Human Rights Council
Thirty-first session
Geneva, 29 February – 24 March 2016
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. Event organizers are requested to kindly notify the
Secretariat (lgiardini@ohchr.org, Tel: 022 917 9255) of any change to their planned events.
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.
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Room
08:00 – 11:00
Permanent Delegation of
the European Union (EU)
EU group meeting
Private
XXIII
08:30 – 10:00
Permanent Mission of
Guatemala
GRULAC group meeting
Private
XXVII
09:00 – 12:00
African Union (AU)
African Union group meeting
Private
XXI
09:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation
(OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
09:00 - 11:00
Permanent Mission of
Norway
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on human rights
defenders
Public
XXIV
10:00 – 12:00
Permanent Mission of
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
NAM group meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent missions of
Egypt, Greece,
Indonesia, Mexico and
Romania
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the right to work
Public
XXVII
11:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of
Egypt
Like-minded group expert meeting
Private
XXIV
12:00 – 14:00
Permanent Mission of
Tunisia
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on repatriation of funds
of illicit origin
Public
XXVII
A/HRC/31/BI/12
Bulletin of informal meetings
15 and 16 March 2016
13:00 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of
Australia
JUSCANZ meeting
Private
E-3025
13:00 - 14:00
Permanent Delegation to
the Cooperation Council
for the Arab States of the
Gulf – GCC (Gulf
Cooperation Council)
Experts meeting
Private
E-3023
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation
(OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
14:00 - 16:00
Permanent Delegation of
the European Union (EU)
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the situation of human
rights in Myanmar
Public
XXII
14:00 - 16:00
Permanent Mission of the
United Kingdom of the
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland and
Korean Assembly for Ten
million separated families
Korea’s separated families: the
stories of thousands of families
awaiting reunification
Public
XXI
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation
(OIC)
OIC experts meeting
Private
XXIV
15:00 – 17:00
Permanent Mission of
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
on behalf of the NAM
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on commemoration of
the 30th anniversary of the
Declaration of the Right to
Development
Public
XXIII
16:00 - 18:00
Permanent Delegation of
the European union (EU)
and Group of Latin
American and Caribbean
States (GRULAC)
Informal meeting on the draft
resolution on the rights of the child
Public
XXVII
16:00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of
Portugal
informal consultations on the draft
omnibus resolution on economic,
social and cultural rights
Public
XXII
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Room
09:00 - 10:00
Africa Culture
Internationale
Extrajudicial executions
Public
XVIII
10:00 - 11:00
Association Burkinabé
pour la Survie de
l'Enfance
Self-determination
Public
XVIII
11:00 - 12:00
Conseil de jeunesse
pluriculturelle (COJEP)
Human rights in Egypt: Detainees
Public
XVIII
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Bulletin of informal meetings
15 and 16 March 2016
12:00 - 13:00
Asian-Eurasian Human
Rights Forum
Human rights in Middle East
Public
XXII
12:00 - 13:00
Franciscans International
Discrimination against ethnic
minorities in Asia
Public
XXIV
13:00 - 14:00
United Nations Watch
Human rights in Iran (Islamic
Republic of)
Public
XXI
13:00 - 14:00
Al-Hakim Foundation
Racial and religious discrimination
Public
XXIV
14:00 - 15:00
Organization for
Defending Victims of
Violence
Middle East wars and trauma
Public
XXIV
15:00 - 16:00
Arab NGO Network for
Development
Human rights in Bahrain
Public
XXVII
15:00 - 16:00
Pax Romana
(International Catholic
Movement for Intellectual
and Cultural Affairs and
International Movement of
Catholic Students)
Ethnic minorities in Myanmar
Public
XVIII
16:00 - 17:00
France Libertes:
Fondation Danielle
Mitterrand
Western Sahara
Public
XXI
16:00 - 18:00
Action internationale pour
la paix et le
développement dans la
région des Grands Lacs
Human rights in conflict zones
Public
XVIII
17:00 - 18:30
Bangwe et Dialogue
Human rights in Burundi
Public
XXIII
17:00 - 18:30
Edmund Rice International
Limited
Human rights in Australia
Public
XXIV
Forthcoming meetings Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Please note that the information on forthcoming events is indicative and may be subject to change.
