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Thematic / Country Chart
Human Rights Council
29th session
15 June – 3 July 2015
The following chart provides a list of themes and countries to be addressed during the upcoming 29th
session of the Human Rights Council according to the programme of work. Please note that
additional issues (thematic and country situations) can be raised during general debates scheduled
to take place throughout the session.
All documents listed below can be found at the HRC29 documents page -
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session29/Pages/ListReports.aspx
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Table of contents
Theme / Country Page Theme / Country Page
Afghanistan Albinism Algeria Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Boko Haram Bhutan Business and human rights Central African Republic Climate Change Chile Côte d’Ivoire Detention Disappearances Education Environment Eritrea Executions Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Freedom of opinion and expression Gambia Grenada Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Health High Commissioner Honduras India Inter-Parliamentary Union Internally Displaced Persons International Solidarity Italy Justice Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait
3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9
Kyrgyzstan Lao People’s Democratic Republic Lesotho Malaysia Malta Migration Minority issues Opinion and Expression, freedom of Oman Palestine and other occupied Arab territories Papua New Guinea Peace, right to Peaceful assembly and association, freedom of Peru Portugal Poverty Privacy, right to Qatar Racism Republic of Korea Roma Sexual orientation and gender identity Social Forum Spain Special Procedures Sri Lanka Sweden Syrian Arab Republic Technical cooperation Terrorism Trafficking in persons Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Women
9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 15
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Theme or
Country
Item Related
Document*
Date
Afghanistan HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on violence against women, its causes and
consequences (Ms. Rashida Manjoo) on her
mission to Afghanistan (See also Women)
A/HRC/29/27/
Add.3
16 June
Albinism High Commissioner to give oral update on the
initiatives taken to raise awareness and promote
the protection of the rights of persons with
albinism
A/HRC/29/CRP.1 22 June
HRC President to appoint mandate holder to fill
vacancy for Independent Expert on the
enjoyment of human rights by persons with
albinism
Consultative
Group report
3 July
Algeria
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the right to education (Mr. Kishore Singh) on
his mission to Algeria (See also Education)
A/HRC/29/30/
Add.2
18 June
Armenia HRC to consider and adopt the final outcome of
the review of Armenia adopted during UPR
Working Group’s 21th session (19 – 30 January
2015) (See also Universal Periodic Review)
A/HRC/29/11 25 June
Azerbaijan HRC to consider the annual report of the Working
Group on human rights and transnational
corporations and other business enterprises on
its mission to Azerbaijan (See also Business and
Human Rights)
A/HRC/29/28/
Add.1
16 June
HRC to consider the report of the Special
Rapporteur on the human rights of internally
displaced persons (Mr. Chaloka Beyani) on his
follow-up mission to Azerbaijan (See also
Internally Displaced Persons)
A/HRC/29/34/
Add.1
16 June
Belarus HRC to consider the report of the Special A/HRC/29/43 23 June
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Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in
Belarus (Mr. Miklós Haraszti)
Boko Haram OHCHR to give oral update during an interactive
dialogue on the violations and abuses of human
rights by Boko Haram
Oral Update 1 July
Bhutan
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the right to education (Mr. Kishore Singh) on
his mission to Bhutan (See also Education)
A/HRC/29/30/
Add.1
18 June
Business and
human rights
HRC to consider the annual report of the Working
Group on human rights and transnational
corporations and other business enterprises, its
mission to Azerbaijan, as well as its report on the
African Regional Forum on Businesses and Human
Rights and the 2014 Forum on Business and
Human Rights (See also Azerbaijan)
A/HRC/29/28
and Add.2
16 June
HRC to consider progress report of the High
Commissioner on improving access to remedy for
victims of business-related human rights abuses,
in collaboration with the Working Group on the
issue of human rights and transnational
corporations and other business enterprises
A/HRC/29/39 22 June
HRC to consider the report of the High
Commissioner on the feasibility of a global fund
to enhance the capacity of stakeholders to
implement the Guiding Principles on Business
and Human Rights
A/HRC/29/18
A/HRC/26/20/
Add.1
22 June
HRC to consider the OHCHR summary of the
discussions of the 3rd annual Forum on Business
and Human Rights, held 1-3 December 2014
A/HRC/29/29 25 June
Central African
Republic
HRC to hold an interactive dialogue in the
presence of the Independent Expert on the
situation of human rights in the Central African
Republic (Ms. Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum), with
a particular focus on the fight against impunity
HRC Res. 27/28 30 June
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Climate change
HRC to consider the OHCHR summary report on
the outcome of the full-day discussion on human
rights and climate change, held at HRC 28th
Session (March 2015) (See also Environment)
A/HRC/29/19
22 June
Chile HRC to consider the annual report of the Working
Group on the issue of discrimination against
women in law and practice on its mission to Chile
(See also Women)
A/HRC/29/40/
Add.1
18 June
Côte d’Ivoire
HRC to consider the report of the Independent
Expert on capacity-building and technical
cooperation with Côte d’Ivoire in the field of
human rights (Mr. Mohammed Ayat)
A/HRC/29/49 30 June
Detention
HRC President to appoint member to fill vacancy
of Working Group on Arbitrary Detention from
Western European and Other States group
Consultative
Group report
3 July
Disappearances
HRC President to appoint member of Working
Group on Enforced or Involuntary
Disappearances to fill vacancy for from the Asia-
Pacific group
Consultative
Group report
3 July
Education
HRC to hold panel discussion on realizing the
equal enjoyment of the right to education by
every girl
Concept paper
A/HRC/Res/27/6
16 June
HRC to consider annual report of the Special
Rapporteur on the right to education (Mr.
