mardi 24 avril 2007

WG: Universal Periodic Review, 24.04.07 (morning), by C.N.

The facilitator, Mr. Mohammed Loulichki (Morocco), begin to present the Revised Non-paper on the universal periodic review mechanism that he prepared with Vice-President of the Human Rights Council.

The first topic that he want to discuss is the second paragraph of the fifth point: The question about the implication of experts. Are they necessary?

Argentina, Germany (in the name of the European Union), France, Algeria ( in the name of the African group), Cuba (in the name of the N.A.M.), India, Korea, Bangladesh, Canada, Australia, Thailand, Brazil, Lichtenstein, Belgium, Mexico, United Kingston, South Africa, Norway, Colombia, Switzerland, Uruguay think that expert are useful. They think that the UPR need them for technical reasons.

U.S.A., Russia, Singapore, China, Pakistan, Iran and Venezuela do not think that experts have to be involved in the U.P.R.

Japan and Turkey are mitigate.

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