Human Rights Council
Twenty-ninth session
Geneva, 15 June – 3 July 2015
Bulletin of informal meetings
Held in parallel to the session
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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, 18 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
XXVI
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
09:00 - 11:00
Permanent missions of
Ecuador and Peru
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on human rights and the
regulation of civilian acquisition,
possession and use of firearms
Public
XVI
09:00 - 10:00
Permanent Mission of
Norway
WEOG meeting
Private
XII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of Iran
(Islamic Republic of)
NAM group meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 - 11:00
Permanent Delegation of
the European Union (EU)
EU meeting
Private
XVII
11:00 - 13.00
Permanent missions of
Mexico and Philippines
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on protection of human
rights of migrants
Public
XVI
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
08:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of
the European Union (EU)
08:30 – 10:00
A/HRC/29/BI/3
Bulletin of informal meetings
17 and 18 June 2015
11:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of
Slovenia on behalf of the
core group: Canada, Chile,
Namibia, the Netherlands,
Republic of Korea, Rwanda,
Slovenia, Sweden and
Switzerland
Informal consultation on the draft
President’s statement on
Commemorating 15 years of
resolution 1325 - Women, peace and
security
Public
XVII
12.00 - 13.30
Committee on the
Protection of the Rights of
All Migrant Workers and
Members of Their Families,
Special Rapporteur on the
right to health and Migrant
Forum in Asia
Right to health of migrant workers
Public
XXV
12:00 - 13:00
Permanent Mission of Cuba
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on international solidarity
and social forum
Public
XII
12:30 - 15:00
OHCHR, Foundation
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and
Geneva Academy of
International Humanitarian
Law and Human Rights
Meeting towards accountability for
the sustainable development goals
Public
XVII
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of
Estonia, Council of Europe
and Organization of News
Ombudsmen
Handling the challenges of the online
era; Finding synergies in protecting
freedom of expression online
Public
XII
13:00 – 14:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent missions of
Italy, Belgium, Uruguay,
Sierra Leone, Center for
Reproductive Rights,
UNFPA, UN Women,
OHCHR, WHO, WYWCA,
Plan International and
UNICEF
Addressing child, early and forced
marriage: National and regional
perspectives
Public
XVI
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of
Portugal
Advancing economic, social and
cultural Rights (ESCR): The role of
the Optional Protocol to the
International Covenant on ESCR in
securing access to justice at all levels
Public
XXVI
13:00 - 14.00
Permanent Mission of Qatar
G.C.C. informal meeting
Private
E-3025
14:00 - 16:00
Permanent missions of
Bangladesh, Belarus, Cote
d'Ivoire, People’s Republic
of China, El Salvador,
Mauritania, Morocco,
Namibia, Saudi Arabia,
Sierra Leone, Tunisia,
Uganda, Qatar and Russian
Federation
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on protection of the family
Public
XXII
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Bulletin of informal meetings
17 and 18 June 2015
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent missions of the
Netherlands, Kenya, Italy,
UNFPA and UNICEF
Alternative rites to female genital
mutilations
Public
XXV
15:00 - 17:00
OHCHR
Freedoms of peaceful assembly and
of association in the context of
natural resource exploitation
Public
XVII
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of
Switzerland and Defence
for Children International,
Penal Reform International
and the Office of the
Special Representative to
the Secretary General on
Violence against Children
Girls in detention
Public
XXVI
15:00 - 17:00
Permanent Mission of
Portugal
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the right to education
Public
XII
15:00 - 16:30
Permanent Mission of the
United Kingdom of great
Britain and Northern Ireland
Co-sponsor meeting on the draft
resolution on Syria
Private
XVI
15:30 - 18:30
Permanent Mission of the
Netherlands
GHR expert seminar: Dialogue on
freedom of religion or belief and
gender related rights
Public
XXVII
16.00 - 18.00
Permanent Mission of
Japan
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the elimination of
discrimination against people
affected by leprosy
Public
XXII
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Type of
meeting
Room
Women's human rights defenders in
MENA region
Public
XXVII
Jossour Forum Des
Femmes Marocaines
Human rights in the Sahel and North
Africa: Violence against women
Public
XXVI
11:30 - 12:30
Verein Sudwind
Entwicklungspolitik
Human rights in Iran (Islamic republic
of): Education and death penalty
Public
XXVII
12:00 - 13:00
Union of Arab Jurists
Human rights in Yemen
Public
XXII
11:00 - 13:00
Article 19 - International
Centre Against Censorship
Encryption and anonymity
Public
XXVI
13:00 - 14:00
Al-Hakim Foundation
Human rights in Iraq: Minorities
Public
XXVII
13:30 - 15:00
Ecole instrument de la paix