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 Delegation of
the European Union (EU)
EU group meeting
Private
XXIII
08:30 – 10:00
Permanent Mission of
Guatemala
GRULAC group meeting
Private
XXVII
09:00 – 10:30
African Union (AU)
African Union group meeting
Private
XXI
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
15 and 16 March 2016
09:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 - 12:00
Office of the High
Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR)
Consultation on the accountability
and remedy project
Public
XXVII
10:00 – 12:00
Permanent Mission of Iran
(Islamic Republic of)
NAM group meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of the
United States of America
Final informal consultation on the
draft resolution on South Sudan
Public
XXIII
10:30 - 12:00
African Group
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on Technical assistance
and capacity-building for Mali in the
field of human rights
Public
XXI
12:00 - 14:00
Office of the High
Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR)
Minorities and caste-based
discrimination
Public
XXI
12:00 - 13:00
Permanent Delegation to
the Cooperation Council
for the Arab States of the
Gulf – GCC (Gulf
Cooperation Council)
Ambassadors meeting
Private
XXII
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Missions of
Belgium, France,
Germany, Italy,
Lichtenstein, The
Netherlands, Turkey,
Qatar, United States of
America, United Kingdom
of the Great Britain and
Northern Ireland and No
Peace Without Justice
Syrian Arab Republic: Five years
seeking democracy and
accountability
Public
XXIV
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of
Morocco
Développement humain et lutte
contre l’exclusion
Public
XII
14:00 - 15:00
Office of the High
Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR)
Deputy High Commissioner meeting
with NGOs
Public
XXI
14:00 – 15:00
Permanent Delegation of
the League of Arab States
Ambassadorial meeting
Private
XXVII
14:00 - 16:00
Permanent Mission of
Egypt
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the right to work
Public
XXII
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of
Venezuela (Bolivarian
Republic of)
An amnesty bill in Venezuela: A
threat to the rights of the victims
Public
XII
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Bulletin of informal meetings
15 and 16 March 2016
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
Meeting
Room
09:00 - 10:00
Society for Threatened
Peoples
Human rights in Sri Lanka
Public
XXIV
09:00 - 10:00
Arab Commission for
Human Rights
Human rights in Libya
Public
XVIII
10:00 - 11:00
International Federation
for Human Rights
Leagues
Human rights in Bahrain
Public
XXIV
10:00 - 11:00
People for Successful
Corean Reunification
Human rights in the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea
Public
XVIII
12:00 - 13:00
International Muslim
Women's Union
Youth in armed conflict
Public
XVIII
12:00 - 13:00
Victorious Youths
Movement
Human rights in Burkina Faso
Public
XXVII
13:00 - 14:00
Dominicans for Justice
and Peace - Order of
Preachers
Human rights in Burundi
Public
XXVII
13:00 - 15:00
International Organization
for the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial
Discrimination
ISIS and other terrorist groups
Public
XVIII
14:00 - 15:00
Himalayan Research and
Cultural Foundation
Destruction of cultural heritage
Public
XXIII
15:00 - 16:00
Agence pour les droits de
l'homme
Human rights in Yemen
Public
XVIII
15:00 - 16:00
Caritas Internationalis
(International
Confederation of Catholic
Charities)
Human rights in the Syrian Arab
Republic
Public
XXIII
15:00 - 16:00
Indian Council of
Education
Peace and harmony
Public
XXVII
15:00 - 16:00
International Institute for
Non-Aligned Studies
Human rights and peace
Public
XXI
15:00 - 16:00
Imam Ali’s Popular
Students Relief Society
Syrian refugee children
Public
XXIV
16:00 - 17:00
Asian Forum for Human
Rights and Development
Universal Periodic Review in Asia
Public
XXI
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Bulletin of informal meetings
15 and 16 March 2016
16:00 - 17:00
Conference of NonGovernmental
Organizations in
Consultative Relationship
with the United Nations
(CONGO)
Introduction to Special Procedures
Public
XXIV
16:00 - 17:00
Nonviolent Radical Party,
Transnational and
Transparty
Human rights in Mauritania
Public
XXII
16:00 - 17:00
Asian-Eurasian Human
Rights Forum
Human rights in West Africa
Public
XXVII
16:00 - 17:00
Maarij Foundation for
Peace and Development
Human rights in Myanmar
Public
XXIII
17:00 - 18:30
Global Network for Rights
and Development (GNRD)
Refugees and displaced peoples
Public
XXIV
17:00 - 18:00
International-Lawyers.Org
War on terrorism
Public
XXII
17:00 - 18:00
Integrated Youth
Empowerment - Common
Initiative Group (I.Y.E. –
C.I.G.)
Human rights in Sri Lanka
Public
XXI
17:00 - 18:00
International Federation
for Human Rights
Leagues
Human rights in the Syrian Arab
Republic: human rights defenders
Public
XXIII
17:00 - 18:00
International Youth and
Student Movement for the
United Nations
Right to development
Public
XVIII
17:00 - 18:00
World Association for the
School as an Instrument
of Peace
Human Rights in Asia
Public
XXVII
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