Bulletin of Informal Meetings 22 and 23 March 2017

Bulletin of informal meetings 22 and 23 March 2017

Human Rights Council
Thirty-fourth session
Geneva, 27 February – 24 March 2017
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 UnitedNations, and can be subject to possible change. Event organizers are requested to kindly notify the Secretariat (, 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. /
Wednesday, 22 March 2017 /
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION /
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of meeting / Room /
08:00 – 10:00 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / EU group meeting / Private / XXIII /
08:30 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Jamaica / GRULAC group meeting / Private / XXVII /
09:00 – 12:00 / African Union (AU) / African Union group meeting / Private / XXI /
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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) / NAM group meeting / Private / XXII /
12:00 - 13:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) / Meeting of Ambassadors / Private / XXII /
12:00 - 14:00 / Permanent Mission of Brazil and Down Syndrome International / #MyVoiceMyCommunity - enabling people with down syndrome to speak up, be heard and influence Government policy and action, to be fully included in the community / Public / XXIV /
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 the Islamic Republic of Iran and Disability Association of Tavana / From disability to entrepreneurship and decent job; a success story / Public / XXIII /
14:00 - 15:00 / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Meeting of Ambassadors / Private / XXII /
14:00 - 15:00 / Permanent Mission of Norway / Co-sponsor meeting on the draft resolution on the mandate renewal of the Special Rapporteur for human rights defenders / Private / XXI /
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS /
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of Meeting / Room /
10:00 - 11:30 / Association of world citizens / Human rights in Sri Lanka: children / Public / XXVII /
11:30 - 12:30 / Arab Penal Reform Organization / Human rights in Egypt: detention centers / Public / XXIII /
12:00 - 13:30 / CIViCUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation / Risks of the human rights defenders in Gulf region / Public / XXI /
13:00 - 14:30 / Arab Organization For Human Rights / Human rights in Libya / Public / XXVII /
14:00 - 15:30 / Association for the Protection of Women and Children’s Rights (APWCR) / Terrorism / Public / XXIV /
14:00 - 15:30 / CIRID (Centre Independent de Recherches et d'Initiatives pour le Dialogue) / High level panel on dialogue in Africa / Public / XXV /
15:00 - 16:30 / International Federation for Human Rights Leagues / Human rights in Bahrain: torture / Public / XXI /
17:00 - 18:30 / Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO) / Wrap up of the Human Rights Council / Public / XXII /
Forthcoming meetings Thursday, 23 March 2017 /
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 / Type of meeting / Room /
08:00 – 10:00 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / EU group meeting / Private / XXIII /
08:30 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Jamaica / GRULAC group meeting / Private / XXVII /
09:00 – 12:00 / African Union (AU) / African Union group meeting / Private / XXI /
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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) / NAM group meeting / Private / XXII /
12:00 - 13:00 / Permanent Mission of Egypt / LMG meeting of experts / Private / XXII /
13:00 - 14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) / Meeting of experts / Private / E-3023 /
13:00 – 14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII /
14:00 - 15:00 / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Meeting of experts / Private / XXII /
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS /
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of Meeting / Room /
11:00 - 12:30 / Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights Association / Human rights in Egypt / Public / XXIII /
13:00 - 14:30 / Association Bharathi Centre Culturel Franco-Tamoul / Human rights in Sri Lanka / Public / XXV /
13:00 - 14:30 / Conseil de jeunesse pluriculturelle (COJEP) / Human rights in Turkey / Public / XXVII /
14:00 - 15:30 / Society for Threatened Peoples / Human rights in Sri Lanka: civil society / Public / XXIV /
15:00 - 16:30 / Espace Afrique International / Human rights in Colombia: peace process / Public / XXVII /

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