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.
Wednesday, 16 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 – 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
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 consultations on the draft
resolution on technical assistance
and capacity-building for Mali in the
field of human rights and draft
resolution on Guinea
Public
XXI
12:00 - 14:00
Office of the High
Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR)
Minorities and caste-based
discrimination
Public
XXI
A/HRC/31/BI/13
Bulletin of informal meetings
16 and 17 March 2016
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, the United States
of America, the 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
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
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
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
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Bulletin of informal meetings
16 and 17 March 2016
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
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
Maarij Foundation for
Peace and Development
Human rights in Myanmar
Public
XXIII
17:00 - 18:00
World Association for the
School as an Instrument
of Peace
Human Rights in Asia
Public
XXVII
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
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Bulletin of informal meetings
16 and 17 March 2016
17:00 - 18:00
International Youth and
Student Movement for the
United Nations
Right to development
Public
XVIII
17:00 - 18:30
Global Network for Rights
and Development (GNRD)
Refugees and displaced peoples
Public
XXIV
Forthcoming meetings Thursday, 17 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 – 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 - 10:00
Permanent Mission of the
United States of America
WEOG meeting
Private
XXIV
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
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on South Sudan
Public
XXIV
11:00 - 12:00
Bureau of the Human
Rights Council
Meeting of the President with NGOs
Public
XXIII
12:00 - 13:00
Permanent Mission of
Egypt
Like-minded group expert meeting
Private
XXII
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
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 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of
Denmark and Women
Deliver
A new seat at the table: young
people’s role in achieving their
sexual and reproductive health and
rights and the Sustainable
Development Goals
Public
XXIII
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
16 and 17 March 2016
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent missions of the
United States of America
and South Africa, on
behalf of the African group
The right to education for girls
Public
XXIV
14:00 - 16:00
Permanent missions of
Egypt, Greece, Indonesia,
Mexico and Romania
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on right to work
Public
XXII
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent missions of
France and Haïti
Réunion du groupe des amis d’Haïti
Private
XXI
16:00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of
Austria and the
International Bar
Association
The role of the Universal Periodic
Review (UPR) in advancing human
rights in the administration of justice
Public
XXIV
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
Meeting
Room
10:00 - 11:00
Americans for Democracy
& Human Rights in
Bahrain Inc
Human rights in the United Arab
Emirates
Public
XXIII
10:00 - 11:00
Egyptian Organization for
Human Rights
Terrorism and human rights
Public
XXVII
11:00 - 12:00
Arab Commission for
Human Rights
Preventing violent extremism
Public
XVIII
11:00 - 12:00
Asian-Eurasian Human
Rights Forum
Human rights in South Asia
Public
XXVII
12:00 - 13:00
Badil resource center for
Palestinian residency and
refugee rights
Human rights in Israel
Public
XXVII
12:00 - 13:00
International organization
for the right to education
and freedom of education
(OIDEL)
Civil society and education
Public
XXIV
13:00 - 14:00
Agence Internationale
pour le Developpement
Impartiality and human rights
Public
XXVII
13:00 - 14:00
People for Successful
Corean Reunification
Human rights in the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea: Slavery
Public
XVIII
13:00 - 14:00
Ecumenical Alliance for
Human Rights and
Development (EAHRD)
Human rights in Yemen
Public
XXI
14:00 - 15:00
International Organization
for the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial
Discrimination
NGOs under attack
Public
XVIII
14:00 - 15:30
Alliance Defending
Freedom
ISIS and genocide of minorities
Public
XXI
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Bulletin of informal meetings
16 and 17 March 2016
15:00 - 16:00
Union des Nations pour
l'Enseignement, la
Science Universelle et les
Droits de l'Homme
Child victims of conflicts
Public
XXIV
15:00 - 16:00
Agence pour les droits de
l'homme
Human rights in Nigeria
Public
XXVII
15:00 - 16:30
International-Lawyers.Org
Independence of the judiciary
Public
XXIII
16:00 - 17:00
Union of Arab Jurists
Reprisals against NGOs
Public
XXVII
16:30 - 17:30
International Movement
Against All Forms of
Discrimination and Racism
(IMADR)
Transitional justice in Sri Lanka
Public
XXIII
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