Kishore Singh), as well as on his missions to
Algeria and Bhutan (See also Algeria and Bhutan)
A/HRC/29/30 18 June
Environment HRC to consider the OHCHR summary report on
the outcome of the full-day discussion on human
rights and climate change, held at HRC 28th
Session (March 2015) (See also Climate change)
A/HRC/29/19 22 June
Eritrea HRC to consider the report of the Special
Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in
A/HRC/29/41
23 June
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Eritrea (Ms. Sheila B. Keetharuth)
HRC to consider the report of the Commission of
inquiry on human rights in Eritrea
A/HRC/29/42 23 June
Executions
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on extrajudicial, summary, and arbitrary
executions (Mr. Christof Heyns), on his missions
to Gambia and Papua New Guinea, and on follow-
up on country recommendations for India and
Turkey (See also Gambia, India, Papua New
Guinea and Turkey)
A/HRC/29/37
18 June
Female Genital
Mutilation
(FGM)
HRC to consider the compilation of good practices
and major challenges in preventing and
eliminating female genital mutilation, prepared
by the High Commissioner (See also Women)
A/HRC/29/20 22 June
Freedom of
opinion and
expression
HRC to consider the annual report of the Special
Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of
the right to freedom of opinion and expression
(Mr. David Kaye) which addresses the use of
encryption and anonymity in digital
communication
A/HRC/29/32 17 June
Gambia HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on extrajudicial, summary, and arbitrary
executions (Mr. Christof Heyns) on his mission to
Gambia (See also Executions)
A/HRC/29/37/
Add.2
18 June
Grenada HRC to consider and adopt the final outcome of
the review of Grenada adopted during UPR
Working Group’s 21th session (19 – 30 January
2015) (See also Universal Periodic Review)
A/HRC/29/14 26 June
Guinea HRC to consider and adopt the final outcome of
the review of Guinea adopted during UPR
Working Group’s 21th session (19 – 30 January
2015) (See also Universal Periodic Review)
A/HRC/29/6 24 June
Guinea-Bissau HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur A/HRC/29/31/ 22 June
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on extreme poverty and human rights (Mr. Philip
Alston) on his mission to Guinea-Bissau (See also
Poverty)
Add.1
HRC to consider and adopt the final outcome of
the review of Guinea-Bissau adopted during UPR
Working Group’s 21th session (19 – 30 January
2015) (See also Universal Periodic Review)
A/HRC/29/12 25 June
Guyana HRC to consider and adopt the final outcome of
the review of Guyana adopted during UPR
Working Group’s 21th session (19 – 30 January
2015) (See also Universal Periodic Review)
A/HRC/29/16 26 June
Haiti
HRC to consider the annual report of the Special
Rapporteur on the human rights of internally
displaced persons (Mr. Chaloka Beyani) on his
mission to Haiti (See also Internally Displaced
Persons)
A/HRC/29/34/
Add.2
16 June
Health
HRC to consider the annual report of the Special
Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the
enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of
physical and mental health (Mr. Dainius Pūras),
as well as on his mission to Malaysia (See also
Malaysia)
A/HRC/29/33 17 June
High
Commissioner
High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad
Al Hussein, to deliver oral update to the HRC
followed by a general debate.
