Secretariat of the Human Rights Council
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Bulletin of informal meetings
held in parallel to the eighth session of
the Human Rights Council
The information included in this Bulletin is provided for ease of reference only and is subject to possible
change. Permanent reservations of conference rooms made for meetings of regional groups and other groups
of States will not be reflected in this document unless specifically requested.
The information included and the suggested titles of meetings do not imply any opinion or endorsement by the
Secretariat of the United Nations.
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Meetings organized by Permanent Missions, intergovernmental organizations, specialized
agencies, OHCHR and the Department of Public Information (DPI)
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Conference
Room
10.00-11.30
Permanent Mission of Cuba
Open-ended informal
consultations on the draft
resolution on the promotion on
democratic and equitable
international order
Public
XXV
11.00-12.00
Permanent Mission of Cuba
Open-ended informal
consultations on draft resolution
on the right of people to peace
Public
XXII
12.00-14.00
Permanent Mission of Denmark
Open-ended informal
consultations on the draft
resolution on torture
Public
XXVI
Time
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Meetings organized by Permanent Missions, intergovernmental organizations, specialized
agencies, OHCHR and the Department of Public Information (DPI)
Type of
meeting
Conference
Room
Public
XXV
Open-ended informal consultations on
the renewal of the mandate of the
independent expert on human rights and
extreme poverty
Public
XXVI
Co-sponsors consultations on the
renewal of the mandate of the Special
Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary
or arbitrary executions
Private
XXII
Private
XXV
Public
VIII
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
13.00-15.00
OHCHR & Danish Institute for
Human Rights
Arab European National Human
Rights Institutions Dialogue on
Migration and Human Rights
14.00-16.00
Permanent Mission of France
14.00-16.00
Permanent Mission of Sweden
15.00-17.00
Permanent Mission of Portugal
Co-sponsors consultations on the draft
resolution on right to education
16.00-18.00
Permanent Mission of Germany &
Permanent Mission of the Philippines
Open-ended informal consultations
with the Special Rapporteur on
trafficking in persons, especially in
women and children
18.00-19.00
HRC Presidency
Meeting of the Human Rights
Council Bureau with NGOs
Public
XXII
Type of
meeting
Conference
Room
Public
VIII
NGO events
Time
Organized by
Suggested title of the meeting
12.00-14.00
Europe-Third World Centre
-CETIM
Controlling Transnational
Corporations to Ensure Respect
for Human Rights
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NGO events
Time
Organized by
Suggested title of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Conference
Room
12.00-14.00
International Human Rights
Association of American
Minorities –IHRAAM
Briefing on disappearances
Public
IX
12.00-14.00
Amnesty International - AI
The Rule of Law and Human
Rights in Sri Lanka
Public
XXII
14.00-15.00
World Organization Against
Torture - OMCT
Integrating the Rights of the
Child in the UPR Process
Public
VIII
14.00-16.00
International Movement Against
All Forms of Discrimination and
Racism - IMADR
UPR Process: Experiences in
Asia
Public
IX
16.00-18.00
United Nations Association of
San Diego (co-sponsored by
Interfaith International)
Management of Recent
Earthquake in China
Public
XXII
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