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.
Friday, 19 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
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
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/4
Bulletin of informal meetings
19 and 22 June 2015
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
10:30 - 12:00
OHCHR
#ICT4HR: Using information and
communication technologies to
protect human rights
Public
XVII
11:00 - 12:00
Permanent Mission of
Mexico
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the 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 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
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
Room
11:00 - 13:00
CIVICUS World Alliance for
Citizen Participation
Civil society space in Central Asia
Public
XII
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Bulletin of informal meetings
19 and 22 June 2015
12:00 - 13:00
Al-Hakim Foundation
Human rights in Iraq
Public
XXII
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
Independence of judges and lawyers
Public
XXVI
14:00 - 15:30
Inter-African CommitteeIAC
Global and national FGM policies
Public
XXII
14:00 - 15:30
International Lesbian and
Gay Association
LGBTI rights
Public
XXV
15:00 - 16:30
Africa Culture Internationale
Human rights in South Asia: global
talk economic strategies
Public
XVI
15:00 - 16:30
Le Collectif des Femmes
Africaines du Hainaut
Children's alternative care
Public
XXVII
15:30 - 17:00
Asian Legal Resource
Centre
Human rights in India: Extrajudicial
executions
Public
XXV
16:00 - 17:30
Femme solidaire
Féminicide
Public
XVII
16:00 - 17:30
Organisation pour la
Communication en Afrique
et de Promotion de la
Cooperation Economique
Internationale OCAPROCE Internationale
Women and children rights in conflict
zone
Public
XXVI
17:00 - 18:30
Shia Rights Watch
Human rights in Bahrain: minors'
imprisonment
Public
XXII
Forthcoming meetings Monday, 22 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
VIII
08:00 - 10:00
Permanent Mission of the
United States of America
First informal consultation on the
draft resolution on South Sudan
(continued)
Public
IX
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
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
19 and 22 June 2015
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
Permanent missions of
Mexico and Philippines
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on the protection of human
rights of migrants
Public
IX
11:00 - 13:00
African Union, Permanent
missions of Algeria and
United States of America
Violence against women
Public
XXIV
11:00 - 13:00
Permanent Delegation of
the European Union (EU)
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on Belarus
Public
XXI
12:00 - 14:00
Inter-Parliamentary Union,
OHCHR, Permanent
missions of Morocco,
Romania, Philippines and
Uruguay
Parliamentarians and Universal
Periodical Review (UPR): Examples
of good practices of engagement
Public
XXV
09:00 – 10:00
Permanent Delegation of
the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC)
OIC group meeting
Private
XXII
13:00 - 15:00
Russian Public Institute of
Electoral Law ( ROIIP)
International observation as an
important tool of ensuring electoral
rights
Public
VII
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 - 16:00
Permanent Mission of the
United States of America
Violence against indigenous women
Public
XXV
16:00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of
Colombia
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on discrimination against
women
Public
IX
16:00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of Peru
and Ecuador
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on human rights and the
regulation of civilian acquisition,
possession and use of firearms
Public
XXV
16:00 - 18:00
Permanent Mission of the
United States of America
Informal consultation on the draft
resolution on freedom of expression
Public
XXII
18:00 - 20:00
President of the HRC
Open-ended consultation by the
President of the Human Rights
Council
Public
XXV
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
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Type of
meeting
Room
Bulletin of informal meetings
19 and 22 June 2015
09:30 - 11:00
Tandem Project
Political will, public will, gender
Public
XXIV
10:00 - 11:30
Khiam Rehabilitation Center
for Victims of Torture
Human rights in Israel: detainees in jails
Public
XXVII
11:30 - 13:00
Union of Arab Jurists
Responsibility of states who support
terrorism
Public
XXVII
12:00 - 13:00
World Association for the
School as an Instrument of
Peace
Human rights in Lao People's Democratic
Republic
Public
XXII
12:00 - 13:30
International Muslim Women's
Union
Women's rights in South Asia
Public
IX
13:00 - 15:00
CIVICUS World Alliance for
Citizen Participation
Human rights in Yemen: human rights
defenders
Public
XXIV
13:00 - 14:30
African development
association
Human rights in Central Africa
Public
XXVII
14:00 - 15:30
Tandem Project
Human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic:
Women
Public
VIII
14:00 - 16:00
Human Rights House
Foundation
Human rights in Belarus
Public
XXV
14:30 - 16:00
Brahma Kumaris World
Spiritual University
Human rights and spirituality
Public
XXVII
15:00 - 16:00
International Muslim Women's
Union
Human rights in India: political prisoners
Public
IX
15:30 - 17:00
Global Network for Rights and
Development (GNRD)
Women's rights
Public
VIII
17:00 - 18:30
France Libertes: Fondation
Danielle Mitterrand
Human rights in Morocco: freedom of
speech
Public
VIII
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Bulletin of informal meetings
19 and 22 June 2015
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