65/265 GA
Suspension of the rights of membership of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in the Human Rights Council
65
Session
| Draft symbol | A/65/L.60 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 65/265 |
| Sponsors (4) | |
| UN Document | 65/265 ↗ |
Australia
Vote Consensus — A/65/PV.76
Speeches following this vote (20)
Mr. Valero Briceño
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its deep regret over recent events in Libya and laments the loss of human lives in that brotherly country.
Venezuela is historically linked to the Arab and African worlds. Our roots are nourished by those ancient cultures, which have greatly contributed to the forging of human relations on the basis on peace, solidarity and justice. The Venezuelan p…
The President
The 10 minutes allotted to statements in explanation of vote have elapsed and I would ask the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to conclude.
Mr. Valero Briceño
We implore almighty God to ensure that the African Union, the League of Arab States, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America and the Union of South American Nations will urgently devote themselves to work for peace in that country.
Allow me to conclude by asking: Who will pay for the more than 1 million deaths i…
The President
We have heard the only speaker in explanation of position.
I now call on delegations wishing to make general statements following the adoption of resolution 65/265.
Ms. Rice
For the first time ever, the General Assembly has suspended a member of the Human Rights Council. This is a harsh rebuke, but one that Libya’s leaders have brought down upon themselves. The United States continues to be appalled by the situation in Libya, and our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the Libyans who have been killed.
The General Assembly has come together to speak with o…
Mr. Körösi
I would like to begin my statement in Arabic as an expression of our solidarity with and deep respect for the people of Libya who are now struggling in their own land for freedom, their basic rights and their human rights. I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU).
(spoke in English)
The candidate countries Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland and Mo…
Mr. Heller
The Government of Mexico reiterates its energetic condemnation of the violence that has been used in Libya to repress peaceful demonstrations, as well as the extrajudicial executions, indiscriminate attacks on the population, and grave and systematic violations of human rights in that country. Full respect for human rights is an obligation that cannot be renounced by the authorities. At all times…
Mr. Salam
It was an honour for my country to sponsor resolution 65/265, adopted today. It did so for various reasons, foremost of which is the fact that Lebanon was among those countries that laid the foundations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by participating in the work of the committee mandated by the General Assembly to draft the Declaration. Having suffered war and violence for many year…
The President
As there remain 23 speakers on my list, I now declare the list of speakers to be closed.
Mr. Cabactulan
At the outset, the Philippines expresses its profound appreciation to you, Sir, for convening this important and timely meeting on the situation in Libya.
As I have stressed on several occasions, in our highly interdependent and networked world, geographic distance and remoteness no longer isolate countries and regions from developments in other countries and regions. The ongoing tension and con…
Mr. McNee
Canada joins other speakers in applauding the adoption of resolution 65/265, which suspends the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya’s rights of membership in the Human Rights Council. Canada joins the rest of the international community in expressing our outrage at the appalling images from Libya of the Al-Qadhafi regime’s brutal attacks against its own people. The world cannot stand by idly as Al- Qadhafi an…
Ms. Hussain
On 25 February, the Human Rights Council took a historic step and recommended that Libya’s membership in the Council be suspended because of its gross and systematic violations of human rights (see A/HRC/S-15/2). A day later, the Security Council built on that with its own resolution 1970 (2011), imposing sanctions and embargoes on the regime. Today the General Assembly has taken action to suspen…
Mr. Osorio
The world is currently witnessing one of the most shameful and reprehensible events of recent years: a dictatorial regime’s violent repression of its own people and a flagrant violation of human rights. The United Nations system has reacted with the speed and urgency that the situation requires. The Security Council, after calling for a return to common sense and the peaceful management of popula…
Mr. Errázuriz
The serious events unfolding in Libya and the unacceptable repression being exercised by the Government of Colonel Al-Qadhafi, which Chile has expressly condemned, have brought us here together today to decide on the suspension of Libya’s rights as a member of the Human Rights Council, pursuant to the power set forth in paragraph 8 of resolution 60/251, which created the Human Rights Council.
Hu…
Mr. Rosenthal
Resolution 65/265 adopted today refers not only to the situation in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, but, equally importantly, to the United Nations, its various intergovernmental forums and the difficult dilemmas we sometimes face in reconciling the different principles and purposes contained in the Charter.
For example, our Organization prides itself on its universal nature, and, in that context, w…
Mr. Núñez Mosquera
Cuba fully shares the international concern over the deaths of civilians in Libya and stands in support of a peaceful and sovereign solution of the conflict by the Libyan people, without foreign interference or intervention. We follow with concern the repeated statements of United States and European Union officials alluding to the fact that they are considering military options in Libya, and rep…
Mr. Thalassinós
Panama energetically condemns the systematic violations of the human rights of the Libyan people, who yearn to live in peace and freedom. Panama laments the loss of human lives and extends its sincerest condolences to the victims’ families.
Panama supports Human Rights Council resolution S-15/1 and hopes for the urgent dispatch of an independent international commission to investigate serious hu…
Mr. Ulibarri
For the first time since the establishment of the Human Rights Council, the General Assembly has decided to suspend one of its members for gross and systematic human rights violations. Costa Rica condemns such violations, ordered at the highest levels of the Libyan Government.
That suspension, which we support, constitutes a historic decision, in full compliance with international law and with o…
Mr. Rodríguez
The Human Rights Council is responsible for promoting universal respect for the protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons. As such, it was established to be seized of situations in which there are
violations, including serious and systematic violations, of such rights.
It is therefore paradoxical that the Government of a State member of the Human Rights Council not only…
Mr. Wenaweser
As a sponsor of resolution 65/265, we welcome the Assembly’s consensus decision to suspend Libya’s membership rights in the Human Rights Council. The reports from
Libya continue to be alarming, and include widespread incidences of extrajudicial killings and arbitrary detentions and arrests, as well as torture. The scale and systematic nature of the offences that the regime is inciting and commit…
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