Human Rights Council
Twenty-fifth session
Geneva, 3 – 28 March 2014
Bulletin of informal meetings
Held in parallel to the session
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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.
Thursday, 13 March 2014
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Type of
meeting
Room
Informal consultations on the draft
resolution on human rights and the
environment
Public
XXII
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union (EU)
EU meeting
Private
XXIV
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
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
08:00 - 09:00
Permanent Mission of Costa
Rica
08:00 -10:00
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Bulletin of informal meetings
13 and 14 March 2014
12:00 -14:00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC), African
Union and Permanent
Observer Mission of the Holy
See
Evénemènt parallèle sur le rôle de la
famille comme vecteur de combat
contre la pauvreté
Public
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
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 -15:00
Permanent Mission of
Venezuela
Evento parallelo: 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
Germany, Brazil, Mexico,
Austria, Liechtenstein, Norway
and Switzerland
Informal Consultation on the draft
resolution on privacy on the digital age
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
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Type of Room
meeting
Bulletin of informal meetings
13 and 14 March 2014
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
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
Forthcoming meetings –Friday, 14 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 -10:00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union (EU)
EU meeting
Private
XXIV
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 -12:00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union
EU informal Consultations on the
Rights of the Child
Public
VII
09:00 - 10:00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC Group meeting
Private
XXII
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
13 and 14 March 2014
10:00 -13:00
Permanent Mission of Austria
Informal consultation on draft resolution
on the rights of persons belonging to
minorities
Public
XXIV
10:00 -13:00
Permanent Mission of Costa
Rica, Switzerland and Turkey
Informal consultation on draft resolution
on the promotion and protection of
human rights in the context of peaceful
protests
Public
XXVII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
NAM meeting
Private
XXII
12:00 -13:00
Permanent Mission of Cuba
Side event: Fifteen years of violated
rights: the case of the five Cuban antiterrorists
Public
XXIII
12:00 -13:00
Permanent Mission of
Germany and Finland
Informal consultations on the right to
adequate housing
Public
XXII
12:00 -14:00
Permanent Mission of Norway
Informal consultations on a resolution
concerning human rights defenders
Public
VII
13:00 -15:00
CICR
Side-event: Promoting and protecting
education in situations of armed conflict
Public
ICRC
Humanitarium
13:00 -15:00
Permanent Mission of Costa
Rica, Croatia and Poland
Side event on Conscientious objection
to military service
Public
VIII
13:00 -15:00
European Network of NHRIs
and NHRI, Northern Ireland
ICC 27: Side Event on “ How to monitor
implementation of the UNCRPD and
ensure effective reporting to the UN
Committee
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 the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Documentary on “Theo van boven: a
tribute”
Public
XXI
13:30 -15:00
Permanent Mission of
Switzerland
Side event: World congress on juvenil
justice
Public
XXVII
14:00 -15:30
OHCHR and the International
Detention Coalition (IDC)
Side event: A global strategy to end
child immigration detention
Public
XXII
15:00-16:00
HRC Presidency and OHCHR
In-session meeting of the President of
the Human Rights Council with NGOs
Public
XXVII
16:00 – 17:00
Permanent Mission of Serbia
Pakistan briefing with members of the
Eastern European group
Private
XXVII
17:00-19:00
Permanent Mission of Japan
Co-sponsorship informal meeting on
the resolution on DPRK
Private
XXVII
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
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Type of Room
meeting
Bulletin of informal meetings
13 and 14 March 2014
9:00 - 10:30
Women's Human Rights
International Association
Human rights in Iraq
Public
XXI
10:30 - 12:30
Center for Environmental and
Management Studies
Democracy and secularism
Public
XXI
9:30 - 11:00
Alsalam Foundation
Human rights in Bahrain
Public
VIII
11:00 - 13:00
Nonviolent Radical Party,
Transnational and Transparty
Human rights in Indonesia
Public
VIII
13:00 - 15:00
Human Rights Now
Rights to health
Public
XXIV
14:00 - 16:00
CIVICUS - World Alliance for
Citizen Participation
Human rights in the Gulf region
Public
VII
15:00 - 17:00
Gazeteciler ve Yazarlar Vakfi
(The Journalists and Writers
Foundation)
Civil society initiatives for the action
plan on combating religious Intolerance
Public
XXIV
15:00 -16:30
World Network of Users and
Survivors of Psychiatry
WNUSP
Torture in psychiatry
Public
VIII
15:30 - 17:30
Action internationale pour la
paix et le développement dans
la région des Grands Lacs
Human rights in Congo
Public
XXII
15:30 - 17:30
Rencontre Africaine pour la
défense des droits de l'homme
Dialogue on Republic Central Africa
Crises
Public
XXI
15:30 - 17:30
World Environment and
Resources Council
Human rights in South Asia
Public
XXIII
16:00 - 18:00
Organization for Defending
Victims of Violence
Violation of the rights of Shia minorities
Public
VII
16:30 - 18:00
Al-khoei Foundation
Threat of religious sectarianism to
global security and human rights
Public
VIII
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