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.
Thursday, 17 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
09:00 – 10:00
Permanent Mission of
Norway
WEOG meeting
Private
XXIV
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of Iran
(Islamic Republic of)
The first round of informal
consultations for discussing the draft
resolution on the right to
development
Public
XXII
10:00 - 11:30
Permanent missions of
Belgium, Benin, Costa
Rica, France, Mexico,
Mongolia, Republic of
Moldova and Switzerland
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on death penalty
Public
IX
10:00 – 11:30
Permanent Mission of the
Netherlands
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on technical assistance
and capacity-building for Yemen in
the field of human rights
Public
XVI
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/4
Bulletin of informal meetings
17 and 18 September 2015
11:00 - 12:00
Permanent missions of
Armenia, Belgium, Mexico,
Senegal and Thailand
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on regional arrangements
for the promotion and protection of
human rights
Public
XXVII
11:30 - 13:00
Permanent missions of the
Netherlands and
Switzerland
Why Burundi’s political crisis is a
distress signal for dealing with the
past and the non-repetition of
violence
Public
XVI
12:00 - 14:00
Permanent missions of
Belgium, Chile, UNICEF
and the International
Commission for Jurists
Children's rights and business: the
role of States – practical guidance
and best practice
Public
XXVII
12:00 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of
Sudan
Justice and accountability in Darfur
Public
XXI
13:00 - 14:30
Permanent missions of
Brazil and Paraguay
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on promoting international
technical cooperation to support the
implementation of the national follow
up systems and processes
Public
XVI
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of
Ecuador
Derechos humanos en Ecuador: Fin
a la politica de amnesia
Public
XXIII
13:00 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of
Qatar
G.C.C. informal meeting
Private
E-3023
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of
Thailand
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on enhancement of
technical cooperation and capacitybuilding in the field of human rights
Public
XXIV
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
United Kingdom of the
Great Britain and Northern
Ireland
Co-sponsor meeting on the draft
resolution on Syria
Private
XXII
16:00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of
Ecuador
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on national policies and
human rights
Public
XXII
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
Khiam Rehabilitation
Center for Victims of
Torture
Human rights in Bahrain
Public
XXIII
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Bulletin of informal meetings
17 and 18 September 2015
10:00 - 11:00
Americans for Democracy
& Human Rights in Bahrain
Inc
Human rights in Saudi Arabia
Public
XXVII
11:00 - 12:00
Liberation
Human rights defenders
Public
XXIII
11:30 - 13:00
Verein Sudwind
Entwicklungspolitik
Parliamentary elections in Iran
(Islamic Republic of)
Public
IX
12:00 - 13:00
Nonviolence International
Enforced disappearances
Public
XXIV
12:00 - 13:00
Organisation pour la
Communication en Afrique
et de Promotion de la
Cooperation Economique
Internationale OCAPROCE Internationale
Human rights and terrorism: The
African Continent and other
developing countries
Public
XXIII
12:00 - 13:00
World Muslim Congress
Human rights and self-determination
Public
XXII
14:00 - 15:30
Amnesty International
Human rights in Maldives
Public
XXI
15:00 - 16:30
Association Dunenyo
Human rights in Mali
Public
XXVII
15:00 - 16:30
Human Rights Watch
Human rights in Sri Lanka
Public
XXIV
15:00 - 16:30
Conference of NonGovernmental
Organizations in
Consultative Relationship
with the United Nations
(CONGO)
Introduction to the Human Rights
Council, Universal Periodic Review
and Special Procedures
Public
XXIII
15:30 - 17:00
Islamic Human Rights
Commission
Islamophobia, racism and hate
Public
XXI
16:30 - 18:00
Amnesty International
Human rights in Sri Lanka
Public
XXIII
16:30 - 18:00
Caritas Internationalis
(International
Confederation of Catholic
Charities)
Human rights in Iraq and Syrian
Arab Republic
Public
XXVII
16:30 - 18:00
The Palestinian Return
Centre Ltd
Challenges of UNRWA funding
Public
XXIV
17:00 - 18:30
Bischöfliches Hilfswerk
Misereor e.V.
