HR Council to hold ‘Goldstone’ Special Session Thursday

According to Ma'an news agency, the Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on the "human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and East Al Quds (Jerusalem)" on Thursday, 15 October 2009, starting 3 p.m. in the ‘Palais des Nations' in Geneva.

The holding of the Special Session comes at the request of Palestine. The request is co-sponsored by the following 18 Member States of the Human Rights Council, namely Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Indonesia, Jordan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Senegal.

It is expected that the Special Session will continue on Friday, 16 October. This will be the twelfth Special Session of the Council.