I Un Human Rights Council
| Published date | 01 March 2009 |
| Author | Mayra Gómez,Bret Thiele |
| DOI | 10.1177/016934410902700105 |
| Date | 01 March 2009 |
| Subject Matter | Part B: Human Rights News |
Netherlands Q uarterly of Human R ights, Vol. 27/1, 61–100, 2009.
© Netherlands I nstitute of Human Ri ghts (SIM), Printed in the Net herlands. 61
PART B: HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS
I un Human RIgHTs COunCIl
B T and M G*
1. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NINTH SPECIAL SESSION
INTRODUCTION
is contribution summaris es highlig hts of the ninth special session of the United
Nations Huma n Rights Council (Council). e ninth special ses sion was held on 9
and 12 January 2009 in order to consider the grave violations of human rights i n
the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly due to t he recent Israeli milita ry
attacks agai nst the occupied Gaza Strip. e Spe cial Session was origina lly requested
by the Permanent Representat ive of Cuba to the United Nations O ce at Geneva (as
President of the Non-Aligned Movement), the Perma nent Representative of Egypt to
the United Nations Oce at Geneva (as President of the Group of Arab States and
Coordinator of the Group of African States), a nd the Permanent Representative of
Pakistan to the United Nations Oce at Geneva (as Coordinator of the Organiz ation
of Islamic Conference). e request was supported by more than one-th ird of the
membership of the Council.1
e footnotes provide citations to relevant Council documents for those readers
interested in greater detai l of certain or all aspec ts of this session.2
* Bret ie le is S enior Legal Ocer and Coordi nator of t he Economic, Social and Cult ural R ights
Litigation Prog ramme with t he Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHR E), Geneva,
Switzerland and Mayra Gomez is the Coordin ator of the Women and Housi ng Rights Progr amme
at COHRE.
1 e request was supported by t he following 33 member States of the C ouncil: Angola , Argentina,
Azerbaijan , B ahrain, Bang ladesh, Bolivia, Bra zil, Burkina Faso, Ch ile, China, Cuba, Djibout i,
Egypt, Ga bon, Ghana, India, Indone sia, Jordan, Madagasc ar, M alaysia, Mauritiu s, Nicaragua,
Nigeria, Pakist an, Ph ilippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal , Sout h Af rica,
Switzerland , Uruguay and Zambia .
2 Please see the United Nations Oce of the High Commissioner for Human Rights website, avail able
at: www.ohchr.org /english/bodies /hrcouncil/.
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