35th Meeting - 60th Session of Human Rights Council.

60th regular session of the Human Rights Council (08 September – 08 October 2025).

- Item 8: General Debate (Cont'd)

SPEAKERS:Ms. Salma Rasheed, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council
United Nations Watch, Ms. Natasha Hausdorff
"Coup de Pousse" Chaîne de l'Espoir Nord-Sud, Mr. Nasir Aziz Khan
Asociacion HazteOir.org, Mr. Sebastian Lukomski
Association pour les Victimes Du Monde, Mr. Mahendran Heerasingh
The Association of Horus for Youth and Development in Qena, Mr. Ibrahim Abdalbasit Ibrahim Abdalrahman
China Ethnic Minorities' Association for External Exchanges, Ms. Hua Wang
Youth in Technology and Arts Network (YOTAN), Mr. Ratnakanthan Arasakularatnam
Regroupement des Jeunes Africains pour la Démocratie et le Développement - Section Togo, Ms. Baragama Sunethra Arachchige
Sikh Human Rights Group, Mr. Jasdev Singh Rai
Global Action on Aging, Mr. Jan Lönn
Instituto Brasileiro de Direitos Humanos, Mr. Cesar Barros Leal
Legal Analysis and Research Public Union, Ms. Vusal Mammadzada
Fédération étudiante des droits de l'homme (FEDH), Mr. Aswinee Antony
Association pour l'Intégration et le Développement Durable au Burundi, Mr. Kalita Goutam
MIDLINE for HumanRights - MHR, Mr. Noureldin Mahmoud Rashad Gaffar Abdou
Centre Zagros pour les Droits de l'Homme, Mr. Mohammad Azad Salawati
ArabEuropean Forum for Dialogue and Human Rights, Ms. Fatima Alkaabi
Association Culture Femmes, Ms. Saradha Rama Nathan
Youth Parliament for SDG, Ms. Melek Youssef
Sustainable Development Enablement, Ms. Braeah Markaz
International Action for Peace & Sustainable Development, Ms. Mehr Un Nisa Rehman
Interfaith International, Mr. Kirupaharan Visulingaram
Réseau international pour les droits de l'homme et l'état de droit, Mr. Singh Bual Moninder
Organisation internationale pour les pays les moins avancés (OIPMA), Ms. Yasmin Heaney
Comité International de Coordination Humanitaire, Mr. Lingajothy Vinnasythamby Paramalingam
Association Des Jeunes Du Village, Mr. Dominic Premananth Edward Anandarajah
Aide Citoyenne et Développement Concerte, Ms. Kartthikagini Atchalingam
Association de la solidarité des étudiants de Bordeaux, Ms. Vaishnavy Shanmuganathan
Promotion du Développement Economique et Social - PDES, Ms. Fatima Ezzahrae Zouhairi
Global Srilankan Forum United Kingdom, Mr. Sandhu Makawitage Perera
Association pour l'Éducation et la Santé de la Femme et de l'Enfant (AESFE), Ms. Mélissa Boutrik
Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights Association, Ms. Nessreen Hossban
Pakistan (Right of reply), Mr. Abbas Sarwar
Sudan (Right of reply, Mr. Abuzar Saad


- Item 9: Interactive dialogue with Working Group on People of African Descent

SPEAKERS:Ms. Bina D'Costa, Chair of the Working Group on People of African Descent (Introduction)
Colombia (Country concerned), Mr. Gustavo Gallón
NHRI Colombia: Defensoría del Pueblo, Ms. Iris Marin Ortiz
European Union, Mr. Luca Lixi
Ghana (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Mr. Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antiwi
Trinidad and Tobago (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Nickesha Smith
South Africa, Mr. Thembela Ngculu
Benin, Ms. Nadwath Saka
Mexico, Mr. Rodrigo Pintado Collet
Kenya, Ms. Yvonne Murugi Kivuti
Sierra Leone, Mr. Samuel Saffa
Jamaica, Ms. Tyesha Turner
Mozambique, Ms. Laurinda Fernando Saide Banze
Senegal, Ms. Philomène Siga Ndiaye
China, Ms. Zhang Yinxiang
Dominican Republic, Mr. Iván Emilio De Jesús Ogando Lora
Zambia, Ms. Mulina Lisimba
UNICEF, Ms. Anne Grandjean
Ethiopia, Ms. Genet Mersha Mebratu
Uruguay, Ms. Florencia Rizzo
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ms. Maira Macdonal Alvarez
Algeria, Ms. Nassira Boucetha
Egypt, Ms. Enas Faisal
Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson
Togo, Mr. Toumeni Abalo Fawie
Brazil, Mr. Ciro Russo
Russian Federation, Mr. Artem Isakov
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ms. Fatemeh Mohammadi
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Jimmy Alexanders Hernandez
Iraq, Ms. Arowa Hashim
NHRI Nigeria: National Human Rights Commission, Mr. Tony Ojukwu
Geledés - Instituto da Mulher Negra, Mr. Gabriel Dantas
International Youth and Students movement
International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Ms. Jamel Nampijja
Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Ms. Kamiliya Mashrabbekova
Shaanxi Patriotic Volunteer Association, Mr. Jicheng Guo
Oidhaco, Bureau International des Droits Humains - Action Colombie (Joint statement), Mr. Fernando Martin Berdon
United for Human Rights, Ms. Fatima Alkaabi
Sustainable Development Enablement, Ms. Braeah Mohamd Markaz
International Service for Human Rights, Ms. Maria José Menezes
Interfaith International, Ms. Liridona Krasniqi Popovici
Ms. Bina D'Costa, Chair of the Working Group on People of African Descent (Final remarks)


- Item 9: Interactive dialogue on report of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.

SPEAKERS:

Mr. Martin Kimani, Chair of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (Introduction)
European Union, Mr. Luca Lixi
Ghana (0n behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Mr. Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antiwi
Guatemala, Mr. Luis Fernando Zapeta Vásquez
Benin, Mr. Angelo Dan
UNFPA, Ms. Chandrima Dey
Sierra Leone, Mr. Samuel Saffa
Jamaica, Ms. Tyesha Turner
Brazil, Mr. Ciro Russo
Peru, Mr. Luis Juan Cihuquihuara Chil

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