Human Rights Council
Twenty-ninth session
Geneva, 15 June – 3 July 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.
Tuesday, 16 June 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
XVII
Permanent Mission of
Guatemala
GRULAC group meeting
Private
XXVII
09:00 – 12:00
African Union (AU)
African group meeting
Private
XXV
09:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 - 11:30
Permanent Mission of Iran
(Islamic Republic of)
NAM group meeting
Private
XXII
11:00 - 13:00
OHCHR, the Permanent
Delegation of the Council of
Europe and the Permanent
Delegation of the European
Union (EU)
Combatting discrimination as a root
cause of Roma marginalisation: a
global challenge
Public
XVII
11:00 - 13:00
Permanent missions of
Qatar, Portugal and Turkey
Refugees education in emergency
situations
Public
XXVI
12:00 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of
Belgium
Harmful practices
Public
XXV
12:00 - 14:00
Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS
(UNAID) Permanent
Missions of Brazil, the
Netherlands and Poland
Advancing human rights and access
to justice in the AIDS response: Now
more than ever
Public
XXVII
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
08:00 – 11:00
Permanent Delegation of
the European Union (EU)
08:30 – 10:00
A/HRC/29/BI/2
Bulletin of informal meetings
16 and 17 June 2015
13:00 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of
Australia
JUSCANZ meeting
Private
E-3025
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of
Ukraine
Co-sponsor meeting: Cooperation
and assistance to Ukraine in the field
of human rights
Private
XXVI
13:00 - 15:00
OHCHR, Permanent
missions of Portugal and
Sierra Leone
International albinism awareness day
Public
XVII
13:00 - 15:00
OHCHR
EU border management
Public
IX
14:00 - 16.00
OHCHR and Permanent
missions of Argentina,
Ghana, Norway and the
Russian Federation
The OHCHR accountability and
remedy project: progress to date and
key issues arising
Public
XXV
14:00 - 16:00
Permanent Mission of
Hungary
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on independence and
impartiality of the judiciary, jurors and
assessors, and the independence of
lawyers
Public
XXII
14:00 – 15:00
Permanent Delegation of
the League of Arab States
Meeting of experts
Private
XXVII
14:00 - 15.00
Permanent Mission of Qatar
G.C.C. informal meeting
Private
E-3025
15:00 - 17:00
OHCHR
Perspective of the mandate of the
Special Rapporteur on violence
against women, its causes and
consequences on country visits:
achievements, opportunities and
challenges
Public
XXVII
18:00 - 20:00
Permanent Delegation of
the European Union (EU)
Co-sponsor meeting on the draft
resolution on Belarus
Private
XVII
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
The Lutheran World
Federation (LWF)
Faith, culture and women’s rights
Public
IX
09:30 - 11:00
Verein Sudwind
Entwicklungspolitik
Human rights in Iran (Islamic
Republic of): Women, art and sport
Public
XXVI
10:00 - 12:00
Defence for Children
International (DCI)
Girls' education
Public
XXVII
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Bulletin of informal meetings
16 and 17 June 2015
11:00 - 12:30
Human Rights Watch
Anti-terrorism laws in Africa
Public
IX
11:30 - 13:00
Human Rights House
Foundation
Human rights in Azerbaijan
Public
XXII
15:00 - 16:30
Asian Forum for Human
Rights and Development
(FORUM-ASIA)
Human rights in Asia: Freedoms of
expression and religion
Public
IX
15:00 - 16:30
Association Ibn Sina pour le
Traitement des Malades et
Sinistrés
Human rights in Sri Lanka:
Impending OHCHR investigation
Public
XXVI
15:00 - 16:30
Associazione Comunità
Papa Giovanni XXIII
Right to international solidarity
Public
XVII
16:00 - 17:30
International Federation for
Human Rights Leagues
(FIDH)
Human rights defenders
Public
XXII
16:30 - 18:00
Caritas Internationalis
(International Confederation
of Catholic Charities)
Trafficking in a crisis setting
Public
IX
16:30 - 18:00
Centre Indépendant de
Recherche et d'Initiatives
pour le Dialogue (CIRID)
African youth in the sea
Public
XXVI
16:30 - 18:00
CETIM - Centre EuropeTiers Monde
Freedoms of opinion and expression
Public
XVII
