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. Wednesday, 14 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 Mission of Belgium WEOG meeting Private XXIV 8.30 – 10.00 Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cuba GRULAC meeting Private XXI 9.00 – 10.00 Permanent Mission of the League of Arab States Meeting of the Arab League Private E-3023 9.00 – 10.00 Permanent Mission of Pakistan Public XXVII 9.00 – 13.00 Permanent Mission of Uruguay Public V 9.15 – 9.45 Eastern European Group (EEG) Informal consultations on combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatisation of, and discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against, persons based on religion or belief GRULAC and EU Informal consultations on draft resolution on the rights of the child Meeting with the President of the Human Rights Council Private XV 10.00 – 12.00 Permanent Delegation of the European Union Informal consultations Private XXII 10.00 – 12.00 Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt NAM meeting Private XXI 10.30 – 11.30 Permanent Mission of Senegal on behalf of the African Group Open-ended informal consultations on draft resolution on illicit funds Public XXIII 11.00 – 13.00 Permanent Delegation of the European Union Informal consultations on draft resolution on freedom of religion and belief Public XXVII Time Organized by Subject of the meeting 8.00 – 10.00 Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) 8.00 – 9.00 A/HRC/19/BI/13 GE.12 - 11944 Bulletin of Informal Meetings 11.00 – 13.00 14 March and 15 March 2012 Permanent Missions of Switzerland, Turkey and Costa Rica Inter-Parliamentary Union Informal consultations on draft resolution on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests Parliament’s contribution to the Universal Periodic Review Public XVI Public XXII Permanent Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Permanent Mission of Costa Rica OIC Group meeting Private XXVII Informal consultations: Human rights and the environment Public V 13.00 – 15.00 Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco Constitutional guarantees for promotion and protection of human rights Public XXIV 13.00 – 15.00 Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka Reconciliation in Sri Lanka: Philosophy, Policy & Process within Civil Society Public XVI 13.30 - 15.30 Permanent Mission of the Somali Republic Informal consultations on Somalia Public XXII 15.00 – 17.00 Permanent Mission of Palestine Public XVIII 15.00 – 16.00 Permanent Missions of Poland, Chile, Republic of Korea, Australia and South Africa Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cuba Open-ended informal consultations on draft resolutions on the human rights situation in Palestine Informal consultations on good governance Public XXIII Informal consultations on draft resolution on the right to food Public XXIV 12.00 – 13.30 13.00 – 14.00 13.00 – 15.00 17.00 – 19.00 MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Time Organized by Subject of the meeting 9.00 – 11.00 European Union of Jewish Students - EUJS International Society for Human Rights Human rights in the Middle East Public XXIV International Bill of Rights Public XXIV International Organization for the Right to Education and Freedom of Education (OIDEL), Permanent Mission of Slovenia and Permanent Mission of Costa Rica Minority Rights Group (MRG) International policies on human rights education Public XXI Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran Public XXIII BADIL, Resource center for Palestinian residency and refugee rights Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation Human rights in Israel Public XXVII Human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic Public XXI 15.00 – 17.00 Arab Lawyers Union (ALU), General Arab Women Federation, International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination(EAFORD) and Union of Arab Jurists (UAJ) Human rights in Palestine and the Kingdom of Bahrain Public XXIV 16.00 – 18.00 International Association of Peace Messenger Cities Human rights in the Islamic world and peace Public XXVII 11.00 – 13.00 12.00 – 14.00 12.00 – 14.00 14.00 – 16.00 14.00 – 16.00 -2- Type of meeting Room Bulletin of Informal Meetings 14 March and 15 March 2012 16.00 – 18.00 International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) Religion, law and human rights Public XXII 16.00 – 18.00 MADRE, Inc. Human rights in Haiti Public XXI 16.00 – 18.00 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Human rights in the United States of America Public XXIII Forthcoming Meetings – Thursday, 15 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 8.30 – 10.00 Permanent Delegation of the European Union EU human rights experts Private XXII 8.00 – 10.00 Permanent Mission of Uruguay Public XXIV 8.00 – 10.00 Permanent Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cuba GRULAC and EU Informal consultations on draft resolution on the rights of the child OIC Group meeting Private XXVII GRULAC meeting Private XXI 8.30 – 10.00 Type of meeting Room 10.00 – 12.00 Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt NAM meeting Private XXI 10.00 – 13.00 Permanent Mission of Mexico Public X 10.00 – 12.00 Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Integrity of the judicial system Public XXII 10.00 – 11.00 Permanent Mission of Uruguay Public XXVII 13.00 – 14.00 Permanent Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Permanent Missions of Argentina, Chile and France GRULAC and EU Informal consultations on draft resolution on the rights of the child OIC Group meeting Private XXVII Screening of the movie "Un certain Monsieur Joinet” followed by debate Public XXIII 18.00 – 20.00 MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS Time Organized by Subject of the meeting 10.00 – 12.00 Maarij Foundation for Peace and Development (MFPD) Human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain -3- AND Type of meeting Public NON- Room XXIV Bulletin of Informal Meetings 14 March and 15 March 2012 11.00 – 13.00 International Association of Schools of Social Work Social work and human rights Public XXVII 12.00 – 14.00 Information session on UPR Public XXIII Human rights education in formal settings Public XXIV 14.00 – 16.00 The Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations International Association for Religious Freedom, David M. Kennedy Centre for International Studies, Permanent Mission of Slovenia and Permanent Mission of Costa Rica Franciscans International Human rights in Indonesia Public XXIV 14.00 – 16.00 Nord-Sud XXI International law and the Arab Spring Public XXIII 14.00 – 16.00 Islamic Human Rights Commission Human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain Public XXVII 14.00 – 16.00 International Human Rights Association of American Minorities (IHRAAM) Organisation pour la Communication et de Promotion de la Cooperation Economique Internationale (OCAPROCE International) Democracy and self-determination Public XXII Terrorism and consequences for global economy Public XXIV 16.00 – 18.00 Fondation Danielle MitterrandFrance-Libertés Human rights in Western Sahara Public XXIII 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo Public XXVII 16.00 – 18.00 Liberation Human rights in the Republic of the Congo Public XXII 12.00 – 14.00 16.00 – 18.00 -4-