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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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.
Wednesday, 18 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 - 11:00
Permanent Delegation of
the European Union (EU)
Open-ended informal on the draft
resolution on human rights situation
in Myanmar
Public
XXIV
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
the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia,
the Republic of Moldova,
Sweden and the United
States of America
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on Iran (Islamic Republic
of)
Public
XXV
10:00 – 12:00
Permanent missions of
France and Haïti
Réunion du group des amis d’Haïti
Private
XXV
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/13
Bulletin of informal meetings
18 and 19 March 2015
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
NAM group meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 - 13:00
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
12:00 - 15:00
Permanent missions of
Mexico and New Zealand
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on persons with disabilities
Public
XXV
13.00 - 14:00
Permanent Delegation of
the League of Arab
States
Meeting of Arab Ambassadors
Private
XXII
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of
Ecuador
Sistemas sí derechos
Public
XII
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of
Morocco
Implementation of the Rabat action
plan
Public
XXIII
13:00 - 15:00
Office of the High
Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR),
Displacement Solutions,
HelpAge and Applied
Research Association on
Justice, Peace &
Development (ARA-JPD)
Building climate resilience: the rights
of groups in focus
Public
XXVII
13:00 – 15:00
Permanent Mission of the
Islamic Republic of
Pakistan on behalf of
OIC
Open-ended informal consultation on
OIC resolution under agenda item 7
Public
XVI
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of
Canada
Informal consultation on the draft
decision on effective implementation
of international instruments on
human rights
Public
XVI
15:00 – 16:00
Permanent Mission of
Pakistan on behalf of
OIC
Open ended informal consultations
on draft resolution on combating
intolerance, negative stereotyping
and stigmatization of, and
discrimination, incitement to violence,
and violence against persons based
on religion of belief
Public
XXV
15:00 – 16:30
Permanent Mission of
Sierra Leone
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the right of persons with
albinism
Public
XXI
16:00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of the
Russian Federation
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the President’s
statement on 70th anniversary of the
end of World War II
Public
XXV
16:00 - 17:00
Office of the High
Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR)
Meeting of the President of the
Human Rights Council with Civil
Society
Public
VII
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Bulletin of informal meetings
18 and 19 March 2015
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
Egyptian Organization
for Human Rights
Human rights situation after the Arab
spring
Public
XII
10:00 - 11:30
Minority Rights Group
International (MRG)
Human rights in Indonesia
Public
XXIII
11:00 - 13:00
Verein Sudwind
Entwicklungspolitik
Human rights in Iran (Islamic Republic
of): Universal Periodic Review
Public
XXIV
11:00 - 13:00
Mouvement Mondial des
Mères
Child rights: Early and forced marriage
Public
XII
11:30- 13:00
Organization for
Defending Victims of
Violence (ODVV)
Human Rights In Iran (Islamic Republic
of)
Public
XXIII
12:00 - 13:00
The Conference of
NGOs in Consultative
Relationship with the
United Nations
Introduction to Universal Periodic
Review
Public
XXII
12:00 - 13:30
International Muslim
Women's Union
Women's role in conflict
Public
XXI
13:00 - 15:00
Adalah - Legal Center
for Arab Minority Rights
in Israel
State violence and minorities
Public
XXIV
13:30 - 15:00
Iranian Elite Research
Center
Women, minorities and human rights
Public
XXI
14:00 - 16:00
Eastern Sudan Woman
Development
Organization (ESWDO)
Human rights in Sudan: Economic
sanctions
Public
XXII
15:00 - 17:00
Centre For Human
Rights and Peace
Advocacy
Minorities’ rights
Public
XXIII
15:00 - 17:00
Islamic Human Rights
Commission
Human rights and racism
Public
XII
15:00 - 17:00
Baha'i International
