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.
Thursday, 19 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
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
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
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/14
Bulletin of informal meetings
19 and 20 March 2015
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
16:00 – 18:00
Permanent Mission of
Egypt
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on effects of terrorism on
the enjoyment of human rights
Public
XVI
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
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Room
10:00 - 12:00
International Movement
Against All Forms of
Discrimination and
Racism (IMADR)
Human rights in Myanmar and Sri
Lanka: Political transition, democracy
Public
XXVII
11:00 - 13:00
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
Public
XXI
12:00 – 13:00
Centre for Economic
and Social Rights
Strengthening economic, social and
cultural rights through the Universal
Periodic Review
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
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Bulletin of informal meetings
19 and 20 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
Terrorism, a challenge to democracy
and human rights
Public
XXIII
17:00 - 18:30
Nonviolent Radical
Party, Transnational and
Transparty (NRPTT)
Human rights in Iran (Islamic Republic
of)
Public
XXVII
Forthcoming meetings: Friday, 20 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
09:00 – 11:00
Permanent Mission of
Iraq
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on technical assistance
and capacity building in
strengthening human rights in Iraq
Public
XXIV
10:00 - 12:00
Council of Europe and
the Special Rapporteur
on minority issues
Implementing linguistic minority rights
Public
XXIII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of
Egypt
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the right to work
Public
XXVII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
NAM group meeting
Private
XXII
12:30 - 15:00
Office of the High
Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR)
Pas d'histoires! 12 regards sur le
racisme au quotidien (film screening)
Public
XXI
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
19 and 20 March 2015
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation
(OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
13:15 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of Fiji
Challenges to the progressive
realisation of the right to
development
Public
XXIV
14:30 – 16:30
Permanent Delegation of
the League of Arab
States
Meeting of Arab Ambassadors
Private
XXV
15:00 - 16:00
Alba countries
Coercive unilateral measures and
their impact on the full enjoyment of
human rights: the case of the
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Public
XXI
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
SSubject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Room
International Movement
Against All Forms of
Discrimination and
Racism (IMADR)
Democracy in South Asia
Public
XXIV
12:00 – 13:00
Association of World
citizens
Observatoire suisse des droits de
l’homme
Public
XXII
12:00 - 14:00
Jossour Forum des
Femmes Marocaines
Human rights in Morocco
Public
XXIII
12:00 - 14:00
Maarij Foundation for
Peace and
Development
Human rights in Sudan
Public
XXVII
15:00 - 17:00
African Technical
Association
Human rights in the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan
Public
XXIII
14:00 – 16:00
Association of World
citizens
Human Rights in the Syrian Arab
Republic
Public
XXII
14:00 - 16:00
Agence international
pour le développement
Human rights defenders
Public
XXVII
15:00 - 17:00
Assyrian Aid Society Iraq
The genocide of Assyrians in Iraq and
Syrian Arab Republic by ISIS
Public
XXIV
16:00 – 18:00
Egyptian organisation
for Human Rights
Women’s rights situation in the MENA
region
Public
XXII
Time
Organized by
11:00 - 13:00
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