Oral update
15 June
Honduras
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on violence against women, its causes and
consequences (Ms. Rashida Manjoo) on her
mission to Honduras (See also Women)
A/HRC/29/27/
Add.1
16 June
India HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on extrajudicial, summary, and arbitrary
executions (Mr. Christof Heyns) on follow-up to
country recommendations for India (See also
Executions)
A/HRC/29/37/
Add.3
18 June
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Inter-
Parliamentary
Union
High Commissioner to give oral update on the
activities of the Inter-Parliamentary Union on
parliamentary capacity-building, with regard to
the work of HRC and UPR
Oral Update 26 June
Internally
Displaced
Persons
HRC to consider the annual report of the Special
Rapporteur on the human rights of internally
displaced persons (Mr. Chaloka Beyani), as well as
on his missions to Azerbaijan, Haiti, and Ukraine
(See also Azerbaijan, Haiti, and Ukraine)
A/HRC/29/34 16 June
International
Solidarity
HRC to consider the report of the Independent
Expert on human rights and international
solidarity (Ms. Virginia Dandan) with focus on the
proposed draft declaration on the rights of
peoples to international solidarity
A/HRC/29/35 18 June
Italy HRC to consider the report of the Special
Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants (Mr.
François Crépeau) on his follow-up mission to
Italy (See also Migration)
A/HRC/29/36/
Add.2
15 June
Justice HRC to consider the report of the Special
Rapporteur on the independence of judges and
lawyers (Ms. Gabriela Knaul), as well as her
missions to Portugal, Qatar, Tunisia and United
Arab Emirates (See also Portugal, Qatar, Tunisia,
United Arab Emirates)
A/HRC/29/26 17 June
HRC President to appoint mandate holder to fill
vacancy for Special Rapporteur on the
independence of judges and lawyers
Consultative
Group report
3 July
Kazakhstan HRC to consider the annual report of the Special
Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful
assembly and of association (Mr. Maina Kiai) on
his mission to Kazakhstan (see also Peaceful
assembly and association, freedom of)
A/HRC/29/25/
Add.2
17 June
Kenya HRC to consider and adopt the final outcome of A/HRC/29/10 25 June
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the review of Kenya adopted during UPR
Working Group’s 21th session (19 – 30 January
2015) (See also Universal Periodic Review)
Kiribati HRC to consider and adopt the final outcome of
the review of Kiribati adopted during UPR
Working Group’s 21th session (19 – 30 January
2015) (See also Universal Periodic Review)
A/HRC/29/5 24 June
Kuwait HRC to consider and adopt the final outcome of
the review of Kuwait adopted during UPR
Working Group’s 21th session (19 – 30 January
2015) (See also Universal Periodic Review)
A/HRC/29/17 26 June
Kyrgyzstan HRC to consider and adopt the final outcome of
the review of Kyrgyzstan adopted during UPR
Working Group’s 21th session (19 – 30 January
2015) (See also Universal Periodic Review)
A/HRC/29/4 24 June
Lao People’s
Democratic
Republic
HRC to consider and adopt the final outcome of
the review of the Lao People’s Democratic
Republic adopted during UPR Working Group’s
21th session (19 – 30 January 2015) (See also
Universal Periodic Review)
A/HRC/29/7 25 June
Lesotho HRC to consider and adopt the final outcome of
the review of Lesotho adopted during UPR
Working Group’s 21th session (19 – 30 January
2015) (See also Universal Periodic Review)
A/HRC/29/9 25 June
Malaysia
HRC to consider the annual report of the Special
Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the
enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of
physical and mental health (Mr. Dainius Pūras)
on his mission to Malaysia (See also Health)
A/HRC/29/33/
Add. 1
17 June
HRC to consider the report of the Special
Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially
women and children (Ms. Maria Grazia
Giammarinaro) on her mission to Malaysia (See
also Trafficking in Persons)
A/HRC/29/38/
Add.1
16 June
10
Malta HRC to consider the report of the Special
Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants (Mr.
François Crépeau) on his mission to Malta (See
also Migration)
A/HRC/29/36/
Add.3
15 June
Migration HRC to hold enhanced interactive dialogue on
the human rights of migrants with a focus on
migrants at sea (To be confirmed)
No document 15 June
HRC to consider the report of the Special
Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants (Mr.
