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
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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.
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
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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
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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
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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
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