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
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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.
Friday, 14 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 -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
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
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
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
08:00 -10:00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union (EU)
08:30 – 10:00
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14 and 17 March 2014
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
“Theo van Boven: a tribute” a
documentary film on the courage of a
High Commissioner avant la letter and
Panel
Public
XXI
13.30 – 15:30
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union (EU)
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on Myanmar
Public
XXIII
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
Type of Room
meeting
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
14:00 - 16:00
CIVICUS - World Alliance for
Citizen Participation
Human rights in the Gulf region
Public
VII
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Bulletin of informal meetings
14 and 17 March 2014
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
Human rights in Central African
Republic
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
Forthcoming meetings –Monday, 17 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 Mission of Cuba
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on Cuba
Public
XXI
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 – 10:30
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
10:00-12:00
Permanent Mission of Sweden,
Republic of Macedonia,
Moldova, Panama and of the
United States of America
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the situation of human
rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Public
XXV
10:00-11:00
Permanent Mission of Mexico
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on protection of human
rights and fundamental freedoms while
countering terrorism
Public
XXVII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
NAM meeting
Private
XXII
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
14 and 17 March 2014
10:00-13:00
Permanent Mission of Iraq
Private meeting
Private
XII
10:00-11:00
Permanent Mission of the
United States of America
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on freedom of expression
Public
XXIV
10:30 -12:00
African Union (AU)
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on Guinea
Private
XXIII
12:00-13:00
Permanent Mission of Egypt
Like-minded group
Private
XXIII
13:00-15:00
Permanent Mission of
Belgium, Denmark, Netherland
and Sweden
Side event: Violence against women, a
bleeding wound in the Syrian conflict
Public
XXVII
13:00-15:00
Permanent Mission of Morocco
Evénement parallèle: Les politiques de
gestion des questions de la migration
et de l’asile
Public
XXI
13:00 -14.30
OHCHR
Meeting of the High Commissioner for
Human Rights with NGOs
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 the
United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
Informal meeting to discuss draft
resolution on Syria
Public
XXII
15:00-17:00
Permanent Mission of Denmark
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the mandate of the
Special Rapporteur on torture and
other cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment or punishment
Public
XXVII
16:30 – 18:00
Permanent Mission of the
United States of America
Co-sponsor meeting
Private
XXIII
17.00 – 18:30
Permanent Mission of Cuba
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on Cuba
Public
XXVII
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
Human Rights House
Foundation
Human rights defenders
Public
XXI
11:00 - 13:00
Iranian Elite Research Center
Human rights in the Islamic Republic of
Iran
Public
XXVII
11:00 - 13:00
International Organization for
the Right to Education and
Freedom of Education (OIDEL)
Media for human rights: the power of
human rights education
Public
XXIV
12:00 - 14:00
World Muslim Congress
Impunity and the role of the UN
Public
XXV
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Bulletin of informal meetings
14 and 17 March 2014
13:00 - 15:00
International Peace Bureau
Human rights in Myanmar
Public
XXIV
14:00 - 16:00
International Federation for
Human Rights Leagues
Human rights in the Arab Republic of
Syria
Public
XXV
14:30 - 16:30
International Humanist and
Ethical Union
Human rights and honour crimes
Public
15:00 - 17:00
Khiam Rehabilitation Center for
Victims of Torture
Islamophobia and human rights
Public
XXIV
15:00 - 17:00
Himalayan Research and
Cultural Foundation
Afghanistan Post 2014
Public
XXI
16:00 - 18:00
Action internationale pour la
paix et le développement dans
la région des Grands Lacs
Human rights in Pakistan
Public
XXII
16:00 - 18:00
Friends World Committee for
Consultation
Procedural rights and environment:
Preventing conflict around water, land
and food
Public
XXV
17:00 - 18:30
Verein Sudwind
Entwicklungspolitic
Human rights in the Islamic Republic of
Iran
Public
XXIV
18:15 - 19:30
Human Rights Watch
Human rights in the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea
Public
XXI
XXIII
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