Human Rights Council
Twenty-eighth session
Geneva, 2 – 27 March 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, 9 March 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 missions of
Morocco, Norway,
Romania, Peru and Tunisia
(CORE-Group)
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on human rights,
democracy and the rule of law
Public
XXIV
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of Iran
(Islamic Republic of)
NAM group meeting
Private
XXII
12:00 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of
Ecuador
Side event: Transnational
corporations, human rights and the
environment
Public
XXIV
12:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
Ambassadorial level meeting of the
OIC group
Private
XXII
12:00 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of
Switzerland and Penal
Reform International
Side event: Strengthening death
penalty standards
Public
VII
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
08:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of
the European Union (EU)
08:30 – 10:00
A/HRC/28/BI/6
Bulletin of informal meetings
9 and 10 March 2015
12:00 - 14:30
Special Rapporteur on the
sale of children, child
prostitution and child
pornography, the Special
Representative of the UN
Secretary-General on
Violence against Children,
Permanent missions of the
United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
and Costa Rica
Side event: A call for an empowering,
inclusive and safe digital environment
for children
Public
XXI
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of
Norway, International
Service for Human Rights
(ISHR) and the Office of the
high Commissioner for
Human Rights (OHCHR)
Side event: Woman human rights
defenders
Public
XXIII
13:00 - 14.00
Permanent Mission of Qatar
G.C.C. informal meeting
Private
E-3023
16.00 - 18:00
Permanent missions of
Costa Rica, Maldives,
Slovenia and Switzerland
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on human rights and the
environment
Public
XXII
16:00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of Egypt
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the right to work
Public
XXVII
17:00 - 19:00
Permanent Mission of
Uruguay and Permanent
Delegation of the European
Union
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the rights of the child:
Towards better investment in the
rights of the child
Public
XXIII
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Room
Organisation pour la
Communication en Afrique
et de Promotion de la
Coopération Economique
Internationale
Women and children’s rights in
conflict zone
Public
XXIV
10:00 -12:00
Comisión Mexicana de
Defensa y Promoción de los
Derechos Humanos,
Asociación Civil (CMDPDH)
Human rights in Mexico: Women
human rights defenders
Public
XXIII
12:00 -14:00
International Federation for
Human Rights Leagues
Human rights in Myanmar
Public
XXVII
14:00 -16:00
Women's International
League for Peace and
Freedom WILPF
Disarmament and women's rights
Public
XXVII
14:00 - 16:00
Human Rights Watch
Human rights in Sudan
Public
XXII
Time
10:00 -12:00
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Bulletin of informal meetings
9 and 10 March 2015
14:30 - 16:30
Indian Council of South
America (CISA)
Self-determination at the Human
Rights Council
Public
XXI
15:00 -17:00
Human Rights Advocates
Inc.
Human rights in the United States of
America: Guantanamo and torture
Public
XXIII
16:00 -18:00
Liberation
Human Rights Defenders
Public
XXIV
16:30 – 18:30
World Resources Institute
The Environmental Democracy Index
Public
XXI
Forthcoming meetings Tuesday, 10 March 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 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
09:00 - 10:00
Permanent missions of
Mexico and Turkey
Informal consultations on the draft
resolution on birth registration
Public
XI
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of Egypt
Like-minded group expert meeting
Private
XXVII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of Iran
(Islamic Republic of)
NAM group meeting
Private
XXII
12:00 - 14.00
Permanent missions of
Belgium, Mauritania and
Qatar and the Special
Rapporteur on the Right to
Food
Side event: Desertification, food
security and empowerment of women
Public
XXII
12:30 - 14:30
Permanent missions of
Finland and Germany and
the Special Rapporteur on
adequate housing
Side event: Subnational levels on
government and the right to
adequate housing
Public
XXIV
13:00 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of
Australia
JUSCANZ meeting
Private
E-3023
13:00 - 15:00
OHCHR, UNEP, Permanent
missions of Costa Rica,
Maldives, Slovenia and
Switzerland
Side event: Open discussion on good
practices on the human rights
obligations related to environmental
protection
Public
XXIII
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
9 and 10 March 2015
14:00 – 16:00
Permanent Mission of the
People’s Republic of China
Informal consultations on two
President’s statements (PRDT on
Beijing+20 and PRST on the right to
health) and on joint statement on
sport and human rights
Public
XXI
14:00 - 15:00
Permanent Delegation of
the League of Arab States
Meeting of experts
Private
XXVII
15:00 - 16:30
Permanent Delegation of
the European Union (EU)
Side event: The spirit of dialogue:
Effectively addressing acts of
intolerance, discrimination and
incitement to hatred
Public
XXIII
15:30 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of
Switzerland and Defence
for Children International
Side event: Children deprived of
liberty, a global perspective
Public
VII
18:00 - 20:00
Permanent missions of
Mexico and New Zealand
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on persons with disabilities
Public
XXIII
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Room
09:00 - 11:00
Istituto Internazionale Maria
Ausiliatrice delle Salesiane di
Don Bosco
Human Rights Education
Public
XXIV
09:00 - 10:30
International Institute for
Peace, Justice and HumanRights
Balancing human rights and counterterrorism
Public
XIX
10:00 - 12:00
Americans for Democracy &
Human Rights in Bahrain, Inc.
Human rights in Saudi Arabia
Public
XI
11:00 - 13:00
International Youth and
Student Movement for the
United Nations
Human rights in Western Sahara
Public
XXIII
11:00 -12:30
Verein Sudwind
Entwicklungspolitik
Human rights in Iran: Persons with
disabilities
Public
XXIV
12:00 - 13:30
France Libertes : Fondation
Danielle Mitterrand
Human rights in Central America: The right
to water facing extractive industries
Public
XI
12:00 - 14:00
Asian Forum for Human Rights
and Development (FORUMASIA)
Civil society in Asia
Public
XXI
12:00 - 14:00
Arigatou International
Investing in prevention to end violence
against children in Post-2015
Public
XXVII
13:30 - 15:00
OMCT, Organisation Mondiale
Contre la Torture
Human rights in Tunisia
Public
XI
14:00 - 16:00
World Barua Organization
Woman and children rights
Public
XXII
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Bulletin of informal meetings
9 and 10 March 2015
14:30 – 16:30
Action Internationale pour la
paix et le développement dans
la région des Grands Lacs
Education and women
Public
XXIV
15:00 - 17:00
International Service for
Human Rights
Human rights defenders and national
security
Public
XI
16:00 - 18:00
African Development
Association
Education and children
Public
XXI
16:00 - 18:00
International Federation for
Human Rights Leagues
Freedom of expression and freedom of
religion
Public
XXII
16:30 - 18:00
Al-Khoei Foundation
Human rights in Iraq: Displaced persons
Public
XXIV
16:30 - 18:30
Khiam Rehabilitation center for
Victims of Torture
Human rights in Bahrain
Public
XIX
17:00 - 18:30
Centre Indépendant de
recherche et d'initiatives pour
le dialogue
Green Maps: Sustainable development
and Community Empowerment
Public
XXVII
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