17:30 - 18:30
Center for Organisation
Research and Education
Human rights in India: Development
Public
XXII
17:00 - 18:30
Centre for International
Sustainable Development
Law
Human rights and migration
Public
XXVII
Forthcoming meetings Wednesday, 17 June 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
XVII
08:30 – 10:00
Permanent Mission of
Guatemala
GRULAC group meeting
Private
XXVII
09:00 – 12:00
African Union (AU)
African group meeting
Private
XXV
09:00 - 11:00
Permanent Mission of
Colombia
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on discrimination against
women
Public
XII
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
16 and 17 June 2015
10:00 - 12:00
The Permanent Delegation
of the Council of Europe
and the Permanent
missions of Australia,
Botswana, Hungary and
Mexico
Securing the independence and
effectiveness of the judiciary:
European initiatives and perspectives
in a global context
Public
XVII
09:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
09:00 - 10:00
OHCHR
Meeting of the President with NGOs
Public
XXVI
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of Iran
(Islamic Republic of)
NAM group meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent missions of Italy
and Sierra Leone
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on child, early and forced
marriage
Public
XXVII
11:00 - 13:00
OHCHR, Quaker United
Nations Office and
Permanent Mission of
Mexico
Death penalty and foreign nationals
Public
XII
12:00 - 14:00
OHCHR
Attacks against girls seeking
education
Public
XXV
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
13.00 - 15:00
Committee on the
Protection of the Rights of
All Migrant Workers and
Members of Their Families,
Migrant Forum in Asia,
Migrants Rights
International, Global
Coalition on Migration
Migrants in situations of crisis
Public
XII
13:00 - 14:00
Permanent Delegation of
the League of Arab States
Meeting of Arab Ambassadors
Private
XVII
13.00 - 15.00
United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
and Permanent Mission of
Switzerland
Exploring the definition of trafficking
in persons - the UNODC issue
papers on abuse of a position of
vulnerability, consent and exploitation
Public
XXVII
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent missions of
Guinea, Liberia, Sierra
Leone and Caritas
Internationalis
Responding to the psychological
needs of ebola orphans
Public
XXVI
14:00 - 16:00
Permanent Mission of
Morocco
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the negative impact of
corruption on human rights
Public
XXII
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of Brazil
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the incompatibility
between democracy and racism
Public
XII
15:00 - 16:30
Permanent Mission of
Canada
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on violence against
women
Public
XVII
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Bulletin of informal meetings
15:00 – 17:00
16 and 17 June 2015
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC Ambassadorial meeting
Private
XXV
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Type of
meeting
Room
Treaty proposal
Public
XXVI
Centre Indépendant de
Recherche et
d'Initiatives pour le
Dialogue (CIRID)
Human rights in Burundi: Freedom of
speech
Public
XXVI
12:00 - 13:00
East and Horn of Africa
Human Rights
Defenders Project
Human rights in South Sudan
Public
XVII
12:00 - 13:00
Verein Sudwind
Entwicklungspolitik
Human rights in the Islamic Republic
of Iran: Expression, assembly,
lawyers
Public
XXVII
14:00 - 15:00
Khiam Rehabilitation
Center for Victims of
Torture
Human Rights in Bahrain
Public
XXV
15:00 - 17:00
Center for Economic
and Social Rights
Economical, social, cultural rights and
the Universal Periodical Review
(UPR)
Public
XXVII
17:00 - 18:30
Women's World
Summit Foundation
European media and gender
Public
XII
17:00 - 18:30
Association for
Women's Rights in
Development
Universality of human rights
Public
XXVI
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
10:00 - 11:30
Friends of the Earth
International
11:30 - 13:00
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