Human Rights Council
Twenty-sixth session
Geneva, 10 – 27 June 2014
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
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United Nations, and can be subject to possible change.
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, 16 June 2014
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 - 09:00
Permanent Mission of Canada
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on violence against women
Public
XXII
08:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union (EU)
EU meeting
Private
XXV
08:00 - 10:00
Permanent Mission of Ecuador,
Maldives, Morocco, Italy, Spain
and Romania
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on synergies between
parliaments and the HRC/UPR
Public
XII
08:00 – 09:00
Permanent Mission of South
Africa
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the International Decade
for People of African Descent
Public
XXIII
08:30 – 10:00
Permanent Mission of El
Salvador
GRULAC meeting
Private
XXVII
08:30 - 10:30
Permanent Mission of the
Philippines
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on human rights and climate
change
Public
XXIV
09:00 – 12:00
African Union (AU)
African group meeting
Private
XXIII
09:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of Benin,
Costa Rica, Belgium, France,
Mexico, Mongolia, Republic of
Moldova and Switzerland
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the question of death
penalty
Public
XII
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Type of meeting Room
Bulletin of Informal Meetings
16 and 17 June 2014
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
NAM meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 -12:00
Permanent Mission of Peru
and Ecuador
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the impact on human
rights of civilian possession and use of
firearms
Public
XXVII
11:00 - 12:30
Permanent Mission of
Germany
Side event on the Syrian Arab Republic
Public
XIX
12:00 - 13:00
Permanent Mission of
Bangladesh, China, Côte
d'Ivoire, Egypt, El Salvador,
Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia,
Qatar, Russian Federation,
Sierra Leone, Tunisia and
Uganda
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on protection of the family
Public
XXII
12:30 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of Greece,
Brazil, Gabon, the Republic of
Korea, New Zealand and the
United States of America
Side event on equality in sports
Public
XIX
12:30 - 14:30
Permanent Mission of
Switzerland
Side event: Women’s Rights : 20 Years
on from the VDPA
Public
XXIV
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
13:00 – 15:00
Permanent Mission of
Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico,
Switzerland and the Global
Commission on Drug Policy
Side event: The impact of the world drug
problem on human rights
Public
XXV
14:00-16:00
Permanent Mission of Mexico
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on protection of migrants
Public
XV
15:00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of Sweden
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on extrajudicial, arbitrary or
summary executions
Public
XXV
16:00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of France
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on extreme poverty and
human rights
Public
XII
16:00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of Mexico
and New Zealand
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the rights of persons with
disabilities
Public
XXII
16:30 - 18:30
Permanent Mission of the
United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the Syrian Arab Republic
Public
XXIV
18:00 - 19:00
Permanent Mission of the
Plurinational State of Bolivia
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on promotion and protection
of the rights of peasants and other
people working in rural areas
Public
XXVII
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Bulletin of Informal Meetings
16 and 17 June 2014
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Room
10:30 - 12:30
Institut international pour la
paix, la justice et les droits de
l'Homme
Human rights in Egypt
Public
XXIV
12:00 - 14:00
Asian Forum for Human Rights
and Development
Review of Terms of Reference ASEAN Intergovernmental
Commission of Human Rights
Public
XII
12:00 - 14:00
Human Rights House
Foundation
Human rights in Ukraine
Public
XXIII
14:00 - 16:00
Liberation
Women’s rights
Public
XII
14:00 - 16:00
Human Rights Watch
Human rights in Belarus and
Turkmenistan: enforced
disappearances and torture
Public
XXVII
14.30 – 16.30
Development Innovations and
Networks
Women and education
Public
XXIV
15:00 – 17:00
Union of Arab Jurists
Human rights issues
Public
XIX
16:00 - 18:00
Centre for Human Rights and
Peace Advocacy
Women’s rights
Public
XXIII
16:00 - 18:00
Verein Sudwind
Entwicklungspolitic
Human rights in the Islamic Republic
of Iran
Public
XXVII
Forthcoming Meetings –Tuesday, 17 June 2014
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
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
08:00 -11:00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union
EU meeting
Private
XXV
08:00 - 09:30
Permanent Mission of Norway
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on business and human rights
Public
XII
08:30 – 10:00
Permanent Mission of El
Salvador
GRULAC meeting
Private
XXVII
09:00 – 12:00
African Union (AU)
African group meeting
Private
XXIII
