Human Rights Council
Twenty-fifth session
Geneva, 3 – 28 March 2014
Bulletin of informal meetings
Held in parallel to the session
The information contained in this document was compiled and is correct as of 12 noon of the previous working
day; it is reproduced as received and does not imply any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the
United Nations, and can be subject to possible change.
Rooms E-3005, E-3009, E-3011, E-3015, and E-3019 have been allocated for meetings of European Union,
JUSCANZ, OIC, African Union and GRULAC respectively, for the entire duration of the session, and will not be
reflected in this document unless specifically requested.
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Type of
meeting
Room
EU meeting
Private
XXIV
Permanent Mission of El
Salvador
GRULAC meeting
Private
XXVII
09:00 – 12:00
African Union (AU)
African Group meeting
Private
XXIII
09:00 – 11:00
Permanent Mission of Egypt
Ambassadorial level meeting of the Likeminded group
Private
VII
09:00 -10:00
Permanent Mission of Germany,
Brazil, Mexico, Austria,
Liechtenstein, Norway and
Switzerland
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on privacy in the digital age
Public
XXI
09:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC Group meeting
Private
XXII
11:00 – 12:00
Permanent Mission of Pakistan
OIC Ambassadorial meeting
Private
XXVII
12:00 -15:00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union (EU)
Side event on countering religious
hatred while respecting human rights
Public
XXIV
13:00 -15:00
Defensoría del Pueblo of
Ecuador
ICC 27: Side Event on human rights
based approach to development
planning and the role of NHRIs
Public
XXV
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
08:00 -10:00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union (EU)
08:30 – 10:00
A/HRC/25/BI/8
GE.14 - 11932
Bulletin of informal meetings
12 and 13 March 2014
13:00 -15.00
Permanent Mission of Ecuador
Side event: Legally binding instrument
on transnational corporations and
human rights
Public
XXIII
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC Group meeting
Private
XXII
14:00 – 16:00
Permanent Mission of Portugal
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution about question of realization
in all countries of economic, social and
cultural rights
Public
XXVII
15:00 -17:00
Permanent Mission of Egypt
Experts level meeting of the Like-minded
group
Private
XXIII
15:30 – 18:00
Permanent Mission of Germany
and Finland
Informal consultation on the right to
adequate housing
Public
VIII
17:00 -18:30
Permanent Mission of Mexico
and New Zealand
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on rights of persons with
disabilities
Public
XXIV
17:00 -19:00
Permanent Mission of Norway
Informal consultation on a resolution
concerning human rights defenders
Public
XXIII
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of Room
meeting
10:00 - 12:00
Alsalam Foundation
Human rights in Bahrain
Public
XXIV
12:00 - 14:00
Amnesty International
Drones and human rights
Public
XXI
12:00 - 14:00
Imperial Orthodox Palestine
Society
Human rights in Syria
Public
XXVII
13:30 - 15:30
CIVICUS - World Alliance for
Citizen Participation
Civil society space
Public
VIII
14:00 - 16:00
Conectas Direitos Humanos
Inhuman treatment to prisoners’ families:
humiliating search as a violation
Public
XXI
14:00 - 16:00
Un techo para mi país
Housing in Latin America
Public
XXII
15:00 - 17:00
Asian Forum for Human Rights
and Development
Human rights in the Republic of Korea
Public
XXIV
16:00 - 18:00
Islamic Human Rights
Commission
Human rights in Bangladesh
Public
XXI
16:00 - 18:00
Conference of NonGovernmental Organizations in
Consultative Relationship with
the United Nations (CONGO)
Introduction to Special Procedures
Public
XXVII
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Bulletin of informal meetings
16:00 - 18:00
International Commission of
Jurists
12 and 13 March 2014
Human rights in Myanmar
Public
XXII
Forthcoming meetings –Thursday, 13 March 2014
Please note that the information on forthcoming events is indicative and may be subject to changes
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
08:00 - 09:00
Permanent Mission of Costa
Rica
Informal consultations on the draft
resolution on human rights and the
environment
Public
XXII
08:00 -10:00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union (EU)
EU meeting
Private
XXIV
08:00 - 09:00
Permanent Mission of Germany
WEOG coordination meeting
Private
XXIII
08:30 – 10:00
Permanent Mission of El
Salvador
GRULAC meeting
Private
XXVII
09:00 – 12:00
African Union (AU)
African Group meeting
Private
XXIII
09:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC Group meeting
Private
XXII
09:00 -10:30
Permanent Mission of
Switzerland, Costa Rica,
Maldives, Slovenia
Side event: Open discussion on human
rights and the environment
Public
VIII
10:00 – 12:00
Permanent Mission of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
NAM meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 -11:00
Permanent Mission of South
Africa
Informal consultation on follow up on the
mandate of the Intergovernmental
working group on the effective
implementation of the DDPA
Public
XXIV
11:00 -12:30
Permanent Mission of Sweden,
Ireland, Czech Republic and
ACT alliance
Side event: Against the shrinking space
– How do we protect and promote an
enabling environment for civil society?”
