Bulletin of informal meetings 11 and 12 September 2017

Human Rights Council
Thirty-sixthsession
Geneva, 11– 29September2017
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-3015, E-3019, E-3009, E-3011, E-3005 and E-3001have been allocated for meetings of African Union, GRULAC, NAM, OIC, JUSCANZ and EU respectively, for the entire duration of the session, and will not be reflected in this document unless specifically requested.
Monday, 11 Septembre2017
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 / XXIV
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 / XXIII
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 the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela / NAM group meeting / Private / XXVII
13:00 -14:00 / Arab Network of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) / Seminar introducing the Arab network for national human rights institutions and its role in the promotion and protection of human rights in the Arab region / Public / XXVII
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 Canada, International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) and Amnesty International / #HRCPledging Human Rights Council elections 2017: discussions of candidate States' visions for membership / Public / XI
13:00 -15:00 / Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) / Interventionists initiatives against Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) / Private / XXIV
15:00 -16:30 / Permanent Missions of Costa Rica, Croatia and Poland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on conscientious objection to military service / Public / XXIV
15:00 -16:30 / Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation and Russian Peace Foundation / Children - victims of civil conflict in Ukraine / Public / XXIII
17:00 -19:00 / Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia / The declaration of the peoples' conference for a world without walls toward universal citizenship as a contribution to human rights and the global pact on migration / Public / XXII
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of Meeting / Room
15:00 - 16:30 / United Nations Watch / Human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela / Public / XXVII
Forthcoming meetings Tuesday, 12 September 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 themeeting / Type of meeting / Room
08:00 – 11:00 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / EU group meeting / Private / XXIV
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 / XXIII
09:00 – 10:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII
09:00 - 10:30 / Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / Friends of Somalia / Private / XI
10:00 -11:30 / Permanent Missions of Belgium, Benin, Costa Rica, France, Mexico, Mongolia, Republic of Moldova and Switzerland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the question of the death penalty / Public / XXII
10:00 – 12:00 / Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela / NAM group meeting / Private / XXVII
11:00 -13:00 / Permanent Missions of Denmark, Fiji, Association on the Prevention of Torture (APT) and Convention Against Torture Initiative (CTI) / Implementing UNCAT in Fiji – safeguards against torture - police interrogation and the rights of suspects in custody / Public / XXIV
12:00 - 13:00 / Permanent Mission of Egypt / LMG experts meeting / Private / XXVII
12.00 - 13:30 / Permanent Mission of Switzerland / Protection of medical mission / Public / XXIII
13:00 -15:00 / Geneva Support Group for Western Sahara (Algeria, Angola, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Venezuela, Zimbabwe) and Association of American Jurists / Implementation of UNGA Resolution 71/103 economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the non-self-governing territories in Western Sahara / Public / XXIV
13:00 - 14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) / Meeting of experts / Private / E-3025
13:00 – 14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII
13:00 - 14:00 / Permanent Mission of Australia / JUSCANZ meeting / Private / E-3023
13:30 - 15:00 / Permanent Mission of Morocco / Evolution des droits de l'homme en Afrique / Public / XXIII
14:00 - 15:00 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / EU private meeting / Private / E-3025
14:00 - 15:00 / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Meeting of experts / Private / E-3023
14:00 - 16:00 / Permanent Mission of Austria / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice / Public / XXII
16:00 - 18:00 / Permanent Missions of Fiji, Ghana, Hungary, Ireland and Uruguay / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights / Public / XI
16:00 - 18:00 / Permanent Mission of Thailand / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights / Public / XXII
16:30 - 18:00 / Permanent Missionsof Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cuba, Ecuadorand South Africa / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the promotion and protection of the human rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas / Public / XXVII
16:30 -18:00 / Permanent Missions of Brazil and Paraguay / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on national human rights follow-up mechanisms and implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development / Public / XXIV
16:30 -18:00 / Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation and Russian Peace Foundation / Presentation of the report “Xenophobia, radicalism and hate crimes in Europe in 2016” / Public / XXIII
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of Meeting / Room
11:30 -13:00 / International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) / Human rights in Colombia: peace process / Public / XXII
13:00 -14:30 / American Civil Liberties Union / Human rights in the United States of America: arbitrary detention / Public / XXVII
13:00 -14:30 / ComisiónJurídica para el Autodesarrollo de los Pueblos Originarios Andinos - Capaj / Safeguarding endangered languages / Public / XI
13:00 -14:30 / Society for Threatened Peoples / Environment: the third pole / Public / XV
14:30 -16:00 / Solidarité Suisse-Guinée / Human rights in Africa: women / Public / XI
15:00 -16:30 / Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative / Small states at the Human Rights Council / Public / XXIII
15:00 -16:30 / International Commission of Jurists / Human rights in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) / Public / XXIV
15:00 -16:30 / International Service for Human Rights / Defenders in detention / Public / XXVII

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