Human Rights Council
Thirtieth session
Geneva, 14 September – 2 October 2015
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.
Monday, 14 September 2015
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Type of
meeting
Room
EU group meeting
Private
XXIII
Permanent Mission of
Guatemala
GRULAC group meeting
Private
XXVII
09:00 – 12:00
African Union (AU)
African 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
Permanent Mission of Iran
(Islamic Republic of)
NAM group 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
African Union (AU)
Advancing ACHPR standards on
freedom of expression and access to
information at the UN
Public
XXI
13:00 - 14:00
Permanent Delegation of
the European Union (EU)
EU meeting
Private
XXIII
14:00 - 16:00
Permanent missions of
Botswana, Czech Republic,
Indonesia, the Netherlands
and Peru
Co-sponsors meeting on the draft
resolution on equal participation in
political and public affairs
Private
XXII
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
08:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of
the European Union (EU)
08:30 – 10:00
A/HRC/30/BI/1
Bulletin of informal meetings
14 and 15 September 2015
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of
Austria
Co-sponsor meeting on the draft
resolution on Human rights in the
administration of justice
Private
XXIII
16:00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of
Norway
Screening of “Jihad - a story of the
others”
Public
XXII
18:15 – 21:00
Permanent Mission of
Argentina
Screening of the movie “True truths”
Public
XIV
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Room
11:30 - 13:00
Nonviolent Radical Party,
Transnational and
Transparty
Children's and mother's rights
Public
XXVII
13:00 - 15:00
Verein Sudwind
Entwicklungspolitik
Arbitrary detentions and slavery
Public
XXVII
15:00 - 17:00
Africa Culture Internationale
Human rights in Senegal
Public
XXI
16:00 - 18:00
International-Lawyers.Org
Arbitrary detention
Public
XXVII
16:00 - 18:00
Society for Threatened
Peoples
Human rights in China
Public
XXIV
Forthcoming meetings Tuesday, 15 September 2015
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 – 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 group meeting
Private
XXI
09.00 - 11:00
Permanent Mission of the
People’s Republic of China
Informal consultation on the draft
President’s statement on capacity
building in global public health
Public
XXIV
09:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
14 and 15 September 2015
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of Iran
(Islamic Republic of)
NAM group meeting
Private
XXII
11.00 - 13:00
OHCHR, Permanent
missions of Argentina,
Austria, Slovenia,
Committee on Ageing
Geneva, the International
Longevity Centre and
Global Alliance
The human rights of older persons:
best practices in the implementation
of existing law
Public
XXIV
11:00 - 13:00
Permanent Mission of the
United States of America
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on preventing and
countering violent extremism
Public
XXIII
12.00 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of
Austria
Safety of journalists
Public
XXI
12:00 - 14:00
OHCHR
UPR trust fund on implementation of
recommendations -- sharing of good
practices
Public
XXII
12:00 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of Spain
The human right to safe drinking
water and sanitation
Public
XXVII
13:00 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of
Australia
JUSCANZ meeting
Private
E-3023
13:00 - 15.00
Permanent Mission of
Belgium
The rights of the child and the
guiding principles on business and
human rights; focus on the ICT and
the elimination of sexual violence
Public
XXIV
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of Qatar
Rights and access to universal health
coverage
Public
XXIII
14:00 - 15:00
Permanent Delegation of
the League of Arab States
Meeting of experts
Private
XXVII
14:00 - 16:00
Permanent Mission of the
Philippines on behalf of the
Core group
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the contribution of
parliaments to the work of the Human
Rights Council and its Universal
Periodic Review
Public
XXII
14:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of Qatar
G.C.C. informal meeting
Private
E-3023
15:00 - 17:00
OHCHR
UN basic principles and guidelines
on the right of anyone deprived of
their liberty to bring proceedings
before a court
Public
XXIV
15:00 - 18:00
Permanent missions of
Botswana, Czech Republic,
Indonesia, the Netherlands
and Peru
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on equal participation in
political and public affairs
Public
XXIII
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Bulletin of informal meetings
14 and 15 September 2015
16:00 - 18:00
OHCHR, Permanent
missions of Australia,
Botswana, Hungary,
Thailand, International
Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
and the International Bar
Association's Human Rights
Institute (IBAHRI)
Judges, lawyers, prosecutors and
human rights: 30 years of UN action
Public
XXII
18:00 – 19:30
Permanent Mission of Brazil
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the celebration of the
20th Anniversary of the International
Guidelines on HIV and Human Rights
Public
XXII
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Room
10:00 - 12:00
Franciscans
International
Human rights in Australia
Public
XXVII
14:00 - 15:30
CIVICUS - World
Alliance for Citizen
Participation
Human rights in Saudi Arabia
Public
XXI
15:00 - 16:30
Alsalam Foundation
Human rights in Bahrain
Public
XXVII
15:30 - 17:00
International Service for
Human Rights
National policies and defenders
Public
XXI
16:30 - 18:00
Verein Sudwind
Entwicklungspolitik
Truth, justice, reparation
Public
XXVII
17:00 - 18:00
Human Rights Watch
Human rights in Yemen
Public
XXIV
17:00 - 18:00
Franciscans
International
Human rights in Indonesia
Public
XXI
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