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B. Reports of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights and the Secretary-General

125. At the 13th meeting, on 7 March 2008, the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights presented reports prepared by the High Commissioner and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and a joint report of the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

126. At the same meeting, the representatives of Afghanistan, Cambodia, Colombia, Cyprus, Guatemala, Nepal and Uganda made statements, as concerned countries.

127. During the ensuing general debate, at the same meeting, statements were made by the following:

(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Cuba, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;

(b) Observers for the following States: Greece, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Turkey;

(c) Observer for a national human rights institution: International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions;

(d) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Colombian Commission of Jurists, Europe-Third World Centre (also on behalf of France Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterand, the International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples, the International Trade Unions Confederation, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom), World Federation of Trade Unions.

128. At the same meeting, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the representatives of Colombia, Cyprus, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Turkey. At the same meeting, a second statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the representative of Turkey.

129. At the 21st meeting, on 13 March 2008, the Deputy High Commissioner presented other reports, which were discussed under the relevant items (see chapters III and IX).