Human Rights Council
Nineteenth session
Geneva, 27 February – 23 March 2012
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-1015, and E-1019 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, 08 March 2012
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
INFORMATION
Type of
meeting
Room
EU human rights experts
Private
XXII
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
Permanent Mission of the
Republic of Cuba
OIC Group meeting
Private
XXVII
GRULAC meeting
Private
XXI
10.00 – 12.00
Permanent Mission of the Arab
Republic of Egypt
NAM meeting
Private
XXI
10.00 – 12.00
Permanent Mission of Austria
Informal consultations – Forum on Minority
Issues
Public
XXII
13.00 – 14.00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation
Permanent Mission of the Somali
Republic
OIC Group meeting
Private
XXVII
Informal consultations on Somalia
Public
XI
OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on
the sale of children, child
prostitution and child pornography
Permanent Mission of the United
States of America
Protection of children from sale and sexual
exploitation following humanitarian crisis
due to natural disasters: for further action
Informal consultations on the draft
resolution on Promoting reconciliation and
accountability in Sri Lanka
Co-sponsors meeting
Public
XXII
Public
XXI
Private
IX
Informal consultations on draft resolution
on human rights and peaceful protests
Public
XI
Informal consultations
Private
XXI
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
8.00 – 10.00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union (EU)
8.00 – 10.00
8.30 – 10.00
13.00 – 15.00
14.00 – 16.00
14.00 – 16.00
14.30 – 16.00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union
16.30 – 18.30
Permanent Missions of
Switzerland, Turkey and Costa
Rica
Permanent Missions of Australia,
Hungary and Nigeria
16.00 – 18.00
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Bulletin of Informal Meetings
16.30 – 18.00
Permanent Mission of the Arab
Republic of Egypt
08 March and 09 March 2012
NAM Ambassadorial level meeting
Private
XXVII
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
10.00 – 12.00
World Muslim Congress
Children in conflict zones
Public
XXIV
11.00 – 13.00
International Movement Against All
Forms of Discrimination and
Racism (IMADR)
Dalit human rights defenders in South Asia
Public
XXVII
12.00 – 14.00
Cairo Institute for Human Rights
Studies
Human rights in Egypt
Public
XXI
12.00 – 14.00
International Service for Human
Rights (ISHR)
Women human rights defenders
Public
XXIV
12.00 – 14.00
Plan International, Inc. and
Defence for Children International
Child rights in Latin America
Public
XXIII
14.00 – 16.00
FIAN - Foodfirst Information and
Action Network
Land grabbing and peasants' rights
Public
XXVII
14.00 – 16.00
International Federation for
Human Rights Leagues (FIDH)
and Cairo Institute for Human
Rights Studies
Women's rights in Arab States
Public
XXIII
14.00 – 16.00
The Conference of NGOs in
Consultative Relationship with the
United Nations
Information session on Special Procedures
Public
XXIV
16.00 – 18.00
Freedom House
Violence against journalists: reporting in
the most dangerous countries
Public
XXII
16.00 – 18.00
Union of Arab Jurists (UAJ) and
International Educational
Development, Inc.
United Town Agency for
Cooperation North South
Human rights in Iraq
Public
XXIII
Human rights in Pakistan
Public
XXIV
16.00 – 18.00
Type of
meeting
Room
Forthcoming Meetings – Friday, 09 March 2012
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
8.00 – 10.00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union
EU human rights experts
Private
XXII
8.00 – 10.00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation
OIC Group meeting
Private
XXVII
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of Informal Meetings
00 March and 00 March 2012
8.30 – 10.00
Permanent Mission of the
Republic of Cuba
GRULAC meeting
Private
XXI
10.00 – 12.00
Permanent Mission of the Arab
Republic of Egypt
Permanent Missions of Finland
and Germany
NAM meeting
Private
XXI
Right to housing
Public
XI
10.00 – 11.30
HRC Presidency
Public
IX
10.00 – 12.00
Permanent Mission of Sweden
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft Presidential statement relating to the
HRC Task Force
Co-sponsors meeting: situation of human
rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Private
XXIV
11.00 – 14.00
Permanent Mission of Uruguay
Private
XI
13.00 – 14.00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation
Permanent Mission of Brazil and
Human Rights Watch
GRULAC and EU
Co-sponsors meeting (human rights
experts)
OIC Group meeting
Private
XXVII
ILO Convention on Decent Work for
Domestic Workers
Public
XXII
Public
XXVII
Public
XXIII
9.00 – 11.00
12.00 – 13.30
12.00 – 13.00
Permanent Missions of Romania,
Norway, Peru, Qatar and Tunisia
12.30 – 15.00
Permanent Mission of Germany
Informal consultations on a draft resolution
on human rights, democracy and rule of
law
Children of incarcerated parents
13.00 – 15.00
Permanent Mission of the Holy
See
Organisation internationale de la
Francophonie
Towards preserving the universality of
human rights
Meeting of La Francophonie Human
Rights' Working Group
Public
XXI
Public
XXII
14.00 – 16.00
Permanent Mission of Portugal
Public
XI
15.00 – 16.00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union
Informal consultations on the draft
resolution on economic, social and cultural
rights
Co-sponsors meeting
Private
XXII
15.00 – 17.00
Permanent Mission of Mexico
Public
XXI
16.00 – 18.00
Permanent Mission of the Russian
Federation
Protection of human rights and
fundamental freedoms while countering
terrorism
Integrity of the judicial system
Public
XI
13.30 – 15.00
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN
RIGHTS
INSTITUTIONS
AND
NON-
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
10.00 – 12.00
Organization for Defending Victims
of Violence
Human rights violations on the pretext of
sanctions
Public
XXVII
12.00 – 13.00
Centre Indépendant de
Recherches et d’Initiative pour le
Dialogue (Cirid)
Comité International pour le
Respect et l'Application de la
Charte Africaine des Droits de
l'Homme et des Peuples
International Federation for
Human Rights Leagues (FIDH)
Human rights, migration and peace
consolidation: a project for Africa
Public
XXI
Human rights in the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Public
XXIV
Human rights in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Public
XXVII
12.00 – 14.00
14.00 – 16.00
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of Informal Meetings
08 March and 09 March 2012
14.00 – 16.00
International Movement Against All
Forms of Discrimination and
Racism (IMADR) and
Human Rights Watch
Human rights in Sri Lanka
Public
XXIV
16.00 – 18.00
African Commission of Health and
Human Rights Promoters
(CAPSDH)
International Institute for Peace
Human rights in Pakistan
Public
XXIII
Peace and security
Public
XXVII
16.00 – 18.00
World Environment and
Resources Council
Reconciliation
Public
XXII
16.00 – 18.00
Rencontre Africaine de Défense
pour les droits de l'homme
(RADDHO) and
Al-Hakim Foundation
Impunity and crimes against humanity
Public
XXIV
16.00 – 18.00
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