François Crépeau), as well as on his missions to
Italy, Malta and Sri Lanka (see also Italy, Malta
and Sri Lanka)
A/HRC/29/36 15 June
Minority issues
HRC to consider the comprehensive study of the
Special Rapporteur on minority issues (Ms. Rita
Izsák) on the human rights situation of Roma
worldwide, with a particular focus on the
phenomenon of anti-Gypsyism (See also Roma)
A/HRC/29/24 15 June
Oman
HRC to consider the annual report of the Special
Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful
assembly and of association (Mr. Maina Kiai) on
his mission to Oman (see also Peaceful assembly
and association, freedom of)
A/HRC/29/25/
Add.1
17 June
Palestine and
other occupied
Arab territories
HRC to consider the report of the Independent
International Commission of Inquiry on the 2014
Gaza conflict
A/HRC/29/52 29 June
Papua New
Guinea
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on extrajudicial, summary, and arbitrary
executions (Mr. Christof Heyns) on his mission to
Papua New Guinea (See also Executions)
A/HRC/29/37/
Add.1
18 June
Peace, right to HRC to consider the report of the
Intergovernmental Working Group with the
mandate of progressively negotiating a draft
United Nations declaration on the right to peace
A/HRC/29/45 25 June
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Peaceful
assembly and
association,
freedom of
HRC to consider the annual report of the Special
Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful
assembly and of association (Mr. Maina Kiai), as
well as on his missions to Oman and Kazakhstan
(See also Oman and Kazakhstan)
A/HRC/29/25 17 June
Peru HRC to consider the annual report of the Working
Group on the issue of discrimination against
women in law and practice on its mission to Peru
(See also Women)
A/HRC/29/40/
Add.2
18 June
Portugal HRC to consider the report of the Special
Rapporteur on the independence of judges and
lawyers (Ms. Gabriela Knaul) on her mission to
Portugal (see also Justice)
A/HRC/29/26/
Add. 4
17 June
Poverty
HRC to consider annual report of the Special
Rapporteur on the extreme poverty and human
rights (Mr. Philip Alston) as well as on his mission
to Guinea-Bissau (See also Guinea-Bissau)
A/HRC/29/31 22 June
Privacy, right to HRC President to appoint mandate holder to fill
vacancy for Special Rapporteur on the right to
privacy
Consultative
Group report
3 July
Qatar HRC to consider the report of the Special
Rapporteur on the independence of judges and
lawyers (Ms. Gabriela Knaul) on her mission to
Qatar (see also Justice)
A/HRC/29/26/
Add. 1
17 June
Racism
HRC to consider annual report of the Special
Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance (Mr. Mutuma Ruteere), as well as on
his mission to the Republic of Korea (See also
Republic of Korea)
A/HRC/29/46 29 June
HRC to consider report on the implementation of
GA resolution 69/160 combatting glorification of
Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that
A/HRC/29/47
GA Res. 69/160
29 June
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contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and
related intolerance of the Special Rapporteur on
contemporary forms of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance (Mr. Mutuma Ruteere)
Republic of
Korea
HRC to consider annual report of the Special
Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance (Mr. Mutuma Ruteere) on his mission
to the Republic of Korea (See also Racism)
A/HRC/29/46/
Add.1
29 June
Roma HRC to consider the comprehensive study of the
Special Rapporteur on minority issues (Ms. Rita
Izsák) on the human rights situation of Roma
worldwide, with a particular focus on the
phenomenon of anti-Gypsyism (See also Minority
issues)
A/HRC/29/24 15 June
Sexual
orientation and
gender identity
HRC to consider the updated report of the High
Commissioner on discriminatory laws and
practices and acts of violence against individuals
based on their sexual orientation and gender
identity
A/HRC/29/23 29 June
Social Forum HRC to consider the report of the Social Forum on
the session held 18-20 February 2015
A/HRC/29/44 25 June
Spain HRC to consider the annual report of the Working
Group on the issue of discrimination against
women in law and practice on its mission to
Spain (See also Women)
A/HRC/29/40/
Add.3
18 June
HRC to consider and adopt the final outcome of
the review of Spain adopted during UPR Working
Group’s 21th session (19 – 30 January 2015) (See
also Universal Periodic Review)
A/HRC/29/8
and Add.1
25 June
Special
Procedures
HRC to consider the communications report of
special
A/HRC/29/50 Multiple
dates
13
Sri Lanka HRC to consider the report of the Special
Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants (Mr.
