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	General Assembly	Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/7/78 14 July 2008 Original: ENGLISH

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

Seventh session
Agenda item 1

Organizational and procedural matters

3 March-1 April 2008

report of the human rights council on its seventh session

Vice-President and Rapporteur: Mr. Alejandro Artucio (Uruguay)

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Part One: Resolutions adopted by the Council at its seventh session 7

7/1. Human rights violations emanating from Israeli military attacks and

incursions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly the
recent ones in the occupied Gaza Strip 7

7/2. Composition of the staff of the Office of the United Nations

High Commissioner for Human Rights 8

7/3. Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights 11

7/4. Mandate of the independent expert on the effects of foreign debt and
other related international financial obligations of States on the full
enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and
cultural rights 13

7/5. Mandate of the independent expert on human rights and

international solidarity 15

7/6. Mandate of the independent expert on minority issues 18

7/7. Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while
countering terrorism 20

7/8. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights

defenders 23

7/9. Human rights of persons with disabilities 25

7/10. Human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality 28

7/11. The role of good governance in the promotion and protection of

human rights 31

7/12. Enforced or involuntary disappearances 33

7/13. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child
prostitution and child pornography 37

7/14. The right to food 39

7/15. Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic
of Korea 45

7/16. Situation of human rights in the Sudan 47

7/17. Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination 49

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7/18. Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including

East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan 51

7/19. Combating defamation of religions 54

7/20. Technical cooperation and advisory services in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo 58

7/21. Mandate of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a

means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of
the right of peoples to self-determination 60

7/22. Human rights and access to safe drinking water and sanitation 63

7/23. Human rights and climate change 65

7/24. Elimination of violence against women 67

7/25. Prevention of genocide 70

7/26. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from

Enforced Disappearance 74

7/27. Human rights and extreme poverty 75

7/28. Missing persons 76

7/29. Rights of the child 79

7/30. Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan 91

7/31. Situation of human rights in Myanmar 94

7/32. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights
in Myanmar 95

7/33. From rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against

racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 97

7/34. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of

racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 98

7/35. Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights 101

7/36. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection
of the right to freedom of opinion and expression 104

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Part Two: Summary of proceedings 108

I. Organizational and procedural matters 1 - 120 108

A. Opening and duration of the session 1 - 4 108

B. Attendance 5 108

C. High-level segment 6 - 12 108

D. General segment 13 - 15 111

E. Agenda and programme of work of the session 16 - 17 112

F. Organization of work 18 - 27 112

G. Meetings and documentation 28 - 36 114

H. Visits 37 - 38 114

I. Review, rationalization and improvement of mandates 39 - 110 115

J. Selection and appointment of mandate-holders 111 - 112 123

K. Election of members of the Human Rights Council

Advisory Committee 113 - 116 123

L. Adoption of the report of the session 117 - 120 125

II. Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner
and the Secretary-General 121 - 137 126

A. Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner

for Human Rights 121 - 124 126

B. Reports of the Office of the United Nations

High Commissioner for Human Rights and
the Secretary-General 125 - 129 126

C. Consideration and action on draft proposals 130 - 137 127

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III. Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political,

economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to
development 138 - 313 129

A. Panels 138 - 143 129

B. Interactive dialogue with special procedures 144 - 202 130

C. Special Representative of the Secretary-General on

the situation of human rights defenders 203 - 207 139

D. Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the

Prevention of Genocide 208 - 211 139

E. Reports presented under agenda item 3 and general

debate on that item 212 - 214 140

F. Consideration and action on draft proposals 215 - 313 141

IV. Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention 314 - 353 155

A. Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s

Republic of Korea 314 - 317 155

B. Situation of human rights in Myanmar 318 - 321 155

C. Situation of human rights in the Sudan 322 - 325 156

D. General debate on agenda item 4 326 - 327 157

E. Consideration and action on draft proposals 328 - 353 157

V. Human rights bodies and mechanisms 354 - 358 161

VI. Universal periodic review 359 162

VII. Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied

Arab territories 360 - 386 163

A. Follow-up to Human Rights Council resolutions S-1/1,

S-1/3, S-3/1 and S-6/1 360 - 361 163

B. Consideration and action on draft proposals 362 - 386 164

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VIII. Follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration

and Programme of Action 387 - 389 167

IX. Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms

of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the
Durban Declaration and Programme of Action 390 - 419 168

A. Interactive dialogue with special procedures 390 - 398 168

B. Reports presented under agenda item 9 and general
debate on that item 399 - 404 169

C. Consideration and action on draft proposals 405 - 419 170

X. Technical assistance and capacity-building 420 - 448 173

A. Interactive dialogue with special procedures 420 - 433 173

B. Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the
Field of Human Rights 434 174

C. General debate on agenda item 10 435 - 436 175

D. Consideration and action on draft proposals 437 - 448 175

Annexes

I. Agenda 177

II. Administrative and programme budget implications of Council

resolutions adopted at the seventh session 178

III. Attendance 199

IV. List of documents issued for the seventh session of the Council 211

V. List of special procedures mandate-holders appointed by the Council

at its seventh session 244

VI. List of Advisory Committee members and duration of terms of

membership 247

VII. List of troikas under the universal periodic review mechanism 248