Bulletin of Informal Meetings s2

Bulletin of Informal Meetings 28 February and 1 March 2013

Human Rights Council
Twenty-second session
Geneva, 25 February – 22 March 2013
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-1015, and E-1019 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. /
Thursday, 28 February 2013 /
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 /
8.00 – 10.00 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / Coordination meeting of EU human rights experts / Private / XXIV /
8.30 – 10.00 / Permanent Mission of Ecuador / GRULAC meeting / Private / XXVII /
9.00 – 12.00 / African Union (AU) / African Group meeting / Private / XXIII /
9.00 – 10.00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC Group meeting / Private / XXII /
10.00 – 12.00 / Permanent Missions of Finland and Mexico / Joint Statement on International Women’s Day / Public / XXI /
10.00 – 12.00 / Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran / NAM meeting / Private / XXII /
10.00 – 11.00 / Permanent Mission of the United States of America / Co-sponsors of resolution 19/2: promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka / Private / XXIV /
11.00 – 13.00 / Permanent Missions of Mexico and Turkey / Informal consultations on draft resolution on birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law / Public / XXIV /
12.00 – 13.00 / Permanent Mission of Japan and Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / Informal consultations / Private / XXI /
13.00 – 15.00 / International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the Permanent Mission of Australia / Women’s access to justice: models, strategies and practices from the field / Public / XXIII /
13.00 – 14.00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation / OIC Group meeting / Private / XXII /
13.00 – 15.00 / Permanent Missions of Ireland. Netherlands and Switzerland, the International Federation for Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) / Restrictions on NGO funding: from harassment to criminalization / Public / XXI /
15.00 – 18.00 / International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the Permanent Mission of Australia / Women’s access to justice: models, strategies and practices from the field / Public / XXVII /
15.00 – 17.00 / Permanent Mission of Belgium / Co-sponsors meeting / Private / XXI /
16.00 – 19.00 / Permanent Mission of Ecuador on behalf of a group of countries / Informal consultations on draft resolution about the contribution of Parliaments to the work of the Human Rights Council and its UPR / Public / XXII /
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS /
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of meeting / Room /
13.00 – 15.00 / International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) / Caste discrimination / Public / XXVII /
13.00 – 15.00 / Women's Human Rights International Association / Human rights in Iraq / Public / XXIV /
14.00 – 16.00 / Organisation pour la Communication en Afrique
et de Promotion de la Coopération Economique
Internationale - OCAPROCE Internationale / The strategy for the prevention and protection regarding violence against women / Public / XXII /
15.00 – 17.00 / Union of Arab Jurists / Human rights in Syria / Public / XXIV /
Forthcoming Meetings – Friday, 1 March 2013 /
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 /
8.00 – 10.00 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / Coordination meeting of EU human rights experts / Private / XXIV /
8.30 – 10.00 / Permanent Mission of Ecuador / GRULAC meeting / Private / XXVII /
9.00 – 12.00 / African Union (AU) / African Group meeting / Private / XXIII /
9.30 - 11.00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC Group meeting / Private / XXI /
10.00 – 12.00 / Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran / NAM meeting / Private / XXII /
11.00 – 16.00 / OHCHR – Special Procedures Branch / Regional consultation on trafficking / Public / XXI /
11.00 – 13.00 / Permanent Mission of Mexico / Renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism / Public / XXIV /
12.00 – 13.00 / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Human rights experts meeting
Meeting of Arab Ambassadors
on human rights issues / Private / XXII /
13.00 – 14.00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation / OIC Group meeting / Private / XXII /
13.00 - 15.00 / Permanent Mission of Uruguay / GRULAC – EU Co-sponsors meeting on draft resolution on the rights of the child / Private / XXIV /
13.15 – 14.45 / UNICEF and the
Permanent Mission of Finland / Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities: Examples from Central and Eastern Europe and CIS region / Public / XXVII /
15.00 – 17.00 / Permanent Mission of Austria / Co-sponsors meeting on draft resolution on the rights of persons belonging to minorities / Private / XXVII /
16.00 – 18.00 / Permanent Missions of France, Benin, Costa Rica, Mongolia and the Republic of Moldova / Co-sponsors meeting on draft decision on the organization of a panel on the implementation of moratorium on the death penalty / Private / XXIII /
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS /
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of meeting / Room /
11.00 – 13.00 / Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples / Human rights in Iran / Public / XXVII /
12.00 – 14.00 / Human Rights Watch / Human rights in Sri Lanka / Public / XXIII /
14.00 – 16.00 / Commission to Study the Organization of Peace / Peace and security / Public / XXII /
14.00 – 16.00 / Verein Sudwind Entwicklungspolitik / Human rights in Iran / Public / XXIII /
15.00 – 17.00 / Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO) / Introduction to the Human Rights Council for newcomers / Public / XXIV /

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