Human Rights Council
Nineteenth session
Geneva, 27 February – 23 March 2012
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-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.
Friday, 09 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
9.00 – 11.00
Permanent Missions of Finland
and Germany
Right to housing
Public
XI
10.00 – 11.30
HRC Presidency
Public
IX
10.00 – 12.00
Permanent Mission of the Arab
Republic of Egypt
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft Presidential statement relating to the
HRC Task Force
NAM meeting
Private
XXI
11.00 – 14.00
Permanent Mission of Uruguay
Private
XI
12.00 – 13.30
Permanent Mission of Brazil and
Human Rights Watch
GRULAC and EU
Co-sponsors meeting (human rights
experts)
ILO Convention on Decent Work for
Domestic Workers
Public
XXII
12.00 – 13.00
Permanent Missions of Romania,
Norway, Peru, Qatar and Tunisia
Public
XXVII
12.30 – 15.00
Permanent Mission of Germany
Informal consultations on draft resolution
on human rights, democracy and rule of
law
Children of incarcerated parents
Public
XXIII
13.30 – 15.00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union
Co-sponsors meeting
Private
XXII
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
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Bulletin of Informal Meetings
09 March and 12 March 2012
13.00 – 14.00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation
OIC Group meeting
Private
XXVII
13.00 – 15.00
Permanent Mission of the Holy
See
Towards preserving the universality of
human rights
Public
XXI
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 Arab
Republic of Egypt on behalf of
NAM
Permanent Mission of the Russian
Federation
Protection of human rights and
fundamental freedoms while countering
terrorism
Open-ended informals on NAM draft
resolutions
Public
XXIII
Integrity of the judicial system
Public
XI
16.00 – 18.00
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
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)
Human rights, migration and peace
consolidation: a project for Africa
Public
XXI
12.00 – 14.00
Action Internationale pour la paix
et le développement dans la
Région des Grands Lacs
Human rights of minorities in Europe:
human rights in the United Kingdom
Public
XXIV
14.00 – 16.00
International Federation for
Human Rights Leagues (FIDH)
Human rights in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Public
XXVII
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
Rencontre Africaine de Défense
pour les droits de l'homme
(RADDHO) and
Al-Hakim Foundation
World Environment and
Resources Council
Impunity and crimes against humanity
Public
XXIV
Reconciliation
Public
XXII
16.00 – 18.00
Type of
meeting
Room
Forthcoming Meetings – Monday, 12 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
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Bulletin of Informal Meetings
09 March and 12 March 2012
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
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 the
Republic of the Sudan
Humanitarian Situation in South Kordofan
and Blue Nile Region
Public
XXII
11.00 – 13.00
Permanent Missions of Mexico
and Turkey
Civil registration and the recognition of
every person before the law
Public
XXVII
13.00 – 14.00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation
Permanent Mission of Austria
OIC Group meeting
Private
XXVII
Co-sponsors meeting - Forum on Minority
Issues
Private
XXII
16.00 – 18.00
Permanent Mission of the Arab
Republic of Egypt
NAM Ambassadorial level meeting
Private
XXI
17.00 – 19.00
Permanent Missions of Finland
and Germany
Right to housing
Public
XXII
8.30 – 10.00
15.00 – 17.00
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN
RIGHTS
Type of
meeting
INSTITUTIONS
Room
AND
NON-
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
10.00 – 11.00
Nord-Sud XXI
Human rights in Mali
Public
XXVII
10.00 – 12.00
CIVICUS: World Alliance for
Citizen Participation
Arab NGO Network for
Development
International Educational
Development, Inc.
Human rights in Syria: UPR process
Public
XXIV
Human rights in Iran
Public
XXIV
12.00 – 14.00
Iranian Elite Research Center
(IREC)
Human rights in Iran
Public
XXIII
14.00 – 16.00
International Movement Against All
Forms of Discrimination and
Racism (IMADR)
UPR 2nd Cycle
Public
XXIV
14.00 – 16.00
Maarij Foundation for Peace and
Development (MFPD)
Human rights in Sudan
Public
XXVII
16.00 – 18.00
Comité International pour le
Respect et l'Application de la
Charte Africaine des Droits de
l'Homme et des Peuples
Human rights in the Middle East
Public
XXVII
12.00 – 14.00
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of Informal Meetings
09 March and 12 March 2012
16.00 – 18.00
Comité International pour le
Respect et l'Application de la
Charte Africaine des Droits de
l'Homme et des Peuples
Human rights in South Asia
Public
XXIV
16.00 – 18.00
Rencontre Africaine de Défense
pour les droits de l'homme
(RADDHO),
Himalayan Research and Cultural
Foundation and
Al-Hakim Foundation
Interfaith International
Human rights in Afghanistan
Public
XXIII
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