Public
XXI
12:00-14:00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
Meeting of OIC Ambassadors and the
African Union
Private
XXII
12:30-14:30
Permanent Mission of Egypt,
Ecuador, Russian Federation
and Indonesia
Side event on growth, effectiveness and
implementation of human rights Council
resolutions
Public
VIII
-3-
Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
12 and 13 March 2014
13:00 -14:30
Permanent Mission of Albania,
Bolivia, Costa Rica, Germany,
Montenegro, Portugal, Slovakia,
Spain, Thailand and the
International Coalition for the
OPCRC
Side event: Making children’s access to
justice a reality: the third optional
protocol to the UN CRC
Public
XXI
13:00 -15:00
Permanent Mission of Belgium
and Luxembourg
Side event: Protecting schools and
hospitals from attacks: Challenges and
opportunities in implementing Security
council resolution 1998
Public
XXVII
13:00 -15:00
European Network of NHRIs
ICC 27: Side Event on economic, social
and cultural rights in the context of
limited economic resources
Public
XI
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC Group meeting
Private
XXII
13:00 -15:00
Permanent Mission of
Venezuela
Side event: Avances y logros de la
República Bolivariana de Venezuela en
materia de derechos humanos
Public
XXIII
14:00 -15:00
League of Arab States
Meeting of experts
Private
E-3023
15:00 -17:00
Permanent Mission of Denmark
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on torture and other cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment: mandate of the Special
Rapporteur
Public
XXVII
15:00 – 16:30
Permanent Mission of
Kazakhstan
Asia-Pacific group meeting
Public
VIII
17:00 -19:00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union (EU)
EU Meeting
Private
XXIV
17:00 -19:00
Permanent Mission of Mexico
and New Zealand
Informal Consultation on the draft
resolution on rights of persons with
disabilities
Public
XXVII
17:00 -18:30
OHCHR and Permanent Mission
of Sweden
Side event: Fostering interreligious
communication
Public
XXIII
18:00 -19:00
Permanent Mission of Hungary
and Waterlex
Side event: National Human Rights
Institutions and good water
governments
Public
XXII
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of Room
meeting
9:00 - 11.00
International Fellowship of
Reconciliation
Special Rapporteur on freedom of
religion or belief
Public
XXI
10:30 - 12:30
Society of Iranian Women
Advocating Sustainable
Development of Environment
Islamophobia and human rights
Public
VIII
-4-
Bulletin of informal meetings
12 and 13 March 2014
11:00 - 13:00
American Civil Liberties Union
The right to privacy in the digital age
Public
XXIV
11:00 - 13:00
East and Horn of Africa Human
Rights Defenders Project
Human rights in Ethiopia
Public
XXVII
14:30 - 16:30
Article 19 - International Centre
Against Censorship
Religion and freedom of expression
Public
XXI
15:00 - 17:00
Organisation pour la
Communication en Afrique et de
Promotion de la Coopération
Economique Internationale OCAPROCE Internationale
Human rights in refugee camps
Public
XXIII
15:00 - 17:00
Arab NGO Network for
Development
Human rights in Bahrain
Public
XXIV
16:30 - 18:30
France Libertés: Fondation
Danielle Mitterrand
Sarhawi youth perspectives on human
rights
Public
VIII
16:30 - 18:30
World Federation of Khoja Shi´a
Ithna-Asheri Muslim
Communities
Human rights violation in sectarian
conflicts
Public
XXI
-5-