Community (BIC)
Human rights in Iran (Islamic Republic
of)
Public
XXIV
15:00 -17:00
Agency internationale
pour le développement
Mass embezzlement of humanitarian aid
Public
XXVII
16:00 - 18.00
International Fellowship
of Reconciliation (IFOR)
Conscientious objection
Public
XXII
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Bulletin of informal meetings
18 and 19 March 2015
16:30 - 18:30
Institut international
pour la paix, la justice et
les droits de l'HommeIIPJDH
Deradicalization
Public
XXI
17:00 - 18:30
CIVICUS World Alliance
for Citizen Participation
Human rights in the European Union:
Civil society space
Public
XXIV
17:00 - 18:30
Asian Forum for Human
Rights and
Development (FORUMASIA)
Human Rights in Myanmar
Public
XXII
17:00 - 18:30
Development
Innovations and
Networks
Freedom rights to Islamophobia
Public
XXVII
17:00 – 18:30
Association international
des droits de l’homme
Protection of collective rights of Tamils
Public
XII
Forthcoming meetings: Thursday, 19 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
08:30 - 09:30
Permanent Mission of
Norway
The Western European and Others
Group (WEOG) regional meeting
Private
XXIV
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
Egypt, Greece,
Indonesia, Mexico and
Romania
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the right to work
Public
XVI
10.00 - 12.00
Council of Europe
Human rights education for legal
professionals and youth
Public
XXIV
10:00 - 11:00
The Permanent
Delegation of the
European Union (EU)
Members of the European
Parliament: Meeting with NGOs
Private
XXIII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
NAM group meeting
Private
XXII
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
18 and 19 March 2015
12:00 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of
Armenia
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the prevention of
Genocide
Public
XXIV
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation
(OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
13:00 - 14:30
Permanent Mission of
Austria, Penal Reform
International and the
Office of the High
Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR)
Overuse of detention
Public
XXIII
13:00 - 14.00
Permanent Mission of
Qatar
G.C.C. informal meeting
Private
E-3023
14:00 - 15:00
Permanent Delegation of
the League of Arab
States
Meeting of experts
Private
XXVII
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of
Egypt
Like-minded group expert meeting
Private
XXVII
16:30 - 18:00
National Human Rights
Commission of Egypt
Human rights and democracy in
Egypt
Public
XXI
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Type of
meeting
Room
Human rights in Myanmar and Sri
Lanka: Political transition, democracy
Public
XXVII
Centre Indépendant de
recherche et d'initiatives
pour le dialogue
Human rights in Bahrain
Public
XXIII
12:00 - 14:00
United States Human
Rights Network
Human rights in the United States of
America: Universal Periodic Review
(UPR)
Public
XXI
12:00 – 13:00
Centre for Economic
and Social Rights
Strengthening economic, social and
cultural rights through the Universal
Periodic Review (UPR)
Public
XXII
12:00 - 14:00
Franciscans
International
Legally binding instrument on business
and human rights: EU Perspective
Public
XXVII
14:00 - 16:00
International Youth and
Student Movement for
the United Nations
Combatting global racism
Public
XXI
14:00 - 16:00
Badil Resource Centre
for Palestinian residency
and refugee rights
Human rights in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory
Public
XXII
Time
Organized by
10:00 - 12:00
International Movement
Against All Forms of
Discrimination and
Racism (IMADR)
11:00 - 13:00
SSubject of the meeting
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Bulletin of informal meetings
18 and 19 March 2015
14:00 - 16:00
International
Educational
Development, Inc.
Human Rights in Iran (Islamic Republic
of)
Public
XXVII
14:30 -16:30
Al-Hakim Foundation
Human rights in Iraq: Religious
intolerance
Public
XXIII
16:00 - 18:00
International Institute for
Peace, Justice and
Human-Rights
Human rights in Iraq: Protection of
personal data
Public
XXIV
16:30 - 18:30
Egyptian Organization
for Human Rights
Human rights in Egypt
Public
XXIII
17:00 - 18:30
Nonviolent Radical
Party, Transnational and
Transparty (NRPTT)
Human rights in Iran (Islamic Republic
of)
Public
XXVII
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