Human rights in Lao People's
Democratic Republic
Public
XXV
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
10:00 - 11:30
CIVICUS World Alliance for
Citizen Participation
10:00 - 11:00
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Bulletin of informal meetings
17 and 18 June 2015
17:00 - 18:30
International Association of
Democratic Lawyers (IADL)
Human rights in Ukraine
Public
XVII
16:30 - 18:00
International organisation
for the right to education
and freedom of education
(OIDEL)
Special report on right to education
Public
XVI
17:00 - 18:30
International Movement
Against All Forms of
Discrimination and Racism
(IMADR)
Caste-based forced labour
Public
XXV
Forthcoming meetings Friday, 19 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
XXVI
08:30 – 10:00
Permanent Mission of
Guatemala
GRULAC group meeting
Private
XXVII
08:30 - 09:30
Permanent Mission of
Slovenia on behalf of the
core group: Canada, Chile,
Namibia, the Netherlands,
Republic of Korea, Rwanda,
Slovenia, Sweden and
Switzerland
Informal consultation on the draft
President’s statement on
Commemorating 15 years of
Resolution 1325 - Women, Peace
and Security
Public
XVI
09:00 – 12:00
African Union (AU)
African group meeting
Private
XXV
09:00 - 10:30
Permanent missions of
Bangladesh and the
Philippines
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on human rights and
climate change
Public
XVII
09:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of Iran
(Islamic Republic of)
NAM group meeting
Private
XXII
10:00 - 12:00
UN Working Group on
Discrimination against
Women in Law and in
Practice, The Due Diligence
Project, Women's UN
Report Network (WUNRN),
and AWID (Association for
Women's Rights in
Development)
Due diligence and the role of the
State: Discrimination against women
in family and cultural life
Public
XXVII
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
17 and 18 June 2015
11:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of
Mexico
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on Protection of human
rights and fundamental freedoms
while countering terrorism
Public
XXVI
11.00 - 13:00
Permanent Mission of the
Russian Federation
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on celebrating
anniversaries of adoption and enter
into force of CCPR and ICESR
Public
XVIII
12.00 - 14.00
Permanent Observer
Mission of the Holy See and
Permanent Delegation of
the Sovereign Military Order
of Malta
Migration and integration in Europe
Public
XXV
12:00 - 14:00
OHCHR
#ICT4HR: Using information and
communication technologies to
protect human rights
Public
XXIII
12:00 - 14:00
OHCHR and Permanent
missions of Belgium, Chile,
France, Romania and
International Movement
ATD Fourth World
Extreme inequality is a human rights
problem: injecting rights into the
inequality debate
Public
XXVII
12:00 - 14:00
Permanent Mission of
Ukraine
Open ended informal consultation on
the draft resolution on cooperation
and assistance to Ukraine in the field
of human rights
Public
XXVI
13:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of Egypt
LMG expert meeting
Private
XVI
14:00 - 15:00
OHCHR
Meeting of the President with NGOs
Public
XII
14:00 - 16:00
Permanent missions of Italy
and Sierra Leone
Child, early and forced marriage
Private
XVII
14:00 - 15:00
Permanent Mission of the
United States of America
First Informal consultation on the
draft resolution on South Sudan
Public
XXVII
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Time
Organized by
09:30 - 11:00
World Federation of
Ukrainian Women's
Organizations
Human rights in Ukraine: Women,
peace and security
Public
XVI
09:30 - 11:00
Commission to study
the organization of
peace
Human rights in Pakistan
Public
XXVI
11:00 - 13:00
CIVICUS World
Alliance for Citizen
Participation
Civil society space in Central Asia
Public
XII
12:00 - 13:00
Al-Hakim Foundation
Human rights in Iraq
Public
XXII
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Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
17 and 18 June 2015
13:00 - 15:00
Indigenous Peoples'
Centre for
Documentation,
Research and
Information
Meeting between the First Indigenous
Delegates
Public
XVI
14:00 - 16:00
Development
innovations and
networks
Rights for development
Public
XXVI
15:30 - 17:00
Asian Legal Resource
Centre
Human rights in India: Extrajudicial
executions
Public
XXV
16:30 - 18.30
Defence for Children
International (DCI)
Girls in detention
Public
XVI
14:00 - 15:30
Inter-African
Committee-IAC
Global and national FGM policies
Public
XXII
14:00 - 15:30
International Lesbian
and Gay Association
LGBTI rights
Public
XXV
15:00 - 17:30
Le Collectif des
Femmes Africaines du
Hainaut
Children's alternative care
Public
XXVII
15:30 - 17:00
Liberation
Women's rights
Public
XXII
15:00 - 17:30
Africa Culture
Internationale
Human rights in South Asia: global
talk economic strategies
Public
XVI
16:00 - 17:30
World Muslim
Congress
Human rights in India
Public
XXVI
16:00 - 17:30
Femme solidaire
Féminicide
Public
XVII
17:30 - 18:30
Organisation pour la
Communication en
Afrique et de Promotion
de la Cooperation
Economique
Internationale OCAPROCE
Internationale
Human rights in Mauritania: Women's
rights
Public
XVII
17:00 - 18:30
Shia Rights Watch
Human rights in Bahrain: Minors'
imprisonment
Public
XXII
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