The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on "The situation of human rights in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya” on Friday, 25 February, starting at 10 a.m. in Room XX of the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The holding of the Special Session comes at the request of Hungary, which was received by the Council on 23 February 2010. The request is signed by the following 47 States, both members and non-members of the Council, from all regions of the world: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Uruguay.
An organizational meeting will be held on Wednesday, 23 February at 5 p.m. in Room XX of the Palais des Nations to discuss the conduct and organization of the Special Session. In conformity with paragraph 10 of General Assembly resolution 60/251, which established the Human Rights Council, the support of one-third of the membership of the Council (16 members or more) is required for a Special Session to be convened.
