Human Rights Council
Twenty-eighth session
Geneva, 2 – 27 March 2015
Bulletin of informal meetings
Held in parallel to the session
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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, 12 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 Mission of
Norway
The Western European and Others
Group (WEOG) regional meeting
Private
XXIV
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of Iran
(Islamic Republic of)
NAM resolution on enhancement of
international cooperation
Public
XXII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of Egypt
Like-minded group expert meeting
Private
XXVII
11:00 - 13:00
Permanent Mission of
Armenia
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on prevention of genocide
Public
VII
12:00 - 14:00
Permanent missions of
Egypt, Greece, Indonesia,
Mexico and Romania
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the right to work
Public
XXI
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
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/28/BI/9
Bulletin of informal meetings
12 and 13 March 2015
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of
Morocco
Dimension des droits de l’homme
dans le développement territorial
Public
XXIII
14:00 - 15:00
Permanent Delegation of
the League of Arab States
Meeting of experts
Private
XXVII
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of
Austria
The use of barrel bombs and
indiscriminate bombardment in Syria
Public
XXIII
17:00 - 19:00
CORE group: Permanent
missions of Morocco,
Norway, Peru, Romania and
Tunisia
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on human rights,
democracy and the rule of law
Public
XXI
17:00 - 18:30
Permanent Missions of
Mexico and Turkey
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on birth registration
Public
XXVII
14:00 - 16:00
Permanent Mission of
Djibouti and OCAPROCE
International
Menace terroriste et la sécurité de
l’Afrique
Public
XXIV
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Room
09:00 – 10:30
The Lutheran World
Federation (LWF)
Open dialogue with the Special Rapporteur
on freedom of religion and belief
Public
XIX
10:00 - 11:00
Action Internationale pour la
paix et le Développement dans
la région des Grands Lacs
Human Rights in South Asia
Public
XXIII
10:00 - 12:00
World Muslim Congress
Fundamental right of self determination
Public
XXIV
10:30 - 12:00
Americans for Democracy &
Human Rights in Bahrain, Inc.
NGO engagement with the UN
Mechanisms
Public
XIX
11:00 - 13:00
International Movement
Against All Forms of
Discrimination and Racism
(IMADR)
Human rights in Sri Lanka: Freedom of
religion
Public
XXIII
12:00 - 13:30
Cairo Institute for Human
Rights Studies
Human rights in the Gulf
Public
XIX
12:00 – 14:00
International Federation for
Human Rights Leagues
Human rights in South Sudan
Public
XXIV
14:00 - 15:30
CIVICUS World Alliance for
Citizen Participation
Anti-terrorism laws in Africa
Public
XXI
14:00 - 15:30
Al-Khoei Foundation
The raise of ISIS and the cause of
Islamophobia
Public
XXII
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Bulletin of informal meetings
12 and 13 March 2015
15:00 - 16:30
Agency Internationale pour Le
Developpement
Children in conflict zones
Public
XIX
15:00 - 17:00
Alliance Defending Freedom
(ADF)
Freedom of conscience in Europe
Public
VII
15:30- 17:00
World Association for School
as an Instrument for Peace
Human rights in the United States of
America
Public
XXII
15:30 - 17:00
Asian Legal Resource Centre
(ALRC)
Human rights in Pakistan: Freedom of
belief
Public
XXI
16:00 - 17:30
Women's Human Rights
International Association
Human rights in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Public
XXIV
17:00 - 18:30
Association for Defending
Victims of Terrorism (ADVT)
Victims of terrorism
Public
XXII
17:30 - 18:30
International Youth and
Student Movement for the
United Nations
Post 2015 Development agenda
Public
XXIV
17:00 - 18:30
Africa Culture internationale
Human Rights in South Asia: Freedom of
expression and opinion, global talk
Public
VI
Forthcoming meetings: Friday, 13 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 – 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 Delegation of
the European Union (EU)
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on Myanmar
Public
XXVII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of Iran
(Islamic Republic of)
NAM group meeting
Private
XXII
12:00 - 13:00
Permanent Mission of
Canada
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on effective
implementation of international
instruments on human rights
Public
XXII
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
12 and 13 March 2015
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 the
Holy See and the Order of
Malta
Religion and violence: The need for a
renewed citizenship and religious
freedom
Public
XXIII
13.30 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of South
Africa
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the mandate renewal of
the open-ended intergovernmental
working group to consider the
possibility of elaborating an
international regulatory framework on
the regulation, monitoring and
oversight of the activities of private
military and security companies
Public
VII
15:00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of
Uruguay and Permanent
Delegation of the European
Union (EU)
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the rights of the child:
Towards better investment in the
rights of the child
Public
XXVII
15:30 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of
Portugal
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on economic, social and
cultural rights – omnibus resolution
Public
XXI
17:00 - 18:00
High Commissioner for
Human Rights (OHCHR)
Meeting of the High Commissioner
with NGO’s
Public
XXI
17.00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of the
United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the human rights
situation in Syria
Public
XXIII
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Room
09:30 -11:00
Institut international pour la
paix, la justice et les droits de
l'Homme- IIPJDH
Freedom of expression
Public
XXIV
10:00 - 11:30
Iranian Elite Research Center
Violence against children
Public
XXIII
11:00 - 12:30
Women's International League
for Peace and Freedom
WILPF
Human rights in Syria: Civil society
Public
XXIV
11:30 -13:00
International Fellowship of
Reconciliation (IFOR)
Religious freedom in East Asia
Public
XXIII
12:00 - 13:30
Khiam Rehabilitation Center
for Victims of Torture
Human rights in Lebanon
Public
XXVII
12:00 - 14:00
Rencontre Africaine Pour la
Défense des droits de l'homme
(RADDHO)
National institution of Human Rights:
challenge for Paris principles
Public
XXI
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Bulletin of informal meetings
12 and 13 March 2015
12:30 - 14:00
East and Horn of Africa
Human Rights Defenders
Project
Human rights and African elections
Public
XXIV
13:30 - 15:00
African Development
Association
Human Rights in South Asia
Public
XXVII
14:00 - 15:30
Human Rights Watch
Human rights in Iraq
Public
XXI
15:00 – 17:00
Cairo Institute for Human
Rights Studies
Human rights protection of artists
Public
XXIII
15:30 - 17:00
International Gay and Lesbian
Human Rights (IGLHRC)
LGBT rights
Public
XXII
17:30 - 18:30
Agence international pour le
développement
Freedom of religion
Public
XXIV
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