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Viewing cable 06GENEVA1638, HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

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06GENEVA1638 2006-07-03 14:48 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED US Mission Geneva
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RUEHRB/AMEMBASSY RABAT 0530
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RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 3450
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RUEHWR/AMEMBASSY WARSAW 1182
RUEHYD/AMEMBASSY YAOUNDE 0049
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 GENEVA 001638 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR IO/RHS, DRL/MLA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM UNHRC
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT 
 
 
GENEVA 00001638  001.2 OF 004 
 
 
Summary 
-------- 
 
1.  UN General Assembly President and Swedish Foreign 
Minister Jan Eliasson opened the inaugural session of the 
Human Rights Council (June 19-23) with a speech recalling why 
the Council was created and the challenges it faced. UN 
Secretary General Annan endorsed the adoption of the 
 
SIPDIS 
Convention on Enforced Disappearances and the Declaration on 
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.  The election by 
acclamation of the Council's Bureau followed with Mexican 
PermRep Luis Alfonso de Alba elected President and the 
PermReps of Morocco, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and 
Jordan elected Vice Presidents.  Jordan was double-hatted as 
the Bureau's rapporteur.  The High-Level Segment featured 
over 100 speakers.  Most speeches were noteworthy for their 
conciliatory messages of working in a spirit of dialogue and 
cooperation.  Interspersed with positive messages were, 
however, direct calls for the elimination of country 
situations from the Council's agenda and greater emphasis on 
economic rights.  While a number of NAM and Like-Minded Group 
(LMG) countries made veiled references to the United States 
and other Western countries as hegemonic, wealthy powers that 
sought to control the human rights agenda to the disadvantage 
of developing or poor countries, only a handful directly 
attacked the United States. Cuba was the most belligerent. 
Several countries, including Japan, Azerbaijan, and Pakistan, 
lashed out against human rights violations of specific 
countries, prompting immediate calls for rights of reply. 
Ambassador Tichenor addressed the Council during the General 
Segment June 21 (U.S. statement may be found on U.S. Mission 
Geneva's website). End Summary. 
 
Human Rights Council Bureau 
--------------------------- 
 
2.  As expected, the election of the Bureau took place by 
acclamation.  Although officers are required to act in their 
individual capacities, each one was selected by his regional 
group.  Mexico's Permanent Representative in Geneva, Luis 
Alfonso de Alba, was elected president, though he had been 
acting in that capacity for the past month.  The Asian Group 
Vice President is Jordanian Permanent Representative Musa 
Burayzat, also the Bureau's rapporteur.  The African Group 
Vice President is Moroccan Permanent Representative Mohammed 
Loulichki.  The Eastern Group selected Czech Permanent 
Representative Tomas Husak.  The Western Group Vice President 
is Swiss Permanent Representative Blaise Godet. 
 
Secretary General Annan Endorses New Instruments 
 
SIPDIS 
--------------------------------------------- --- 
 
3.  In his June 19 keynote address, UN Secretary General Kofi 
Annan recalled the decisions that led to the formation of the 
Human Rights Council.  He expressed hope that in five years 
the Council would become a principal organ of the UN.  Annan 
called for the adoption of the Convention on Enforced 
Disappearances and the Declaration on the Rights of 
Indigenous Peoples (DRIP) as proof of a "tangible 
achievement" for the Council.  He also urged Member States to 
reach agreement to make the right to development "clear and 
specific enough to be effectively enforced and upheld" and on 
 
GENEVA 00001638  002.2 OF 004 
 
 
an optional protocol "for lodging complaints" under the 
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.  Many 
speakers later echoed these sentiments in their respective 
speeches.  Australia and New Zealand said there should be 
consensus on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous 
Peoples, while Canada said more time was needed "to make 
progress." 
 
HRC President's Statement 
------------------------- 
 
4.  In his opening remarks, HRC President de Alba called on 
the Council to build on the achievements of the Commission on 
Human Rights (CHR).  He argued that the Council should turn 
its attention to developing new instruments and working 
methods to protect and prevent human rights violations.  It 
should also have the ability to respond quickly to emergency 
situations.  The Council needed to agree on a balanced agenda 
reflecting all countries' concerns, identify gaps, and avoid 
duplications to strengthen existing mechanisms.  Civil 
society and national human rights institutions must be 
permitted to participate fully, and the Council must improve 
coordination with bodies and agencies within and outside the 
UN system. 
 