Human rights and diversity
Public
XXI
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Bulletin of informal meetings
17 and 18 September 2015
Forthcoming meetings Friday, 18 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 – 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 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 missions of
Albania, Bangladesh,
Cameroon, Colombia,
France, Iraq, Mali,
Morocco, Peru, Tunisia,
Turkey and United States
of America
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on preventing and
countering violent extremism
Public
XXIII
10:00 - 13:00
Permanent missions of
Guatemala and Mexico
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on human rights and
indigenous people
Public
XXVII
10:00 – 12:00
Permanent Mission of Iran
(Islamic Republic of)
NAM group meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 - 12:30
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
IX
12:00 - 14:00
Permanent missions of
Armenia, Belgium,
Mexico, Senegal and
Thailand
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on regional arrangements
for the promotion and protection of
human rights
Public
XXI
12.30 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of the
Republic of Korea
Local Government and human rights
Public
XXIV
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of
Ecuador
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on parliaments and
human rights
Public
XXIII
13:00 - 15:00
OHCHR and the Geneva
Environment Network
(GEN)
Right to information on hazardous
substances and wastes
Public
XVI
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
17 and 18 September 2015
13:30 - 15:30
Permanent missions of
Belgium, Benin, Costa
Rica, France, Mexico,
Mongolia, Republic of
Moldova and Switzerland
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on death penalty
Public
IX
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of
Austria
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on Human rights in the
administration of justice
Public
XXIII
16:00 - 18:00
Permanent missions of
Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador
and South Africa
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the rights of peasants
and other people working in rural
areas
Public
XXII
16:30 - 18:00
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
XI
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Room
09:00 - 10:00
International Lesbian and
Gay Association
Intersex human rights
Public
XXIV
10:00 - 11:30
Asian Forum for Human
Rights and Development
Freedom of expression in Southeast
Asia
Public
XXIV
11:30 - 12:30
Africa Culture
Internationale
Victims of the state in South Asia
Public
XXIV
12:00 - 13:00
Association for Defending
Victims of Terrorism
Effects of terrorism
Public
XXII
12:00 - 13:00
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Just work conditions for women
Public
XXIII
12:30 - 13:30
Verein Sudwind
Entwicklungspolitik
Human rights defenders in Iran
(Islamic Republic of)
Public
IX
13:00 - 14:30
Human Rights Watch
Human rights in Sudan
Public
XXVII
14:00 - 15:30
American Civil Liberties
Union
Human rights in the United States of
America
Public
XXI
14:00 - 15:00
Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing
Countries
Migrants rights
Public
XXII
14:00 - 16:00
Women's World Summit
Foundation
Rural women’s empowerment
Public
XXIV
14:30 - 16:00
International Youth and
Student Movement for the
United Nations
Right to development
Public
XXVII
15:00 - 16:00
International Movement
Against All Forms of
Discrimination and Racism
(IMADR)
Human rights in Sri Lanka
Public
XXII
15:30 - 17:00
Women's Human Rights
International Association
Human rights in the Middle East
Public
XXI
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Bulletin of informal meetings
17 and 18 September 2015
16:00 - 17:00
France Libertes:
Fondation Danielle
Mitterrand
Arbitrary detention
Public
XXVII
17:00 - 18:00
Centre Europe - Tiers
Monde - Europe-Third
World Centre
Human rights in Greece
Public
XXVII
17:00 - 18:00
Human Rights Watch
Human rights in Sri Lanka
Public
XXI
17:00 - 18:30
Organisation pour la
Communication en Afrique
et de Promotion de la
Cooperation Economique
Internationale OCAPROCE
Internationale
Women and children’s rights
violations
Public
XXIII
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