Bulletin of informal meetings 15 and 16 September 2014

Human Rights Council
Twenty-seventh session
Geneva, 8 – 26 September 2014
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.
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. /
Monday, 15 September 2014 /
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 meeting / Private / XXIII /
08:30 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of El Salvador / GRULAC meeting / Private / XXVII /
08:30 - 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Guatemala and Mexico / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on human rights and indigenous peoples / Public / IX /
09:00 – 12:00 / African Union (AU) / African group meeting / Private / XXI /
09:00 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Cuba / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the right to peace / Public / XXIV /
09:00 – 10:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII /
10:00 - 12:00 / Permanent Mission of France / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on enforced and involuntary disappearances / Public / IX /
10:00 - 12:00 / Permanent Mission of Ireland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on civil society space / Public / XXIII /
10:30 - 12:00 / Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on human rights and unilateral coercive measures / Public / XXII /
12:00 - 14:00 / Permanent Mission of the Netherlands and Yemen / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the field of human rights / Public / XXIV /
12:00 - 14:00 / Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation and Global Helping to advance Women and Children (Global HAWC), Worldwide Organisation for Women (WOW), Women's Federation for World Peace (WFWP), European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), Universal Peace Federation (UPF), Family and Life, Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM), HO HazteOir / Side event: The protection of the family series Part II: families and the SDG’s- family solutions to world problems / Public / IX /
12:00 - 13:00 / Permanent Mission of South Africa / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance / Public / XXII /
13:00 – 14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII /
13:00 - 15:00 / Permanent Mission of Argentina, France, Morocco, Switzerland and OHCHR / Side event: The promotion of truth, justice, reparations and guarantees of non-recurrence: experience on implementation / Public / XXIII /
13:00 - 15:00 / OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) / Side event: Promoting a safe and enabling environment for human rights defenders - The OSCE/ODIHR guidelines on the protection of human rights defenders / Public / XXVII /
14:00 - 16:00 / Permanent Mission of the United States of America / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the Sudan / Public / IX /
15:00 - 17:00 / Permanent Mission of Germany and Spain / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on human right to safe drinking water and sanitation / Public / XXIII /
16:00 - 18:00 / Permanent Mission of Botswana, Czech Republic, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Peru / Co-sponsor meeting on the draft resolution on participation in political and public affairs / Private / IX /
17:00 - 19:00 / Permanent Mission of Costa Rica / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the World Programme for Human Rights Education / Public / XXIII /
17:30 - 19:00 / Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on Syria / Public / XXI /
MEETINGS 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 / Verein Sudwindentwicklungspolitik / Human rights in Iran: Religious minorities / Public / XXVII /
10:00 - 12:00 / Le Collectif des Femmes Africaines du Hainaut / Human rights in Sri Lanka / Public / XXIV /
12:00 - 14:00 / CIVICUS / Human rights in Ethiopia / Public / XXI /
14:00 - 15:30 / Asian-Eurasian Human Rights Forum / Human rights in South Asia / Public / XXI /
14:00 - 15:30 / Human Rights Watch / Human rights in Sudan / Public / XXII /
14:00 - 15:30 / International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination / DemonstrationLawsVs freedom of expression in Egypt & around the world / Public / XXIV /
15:30 - 17:00 / Baha'i International Community / Human rights in Iran / Public / XXIV /
17:00 - 18:30 / International Bureau Of Legal Service For Human Rights Commission (United Nations Working Group) / Disappearance of persons / Public / XXII /
Forthcoming meetings – Tuesday, 16 September 2014 /
Please note that the information on forthcoming events is indicative and may be subject to changes /
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 – 11:00 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / EU meeting / Private / XXIII /
08:30 - 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Romania, Brazil and Norway / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on rights of the child: the right to engage in play and recreational activities / Public / IX /
08:30 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of El Salvador / GRULAC meeting / Private / XXVII /
09:00 – 10:30 / African Union (AU) / African group meeting / Private / XXI /
09:00 - 11:00 / Permanent Mission of Argentina / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights. The activities of vulture funds / Public / VII /
09:00 – 10:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII /
10:00 - 12:00 / Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran / NAM meeting / Private / XXII /
10:00 - 12:00 / Permanent Mission of Mexico and Guatemala / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on human rights and indigenous people / Public / XXVII /
10:30 – 12:00 / African Union (AU) / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on technical assistance to Central African Republic / Public / XXI /
11:00 - 13:00 / Permanent Mission of Botswana, Czech Republic, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Peru / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on participation in political and public affairs / Public / VII /
12:00 - 13:00 / Permanent Mission of Egypt / Like-minded group expert meeting / Private / XXII /
13:00 - 14:00 / Permanent Mission of Australia / JUSCANZ meeting / Private / E-3023 /
13:00 – 14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII /
13:00 - 14:00 / Permanent Mission of Burkina Faso, Colombia and New Zealand / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights / Public / XXVII /
14:00 - 15:00 / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Meeting of expert / Private / E-3025 /
14:00 - 18:00 / Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / Side event on freedom of religion or belief / Public / XIV /
15:00 - 17:00 / Permanent Mission of Brazil, Congo, Greece, Japan, Lebanon, Morocco, Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal / Public / XXVII /
15:30 - 17:00 / Permanent Mission of the United States of America / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the Sudan / Public / XXIV /
16:00 - 18:00 / Permanent Mission of Austria, Brazil, France, Greece, Morocco, Qatar and Tunisia / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the safety of journalists / Public / XXII /
16:00 - 18:00 / Permanent Mission of Ireland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on preventable mortality of children under five / Public / XXIII /
16:00 - 19:00 / Permanent Mission of Italy, France and Nonviolent Radical Party transnational and transparty / Side-event: Rights of the child in the Syrian Arab Republic / Public / XXI /
18:00 - 19:00 / Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on local government and human rights / Public / XXII /
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS /
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of meeting / Room /
09:30 - 11:00 / Global Helping to Advance Women and Children / Preventing the sexualization of children / Public / XXIV /
10:00 - 12:00 / Indian Council of South America (CISA) / Self-determination / Public / IX /
11:00 - 12:30 / Maarij Foundation for Peace and Development / Human rights in Ethiopia / Public / XXI /
11:00 - 13:00 / Women's International League for Peace and Freedom / Military expenditures / Public / XXI /
12:00 - 13:00 / Organization for Defending Victims of Violence / Human rights and detention / Public / XXII /
12:00 - 14:00 / Franciscans International / Human rights in India: freedom of religion / Public / XXIV /
12:00 - 14:00 / Le Collectif des Femmes Africaines du Hainaut / Human rights in Sri Lanka / Public / XXIV /
12:30 - 14:00 / Agence Internationale pour le Développement / Women's and children's rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) / Public / XXII /
14:00 - 15:30 / International Organization for the Right to Education and Freedom of Education / Human rights education: Media and journalists make a difference / Public / XXIV /
14:00 - 16:00 / Arab NGO Network for Development / Human rights in Bahrain / Public / XXII /
14:00 - 16:00 / Syriac Universal Alliance / Christians in the Middle East / Public / XXI /
14:30 - 16:00 / Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism / Human rights and terrorism / Public / XXIII /
15:30 - 17:00 / Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of torture / Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: International Court / Public / IX /
17:00 - 18:30 / Nord-Sud XXI -North-SouthXXI / Human rights in Iraq / Public / IX /
17:00 - 18:30 / Union of Arab Jurists / Le lutte contre le terrorisme: le cas Syrien / Public / XXVII /
17:00 - 18:30 / World Muslim Congress / Human rights under occupation / Public / XXIV /

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