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Human Rights Council
Fourth Session - 12 to 30 March 2007

Special Event: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol
26 March 2007

Oral Statements

• Ms. Louise Arbour, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights - ( MS Word )

• H.E. Mr. Don MacKay, Permanent Representative of New Zealand and Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - ( MS Word )

• Ms. Sheikh Hissa Khalika bin Ahmed Al-Thani, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Disability - ( PDF )

• Mr. Monthian Buntan, President, Thailand Association of the Blind - ( MS Word )

• Mr. Lex Grandia, President, International Disability Caucus - ( MS Word )

Comments and answers by:
(Real Media)

• Ms. Arbour
• Ms. Al-Thani
• H.E. Mr. MacKay
• Mr. Buntan
• Mr. Grandia

States and Observers

• Spain (as organizer of the special event ) -

• Cuba

• Germany (on behalf of the European Union)

• Mexico

• Morocco

• Croatia

• India

• Italy

• Argentina

• Japan

• Uruguay

• Russian Federation

• United States of America

• Austria

• Bangladesh

• Malaysia

• Finland ( on behalf of the Nordic countries)

• Republic of Korea

• Thailand

• Brazil

• Canada - [ English | Français ]

• Tunisia

• Czech Republic

• Indonesia

• China

• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

• UNICEF

• Costa Rica

• United Republic of Tanzania

• Nigeria

• Honduras

• Algeria

• Sudan

• Pakistan ( on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference )

• Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Non-governmental organizations

• International Save the Children Alliance

National human rights institutions

• Comité International de Coordination (CIC) des institutions nationales pour la promotion et la protection des droits de l'Homme (IDNH)
[ Français | English ]

Interactive dialogue:

Mr. Martin Scheinin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the human rigths and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism

• Statement
• Reply to the questions (Real Media)

Mr. Manfred Nowak, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

• Statement
• Reply to the questions (Real Media)

Concerned countries

• Turkey [Scheinin]

• Jordan [Nowak]