Statement Highlights 
-------------------- 
 
5.  In keeping with de Alba's and Secretary General Kofi 
Annan's appeals to avoid confrontation, most countries used 
the High-Level and General Segments to express hope that the 
Council would become an effective international defender and 
protector of human rights. Many speakers, most notably those 
from NAM countries, called for the end of politicization, 
selectivity, and double standards. They named globalization 
and the focus on trade as principal causes leading to poor 
human rights situations in developing countries.  Indonesia, 
Brazil and others called for more technical assistance and 
advisory services to enhance the capacity of member states, 
adding that additional human, financial, and material 
resources could serve as an alternative to political 
sanctions or "naming and shaming."  Many developing countries 
mentioned the right to development and said that developed 
countries should be more sensitive to their aspirations. 
Venezuela asserted that a job was more important to a person 
than "living in a democratic system."  Full statements by 
delegations can be accessed on the Human Rights Council 
Extranet site at http://info.ohchr.org, using log-in "hrc 
extranet" and password "1session".  The following are 
highlights from some of the statements: 
 
European Union:  Austrian FM Plassnik, speaking on behalf of 
the EU, called on the Council to establish its procedures, 
avoid politically divisive issues, and strengthen the system 
of UN human rights experts.  Plassnik noted that another EU 
priority was the adoption of the convention on enforced 
disappearances. She highlighted the situation of women as 
needing immediate attention. In this context she mentioned 
the continued house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi.  She noted 
the EU's belief that "successfully combating terrorism and 
respect for human rights are mutually reinforcing." 
 
 
GENEVA 00001638  003.2 OF 004 
 
 
United Kingdom:  FCO Minister of State Responsible for Human 
Rights Ian McCartney delivered a particularly strong 
statement emphasizing the need to focus on "real human 
beings" and the responsibility of governments to pass and 
implement legislation to protect human rights.  He called on 
the Council to be innovative in the way it addressed 
problems, to develop new tools, and to foster trust and 
understanding. 
 
Russia: Deputy FM Yakovenko criticized country resolutions, 
said Russia had high expectations of the Universal Periodic 
Review process, and called the Sub-commission "a necessary 
element" of the Council that needed to be preserved.  Though 
it supported Special Procedures, Russia said a critical 
review of its role was needed to make it a more effective 
body.  Russia also spoke in support of the active 
participation of NGOs. 
 
China: Vice FM Yang Jiechi blamed the defunct CHR's lack of 
credibility on "the influence of the Cold War mentality." 
China urged the Council to focus on human rights violations 
caused by conflict.  China was willing to maintain 
country-specific resolutions in the case of widespread and 
gross violations of human rights.  China called for the UPR 
process to respect countries' historical, cultural, and 
religious backgrounds.  China also called for rationalizing 
Special Procedures mandates and formulating a code of conduct 
to make the body more credible. 
 
Egypt:  Geneva Permanent Representative Shoukry emphasized 
the rights of all peoples to choose their own value systems, 
arguing that "efforts aimed at imposing specific value 
systems on peoples is tantamount ... to negating the 
existence of other cultures and civilizations ..."  Shoukry 
called for more HRC consideration of economic, social and 
cultural rights and the right to development.  He called for 
immediate consideration of the human rights situation in 
Palestine and other occupied Arab territories. 
 
Malaysia:  Parliamentary Secretary Ahmad Shabery Cheek said 
that as NAM Coordinator, he wanted to highlight the issue of 
Right to Development and call for the continued support of 
NAM members. 
 
United States Under Fire 
------------------------ 
 
6.  The United States was the subject of several antagonistic 
statements from countires including Iran, Venezuela, and 
Zimbabwe.  The most direct attack came, however, from Cuba. 
FM Perez Roque's speech was delivered in taunting tones 
directed at the U.S., and, to a lesser extent, to the EU, 
emphasizing that Cuba had been elected to the Council while 
the U.S. had been "afraid" to run for fear of not winning 
election.  HRC President de Alba seemed annoyed by the 
Cuban's remarks, and several delegates later commented that 
it tarnished what had up to that point been a dignified 
session.  USDel responded strongly to the Cuban statement in 
a right of reply, the text of which can be found at 
http://usmission.ch/press2006/0620RightofRepl y.html.  Other 
confrontations took place over Japan and North Korea over the 
issue of abductees, Armenia and Azerbaijan over 
 
GENEVA 00001638  004.2 OF 004 
 
 
Nargorno-Karabakh, and India and Pakistan over Kashmir. 
 
U.S. Statement 
-------------- 
 
7.  Newly-arrived U.S. Ambassador Warren Tichenor gave his 
first public address in Geneva during the June 21 general 
segment of the Council session.  His statement -- which has 
been posted at 
http://usmission.ch/Press2006/0621Tichenor.ht ml -- was 
abbreviated to five minutes from seven minutes after HRC 
President de Alba requested participants to reduce their 
times accordingly to accommodate a long list of general 
segment speakers. 
 
TICHENOR