51st Meeting - 61st Session of Human Rights Council.

 

 61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)

- Decisions and conclusions:

- ITEM 2: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.19 - "Advancing human rights in South Sudan" - Submitted by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Albania, Ireland, Norway" - ADOPTED (25 YES ¦ 4 NO ¦ 18 ABSTENTIONS)

SPEAKERS:

Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Opening)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders (Introduction)
China, Mr. Wang Nian
Chile, Ms. Solange Dufourcq
Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Mr. Lars Tummers
Iceland, Ms. Sóley Ásgeirsdóttir
South Africa, Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi
Kenya, Ms. Yvonne Murugi Kivuti
Ethiopia, Mr. Tsegab Kebebew Daka
Albania, Ms. Vasilika Hysi
France, Ms. Claire Thuaudet
South Sudan, Mr. Alier Deng Ruai Deng (Country concerned)
Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)



- ITEM 2: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.25 - "Supporting human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic " - Submitted by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, France, Germany, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Qatar, Türkiye - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders (Introduction)
Cyprus, Ms. Olympia Neocleous
North Macedonia, Mr. Dushko Uzunovski
Brazil, Mr. Andre Simas Magalhaes
Colombia, Mr. Álvaro Ayala
Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike
France, Ms. Claire Thuaudet
Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Haydar Ali Ahmad (Country concerned)
Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

- ITEM 2: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.35/Rev.1 - "Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice" - Submitted by Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, except Albania) - ADOPTED (24 YES ¦ 4 NO ¦ 19 ABSTENTIONS)

SPEAKERS:

Pakistan (on behalf of the OIC except Albania), Mr. Bilal Ahmad (Introduction)
Chile, Ms. Karla Cahue
Colombia, Mr. Álvaro Ayala
Slovenia, Ms. Anita Pipan
Iraq, Mr. Ali Al Safar
Egypt, Mr. Alaa Hegazy
Spain, Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez
Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson
China, Mr. Wang Nian
State of Palestine (concerned country), Mr. Ibrahim Khraishi
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Explanation of vote before the vote), Ms. Eleonor Sanders
Japan (Explanation of vote before the vote), Mr. Atsuyuki Oike
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (Explanation of vote before the vote), Mr. Lars Tummers
Cyprus (Explanation of vote before the vote), Mr. Giorgos Samouel
Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)
Switzerland (Explanation of vote after the vote), Ms. Barbara Fontana
Thailand (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 2), Ms. Usana Berananda
Pakistan (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 2), Mr. Muneeb Ahmed



- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.1 - "Cooperation with regional human rights organizations" - Submitted by Belgium, Armenia, Colombia, Senegal, Thailand - ADOPTED without a vote

SPEAKERS:Belgium, Mr. Christophe Payot (Introduction)
Armenia, Ms. Hasmik Tolmajian (Introduction)
Colombia, Mr. Álvaro Ayala
Republic of Korea, Mr. Seong Deok Yun
Thailand, Ms. Usana Berananda
Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)




- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.2 - "The negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights" - Submitted by Uganda (on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries) - ADOPTED (28 YES ¦ 17 NO ¦ 1 ABSTENTIONS)

SPEAKERS:Uganda (on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries), Ms. Mary Kibere Namono (Introduction)
Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson
Colombia, Mr. Álvaro Ayala
Cyprus (on behalf of the EU) (Explanation of vote before the vote), Ms. Olympia Neocleous
Iceland (Explanation of vote before the vote), Ms. Sóley Ásgeirsdóttir
China (Explanation of vote before the vote), Mr. Wang Nian
Chile (Explanation of vote before the vote), Ms. Maria Paz Florenzano
Japan (Explanation of vote before the vote), Mr. Atsuyuki Oike
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Explanation of vote before the vote), Ms. Eleonor Sanders
Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)



- ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.3 - "Sixtieth anniversary of the adoption of the International Covenants on Human Rights" - Submitted by Russian Federation, Belarus, Ethiopia, Mali, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) - ADOPTED (26 YES ¦ 0 NO ¦ 21 ABSTENTIONS)

SPEAKERS:

Russian Federation, Mr. Aleksandr Letoshnev (Introduction)
Pakistan, Mr. Abbas Sarwar
Colombia, Mr. Álvaro Ayala
China, Mr. Wang Nian
Ethiopia, Mr. Tsegab Kebebew Daka
Kenya, Ms. Yvonne Murugi Kivuti
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders
Chile, Ms. Karla Cahue
Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike
Iceland, Ms. Sóley Ásgeirsdóttir
Czechia, Mr. Václav Bálek
Estonia, Ms. Riia Salsa-Audiffren
Indonesia, Mr. Achsanul Habib
North Macedonia, Mr. Dushko Uzunovski
Cyprus (on behalf of the European Union), Ms. Olympia Neocleous
Egypt, Ms. Noran Mohamed Omar Atteya
Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)

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