and

continued

to

participate

in

the

countrys

growth

today

Numerous

highlevel

officials

were

from

cultural

Japan

speaking

in

a

second

right

of

reply

in

response

to

the

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

said

that

their

statement

was

unacceptable

Under

the

Stockholm

agreement

the

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

had

agreed

to

carry

out

investigations

into

the

abduction

of

all

Japanese

people

Japan

reiterated

that

over

the

past

years

it

had

sincerely

addressed

human

rights

issues

and

actively

contributed

to

international

security

Japan

called

on

all

stakeholders

to

seek

a

bright

future

together

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

speaking

in

a

second

right

of

reply

was

compelled

to

respond

to

the

remarks

of

Japan

The

Democratic

Peoples

Republic

of

Korea

reiterated

its

rejection

of

groundless

claims

Japan

had

no

more

moral

qualifications

to

talk

about

the

human

rights

of

others

until

it

offered

compensation

for

its

past

crimes

There

was

a

recent

video

in

the

United

Nations

showing

footage

of

Korean

sexual

slaves

who

were

massacred

by

the

Japanese

military

Japan

had

committed

crimes

against

humanity

and

continued

its

evasive

policy

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