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of Informal Meetings
16 and 17 June 2014
09:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
09:00 - 11:00
Permanent Mission of Portugal
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the right to education
Public
XXIV
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
NAM meeting
Private
XXII
11:00 - 13:00
Permanent Delegation of the
European Union
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on Belarus
Public
XXVII
11:00 - 13:00
Permanent Mission of Somalia,
Human Rights Concern –
Eritrea and Co-sponsor by:
Amnesty International, Cristian
Solidarity World Wide,
CIVICUS, East and Horn of
Africa Human Rights
Defenders Projet, and Human
Rights Watch, International
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Side event: The impact of gross human
rights violations on vulnerable groups
within the Eritrean society
Public
XII
12:00 - 13:00
Permanent Mission of
Germany and Philippines
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the mandate renewal of
the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in
persons, especially women and children
12:00 - 13:00
Permanent Mission of Ukraine
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on cooperation and
assistance to Ukraine in the field of
human rights
Public
XXII
12:30 - 14:30
Permanent Mission of Portugal
and Qatar
Side event: Skill development and the
right to education
Public
XXIV
13:00 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of Australia
Juscanz meeting
Private
E-3023
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of the
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
13:00-15:00
Permanent Observer Mission
of the Sovereign Order of Malta
and Permanent Observer
Mission of the Holy See
Side event: Migration and human rights
Public
XII
13:00 - 15.00
OHCHR
Side event: Human rights obligations
related to judicial stereotyping
Public
XXV
14:00 - 15:00
Permanent Delegation of the
League of Arab States
Meeting of experts
Private
E-3025
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of Italy
Side event: Justice and accountability
for the Syrian Arab Republic
Public
XVII
15:00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of Brazil,
Nigeria, Sweden, Tunisia,
Turkey, United States of
America
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the promotion, protection
and enjoyment of human right on the
internet
Public
XXIII
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Public
XXIII
Bulletin of Informal Meetings
16 and 17 June 2014
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of Sweden
Co-sponsors meeting on the draft
resolution on extrajudicial, arbitrary or
summary executions
Private
XII
16:30 - 18:30
Permanent Mission of Belgium,
Benin, Costa Rica, France,
Mexico, Mongolia, Republic of
Moldova and Switzerland
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the question of death
penalty
Private
XXIV
17:00 - 19:00
Permanent Mission of Ecuador
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on legally binding instrument
on transnational corporations and
human rights
Public
XVII
17:00 - 18:30
Permanent Mission of Egypt
Human rights like-minded group
Private
XXV
17:00 - 19:00
Permanent Mission of the
Russian Federation
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on protection of Roma
Public
XXII
18:00 - 19:00
Permanent Mission of Brazil
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the right to health
Public
XXIII
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Room
09:30 – 11:00
Union of Arab Jurists
Human rights in Syrian Arab Republic
Public
XVII
09:30 - 11:00
Alsalam Foundation
Rights of migrants in the Gulf
Public
XII
10:00 – 11:00
International Muslim Women’s
Union
Women in war and peace
Public
XXVII
11:00 - 13:00
Institut international pour la
paix, la justice et les droits de
l'Homme
Youth radicalization and human rights
Public
XVII
11:00 - 12:30
Tandem Project
Human rights in Lebanon
Public
XXIV
11:00 - 13:00
Organisation pour la
Communication en Afrique et
de Promotion de la
Coopération Economique
Internationale (OCAPROCE
International)
Human rights of women in mediation
and resolution of conflict
Public
XXV
13:00 - 15:00
Oxfam Novib
End violence against women
Public
XVII
13:00 - 15:00
International Movement
Against All Forms of
Discrimination and Racism
Caste-based violence against women
Public
XXIII
13:00 – 15:00
Rehabilitation and Research
Centre for Torture Victims
Human rights of women in custody
Public
XXVII
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Bulletin of Informal Meetings
16 and 17 June 2014
14:00 -15:30
Centre for Human Rights and
Peace Advocacy
Rights of the child
Public
XXII
14:30 - 16:30
Women's Human Rights
International Association
Human rights in the Islamic Republic
of Iran
Public
XXIV
15:00 - 17:00
United Nations Watch
Human rights in Latin America
Public
XXV
15:00 - 17:00
Khiam Rehabilitation Centre for
Victims of Torture
Political prisoners in Europe
Public
XXVII
15:30 - 17:00
Inter-African Committee on
Traditional Practices Affecting
the Health of Women and
Children
Rencontre africaine pour la
défense des droits de l’homme
Advancing action on female genital
mutilation
Public
XXII
Human rights and religious
intolerance
Public
XXVII
Comité International pour le
Respect et l’Application de la
Charte africaine des Droits de
l'Homme et des Peuples
Human rights in Nigeria
Public
XII
17:00 - 18:30
17:00 - 18:30
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