François Crépeau) on his mission to Sri Lanka (See
also Migration)
A/HRC/29/36/
Add.2
15 June
Sweden HRC to consider and adopt the final outcome of
the review of Sweden adopted during UPR
Working Group’s 21th session (19 – 30 January
2015) (See also Universal Periodic Review)
A/HRC/29/13 26 June
Syrian Arab
Republic
HRC to hear an oral update by the Independent
International Commission of Inquiry on the
Syrian Arab Republic
Oral Update
23 June
Technical
cooperation
High Commissioner to give annual oral
presentation on the overview of successes, best
practices and challenges in technical assistance
and capacity-building efforts
Oral
presentation
1 July
HRC to consider the annual report of the Board of
Trustees of the UN Voluntary Fund for Technical
Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights
A/HRC/29/48 1 July
Terrorism HRC to consider the report of the Special
Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of
human rights and fundamental freedoms while
countering terrorism (Mr. Ben Emmerson)
A/HRC/29/51
Concept Paper
22 June
HRC to hold panel discussion on the effects of
terrorism on the enjoyment by all persons of
human rights and fundamental freedoms
Concept paper
HRC/Res/28/17
30 June
Trafficking in
persons
HRC to consider the report of the Special
Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially
women and children (Ms. Maria Grazia
Giammarinaro), on her mission to Malaysia, as
well as the second consultative meeting on
strengthening partnerships with national
rapporteurs on trafficking in persons and
equivalent mechanisms (See also Malaysia)
A/HRC/29/38
and Add.2
16 June
14
Tunisia HRC to consider the report of the Special
Rapporteur on the independence of judges and
lawyers (Ms. Gabriela Knaul) on her mission to
Tunisia (see also Justice)
A/HRC/29/26/
Add. 3
17 June
Turkey HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on extrajudicial, summary, and arbitrary
executions (Mr. Christof Heyns) on follow-up to
country recommendations for Turkey (See also
Executions)
A/HRC/29/37/
Add.4
18 June
HRC to consider and adopt the final outcome of
the review of Turkey adopted during UPR
Working Group’s 21th session (19 – 30 January
2015) (See also Universal Periodic Review)
A/HRC/29/15 26 June
Ukraine
HRC to consider the annual report of the Special
Rapporteur on the human rights of internally
displaced persons (Mr. Chaloka Beyani) on his
mission to Ukraine (See also Internally Displaced
Persons)
A/HRC/29/34/
Add.3
16 June
United Arab
Emirates
HRC to consider the report of the Special
Rapporteur on the independence of judges and
lawyers (Ms. Gabriela Knaul) on her mission to
United Arab Emirates (see also Justice)
A/HRC/29/26/
Add. 2
17 June
United Kingdom
of Great Britain
and Northern
Ireland
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on violence against women, its causes and
consequences (Ms. Rashida Manjoo) on her
mission to the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland (See also Women)
A/HRC/29/27/
Add.2
16 June
Universal
Periodic Review
(UPR)
HRC to consider and adopt the final outcomes of
the review of 14 countries reviewed during the
UPR Working Group’s 21st session (19-30 January
2015) (See also respective countries)
Multiple 24-26 June
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*Please note that the dates may change slightly subject to the programme.
HRC to consider the OHCHR report on the
operations of the Voluntary Fund for
Participation in the UPR
A/HRC/29/21
26 June
HRC to consider the OHCHR report on the
Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical
Assistance in the Implementation of the UPR
A/HRC/29/22 26 June
Women HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on violence against women, its causes and
consequences (Ms. Rashida Manjoo), and her
missions to Afghanistan, Honduras and United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(See also Afghanistan, Honduras and the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
A/HRC/29/27
16 June
HRC to consider the annual report of the Working
Group on discrimination against women in law
and practice, with focus on discrimination in
family and cultural life, and its missions to Chile,
Peru, and Spain (See also Chile, Peru, and Spain)
A/HRC/29/40 18 June
HRC to hold full-day discussion on the human
rights of women, including a focus on the issue of
gender-related killings
Concept paper
19 June
HRC to consider report of UN Women on the
activities of the UN Trust Fund in Support of
Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women
A/HRC/29/3 22 June
HRC President to appoint mandate holder to fill
vacancy for Special Rapporteur on violence
against women, its causes and consequences
Consultative
Group report
3 July
HRC to consider the compilation of good practices
and major challenges in preventing and
eliminating female genital mutilation, prepared
by OHCHR (See also Female genital mutilation)
A/HRC/29/20 22 June
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