Bulletin of informal meetings 19 and 22 June 2015

Human Rights Council
Twenty-ninthsession
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 12noon 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.
Friday, 19 June2015
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Time / Organized by / Subject of themeeting / Type of meeting / Room
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 Sloveniaon 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
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
MEETINGORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL 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
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 Committee-IAC / 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 themeeting / Type of meeting / Room
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
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
MEETINGORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of
meeting / Room
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 inYemen: 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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