Human Rights Council
Twenty-seventh session
Geneva, 08 – 26 September 2014
Bulletin of informal meetings
Held in parallel to the session
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United Nations, and can be subject to possible change.
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, 9 September 2014
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 – 11:00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union (EU)
EU meeting
Private
XXIII
08:30 – 10:00
Permanent Mission El Salvador
GRULAC meeting
Private
XXVII
09:00 – 12:00
African Union (AU)
African group meeting
Private
XXI
09:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of France
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on enforced and involuntary
disappearances
Public
IX
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
NAM meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of Mexico
and Guatemala
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on human rights and
indigenous people
Public
XXVII
11:00 - 13:00
Permanent Mission of Ireland
Co-sponsor meeting on preventable
mortality of children under five
Private
XXIII
12:00 - 13:00
Permanent Mission of
Argentina, Morocco and
Switzerland
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the Special Rapporteur on
the promotion of truth, justice, reparation
and guarantees of non-recurrence
Public
XXII
A/HRC/27/BI/2
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Type of meeting Room
Bulletin of Informal Meetings
9 and 10 September 2014
12:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of
Germany and Spain
Side event: The consolidation of the
right to water and sanitation: an
outstanding contribution to the
development agenda post-2015
Public
XXVII
13:00 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of Australia
JUSCANZ meeting
Private
E-3023
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of
Denmark, Chile, Ghana,
Indonesia, Morocco and
Association for the prevention
of torture
Side event: Briefing on the convention
against torture initiative
Public
XXIV
13:00 - 15:00
OHCHR
Side event: Transitional justice and
gender - Remedies for survivors of
sexual violence
Public
XXIII
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
14:00 - 16:00
Permanent Mission of Austria
Side event: Children and young people
must know their rights
Public
XXII
14:00 - 15:00
Permanent Delegation of the
League of Arab States
Meeting of experts
Private
E-3025
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of Austria
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the safety of journalists
Public
XXIII
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of Thailand
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on technical cooperation
Public
XXVII
16:30 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of the
Russian Federation and Civic
chamber of the Russian
Federation and Russian Peace
Foundation
Side event: Ukrainian crisis: Human
rights dimension, part 2
Public
XXI
17:00 - 19:00
Permanent Mission of Australia
Co-sponsor meeting on NHRI resolution
Private
XXIV
17:00 - 19:00
Permanent Mission of
Botswana, Czech Republic,
Indonesia, Netherlands and
Peru
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on equal political participation
Public
XXVII
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
09:00 – 11:00
Verein
Sudwindentwicklungspolitik
Human rights in Iran: Environment
and ethnic issues
-2-
Type of
meeting
Public
Room
XXIV
Bulletin of Informal Meetings
9 and 10 September 2014
12 :00 – 13:30
Human Rights Watch
Human rights in Egypt
Public
XXI
13:30 - 15:00
Center for Reproductive Rights
Abortion stigma, criminalization and
restrictive policies
Public
XXI
14:00 – 16:00
China NGO Network for
International Exchanges
Human Rights in China
Public
E-3023
15:00 – 16:30
Institut international pour la
paix, la justice et les droits de
l'Homme
Human rights and terrorism: Latest
developments
Public
XXI
17:00 – 18:30
Cairo Institute for Human
Rights Studies
Human rights in Gulf
Public
XXIII
Forthcoming Meetings –Wednesday, 10 September 2014
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
08:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union (EU)
EU meeting
Private
XXIII
08:30 – 10:00
Permanent Mission El Salvador
GRULAC meeting
Private
XXVII
09:00 – 12:00
African Union (AU)
African group meeting
Private
XXI
09:00 -11:00
Permanent Mission of
Germany and Spain
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on human right to safe
drinking water and sanitation
Public
XXIV
09:00 - 10:00
Permanent Mission of New
Zealand
Co-sponsor meeting on preventable
maternal mortality and morbidity and
human rights
Private
V
09:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
09:30 - 11:00
Permanent Mission of Romania
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on rights of the child: the right
to engage in play and recreational
activities
Public
VIII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
NAM meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of Ireland
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on civil society space
Public
XXIII
10:00 - 11:30
Permanent Mission of the
United States of America
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the Sudan
Public
XXVII
-3-
Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of Informal Meetings
9 and 10 September 2014
11:00 - 13:00
Permanent Mission of
Argentina
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on effects of structural
adjustment policies and foreign debt on
the full enjoyment of all human rights,
particularly economic, social and cultural
rights
Public
VIII
12:00 - 13:00
Permanent Mission of Ecuador
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on national policies and
human rights
Public
XXI
12:00 - 13:00
Permanent Delegation of the
League of Arab States
Meeting of Arab Ambassadors
Private
XXIII
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of Austria
and Open Society Justice
Initiative
Side event: The presumption of guilt:
The global overuse of pre-trial detention
Public
XIX
13:00 - 15:00
OHCHR
Side event: Launch of the right to human
rights education
Public
XXI
13:00 - 15:00
OHCHR and Permanent
Mission of Burkina Faso,
Colombia and New Zealand
Side event: Maternal mortality and
morbidity and human rights: Two years
after the technical guidance
Public
XXVII
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of the Holy
See and Mission of the Order
of Malta
Side event: Religion and slavery. Do
religion matter in the fight against
slavery and human trafficking?
Public
XXIII
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of Uruguay
and the Permanent Delegation
of the European Union
Side event: Towards better spending to
realize children’s rights
Public
XXIV
14:00 - 16:00
Permanent Mission of the
Netherlands
Side event on the eve of 9/11: Human
rights and counter-terrorism strategies
Public
XXII
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of Brazil,
Congo, Greece, Japan,
Lebanon, Morocco, Republic of
Korea and Russian Federation
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on promoting human rights
through sport and the Olympic ideal
Public
VIII
16:00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of
Germany, Spain and OHCHR
Side event: The human rights to water
and sanitation: tools for their realization
and remedies for violations
Public
XXVII
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
10:00 – 12:00
Universal Peace Federation
Protection of the family
Public
V
11:00 – 13:00
Rencontre Africaine Pour la
Défense des Droits de
l'Homme
Human rights in Libya
Public
XXIV
-4-
Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of Informal Meetings
9 and 10 September 2014
11:30 – 13:00
Brahma Kumaris World
Spiritual University
Human rights and climate change
Public
XXVII
12:00 – 14:00
The Conference of NGOs with
Consultative relationship with
the United Nations
Introduction to HRC for newcomers
Public
V
14:00 – 16:00
Khiam Rehabilitation Center for
Victims of torture
Human rights in Bahrain
Public
V
13:00 – 15:00
Centre indépendant de
recherche et d'initiatives pour
le dialogue
Prisoner’s rights
Public
VIII
15:00 – 16:30
Al-Khoei Foundation
Protect the children of Gaza and
Mosul
Public
XXI
15:00 – 16:30
American Civil Liberties Union
Mass surveillance and journalism
Public
XXIV
15:00 – 16:30
International Federation for
Human Rights
Human rights in Iran
Public
XXIII
16:30 – 18:30
Allied Rainbow Communities
International
Universality of human rights
Public
XXIV
16:30 – 18:30
International Organization for
the Elimination of All Forms of
Racial Discrimination
Civil society organizations in Egypt:
Rights and responsibilities
Public
XXI
16:30 – 18:30
Verein
Sudwindentwicklungspolitik
Human rights in Iran: Arbitrary
detentions
Public
XXIII
17:00 – 18:30
Human Rights House
Foundation
Human rights in Azerbaijan
Public
VIII
-5-