Human Rights Council
Thirteenth session
Geneva, 1-26 March 2010
Bulletin of informal meetings
Held in parallel to the session
The information contained in this document was compiled and is correct as of 12 p.m. of the previous day; it is
reproduced as received and does not imply any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nation, and
can be subject to possible change.
Rooms E3001, E-3003, E3005, E3007 and E-3009, have been allocated for meetings of European Union, JUSCANZ,
African Group and OIC, respectively, for the entire duration of the session, and will not be reflected in this document
unless specifically requested.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Time
Type of
meeting
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
European Union (EU)
EU Group meeting
Private
XXIV
Organisation of Islamic
Conference (OIC)
OIC Group meeting
Private
XXIII
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
African Union (AU)
AU Group meeting
Private
XXI
10 a.m. – 11a.m
Permanent Mission of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Bilateral meeting with NGO
Private
XXVII
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Norway
Open-ended informal consultations on
the draft resolution on human rights
defenders
Public
XXII
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Austria
Open-ended informal consultations on
the draft resolution on the rights of
persons belonging to minorities
Public
XXI
1 p.m.- 3 p.m.
African Group and Permanent
Mission of Brazil
Open-ended informal consultations on
the draft resolution on a World of
Sports free from Racism, Racial
Discrimination, Xenophobia and
Related Intolerance
Public
XXI
1 p.m.- 3 p.m.
JUSCANZ
JUSCANZ Group meeting
Private
X
OHCHR
10th anniversary of the adoption of two
Optional Protocols on the Rights of the
Child
Public
XXII
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
3 p.m. -5 p.m.
9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
1.15 p.m. - 3 p.m.
A/HRC/13/BI/8
GE.10-11576
Room
Organisation of Islamic
Conference (OIC)
OIC Group meeting
Private
XVI
3 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Mexico
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on human rights of
persons with disabilities (Mexico and
New Zealand)
Public
XXII
3.30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Cuba
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on the right to food
Public
XXI
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Mexico
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on the protection of
human rights and fundamental
freedoms while countering terrorism
(Mexico)
Public
XXII
6.15 p.m. - 7.15
p.m.
Human Rights Council
Presidency
2 p.m.- 3 p.m.
Meeting with NGOs
Public
XXI
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS 201
Type of
meeting
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Room
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Charitable Institute for
Protecting Social Victims
International Mechanisms and their
Deterrence of Human Rights Abuse
Public
XXVII
Co-sponsored by: Organization
for Defending Victims of
Violence (ODVV)
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Hawa Society for Women
Human rights in Sudan: Movement to
Democracy
Public
XXIV
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Asian Forum for Human Rights
and Development (FORUMASIA)
Cooperation with UN Human Rights
Bodies and Mechanisms: Challenges
Faced by HRDs
Public
XXVII
Co-sponsored by: Cairo Institute
for Human Rights Studies
(CIHRS), and Amnesty
International
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Freedom House
Free to Express, Free to Believe: The
Defamation of Religions Debate
Public
XXIV
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
International Commission of
Jurists
Torture and Counter-Terrorism: The
Responsibility of the Legal
Community
Public
XXIII
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Cairo Institute for Human
Rights Studies (CIHRS)
Human Rights in the Syrian Arab
Republic
Public
XXVII
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Bulletin of Informal Meetings
Forthcoming Meetings - Thursday, 11 March 2010
10-11 March 2010
Please note that the information on forthcoming events is indicative and may be subject to changes.
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Time
Type of
meeting
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
European Union (EU)
EU Group meeting
Private
XXIV
2 p.m.- 3 p.m.
Organisation of Islamic
Conference (OIC)
OIC Group meeting
Private
XXIII
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
African Union (AU)
AU Group meeting
Private
XXI
9:10 a.m. - 10
a.m.
WEOG
Group Meeting
Private
XXIII
9.30 a.m. - 10.30
a.m.
Permanent Delegation of the
League of Arab States
Meeting of Arab Ambassadors
relating to human rights issues
Private
XXVII
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Brazil
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on trafficking in
persons especially women and
children
Public
XVI
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Permanent Mission of the Arab
Republic of Egypt
NAM Ambassadorial-level meeting
with the Permanent Representative of
the Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea
Private
XXIV
11 a.m. -1 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Slovenia
Co-sponsors’ meeting on draft
resolution on the Working Group on
OPCRC
Private
XXII
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Permanent Mission of the
Democratic Republic of TimorLeste
Dialogue with President of TimorLeste
Public
XXIII
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
WEOG
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on ending sexual
violence against children at home and
in school
Public
XXI
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Morocco
Informal consultations on the UN
Declaration on Human Rights
Education and training
Private
XXI
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
3 p.m. -5 p.m.
9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
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Room
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Permanent Mission of the
Syrian Arab Republic
Informal consultations on draft
resolution on the human rights
situation in the occupied Syrian Golan
Public
XXII
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Colombia
GRULAC HR meeting
Private
XXI
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
EU and Permanent Mission of
Japan
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on the human rights
situation in the Democratic People’s
republic of Korea
Public
To be
confirmed
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS 201
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Interfaith International
Human rights in South Asia
Public
XXII
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Charitable Institute for
Protecting Social Victims
The Link Between Economic and
Social Rights and MDGs
Public
XXVII
Right to education of vulnerable girls
in Africa
Public
XXIV
Security and protection of human
rights defenders
Public
XXII
Room
Co-sponsored by: Organization
for Defending Victims of
Violence (ODVV)
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
International Catholic Child
Bureau (ICCB)
Co-sponsored by: Istituto
Internazionale Maria
Ausiliatrice delle Salesiane di
Don Bosco (IIMA), and
International Volunteerism
Organization for Women,
Education and Development VIDES
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
International Service for Human
Rights
Co-sponsored by: Human
Rights First, Cairo Institute for
Human Rights Studies (CIHRS),
and Asian Forum for Human
Rights and Development
(FORUM-ASIA)
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Bulletin of Informal Meetings
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
International Human Rights
Association of American
Minorities (IHRAAM)
10-11 March 2010
Human rights defenders: Who defends
them?
Public
XXVII
Co-sponsored by: Indian
Council of South America
(CISA), and International
Association of Schools of Social
Work (IASSW)
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
UNESCO Etxea (UNESCO
Centre Basque Country)
The human right to peace
Public
XXIII
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Interfaith International
Human rights in Pakistan
Public
XXVII
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