Bulletin of Informal Meetings 11-12 March 2010

Human Rights Council
Thirteenth session
Geneva, 1-26 March 2010
Bulletin of informal meetings
Held in parallel to the session
The information contained in this document was compiled and is correct as of 12 p.m. of the previous day; it is reproduced as received and does not imply any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the UnitedNation, and can be subject to possible change.
Rooms E3001, E-3003, E3005, E3007 and E-3009, have been allocated for meetings of European Union, JUSCANZ, African Group and OIC, respectively, for the entire duration of the session, and will not be reflected in this document unless specifically requested. /
Thursday, 11 March 2010 /
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 a.m. - 10 a.m.
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. / European Union (EU) / EU Group meeting / Private / XXIV /
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
/ Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) / OIC Group meeting / Private / XVI /
9 a.m. - 11 p.m. / African Union (AU) / AU Group meeting / Private / XXI /
9:10 a.m. - 10 a.m. / WEOG / Group Meeting / Private / XXIII /
9.30 a.m. - 10.30 a.m. / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Meeting of Arab Ambassadors relating to human rights issues / Private / XXVII /
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Brazil / Open-ended informal consultations on draft resolution on trafficking in persons especially women and children / Public / XVI /
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. / Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt / NAM ambassadorial-level meeting with the Permanent Representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea / Private / XXIV /
11 a.m. -1 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Slovenia / Open-ended informal consultations on draft resolution on the Working Group on OPCRC / Public / XXII /
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. / Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of Timor- Leste / Dialogue with President of Timor-Leste / Public / XXIII /
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Norway / No one to turn to: Ending sexual violence against children at home and in school / Public / XXI /
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Morocco / Informal consultations on UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training / Public / XXIII /
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. / Permanent Mission of the Syrian Arab Republic / Informal consultations on draft resolution on human rights situation in the occupied Syrian Golan / Public / XXII /
3 p.m. - 6 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Colombia / GRULAC human rights meeting / Private / XXI /
5 p.m. - 6 p.m. / EU and Permanent Mission of Japan / Open-ended informal consultations on draft resolution on the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s republic of Korea / Public / XXII /
Meetings organized by national human rights institutions and non-governmental ORGANIZATIONS 201 /
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of meeting / Room /
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. / Interfaith International / Human Rights in South Asia / Public / XXII /
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. / Charitable Institute for Protecting Social Victims
Co-sponsored by: Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV) / The Link Between Economic and Social Rights and MDGs / Public / XXVII /
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. / International Catholic Child Bureau (ICCB)
Co-sponsored by: Istituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice delle Salesiane di Don Bosco (IIMA), and International Volunteerism Organization for Women, Education and Development - VIDES / Right to Education of Vulnerable Girls in Africa / Public / XXIV /
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. / International Service for Human Rights
Co-sponsored by: Human Rights First, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), and Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) / Security and Protection of Human Rights Defenders / Public / XXII /
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. / International Human Rights Association of American Minorities (IHRAAM)
Co-sponsored by: Indian Council of South America (CISA), and International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) / Human Rights Defenders: Who Defends Them? / Public / XXVII /
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. / UNESCO Etxea (UNESCO Centre Basque Country) / The Human Right to Peace / Public / XXIII /
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. / Interfaith International / Human Rights in Pakistan / Public / XXVII /
Forthcoming Meetings - Friday, 12 March 2010 /
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 a.m. - 10 a.m.
3 p.m. -5 p.m. / European Union (EU) / EU Group meeting / Private / XXIV /
9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
3 p.m.- 4 p.m.
/ Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) / OIC Group meeting / Private / XXIII
XVI /
9 a.m. - 11 p.m. / African Union (AU) / AU Group meeting / Private / XXI /
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. / Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation / Open-ended informal consultations on draft resolution on human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality / Public / XXVII /
11 a.m - 1 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Norway / Open-ended informal consultations on draft resolution on human rights defenders / Public / XXIII /
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Cuba / Open-ended informal consultations on draft resolution of the composition of staff of OHCHR / Public / XVI /
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Cuba / Open-ended informal consultations on draft resolution on the Social Forum / Public / XVI /
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. / Permanent Mission of the Maldives / Exposed – Human rights of the poor in a changing global climate / Public / XXIV /
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Belgium / International Criminal Court / Public / XI /
1.15 - 3 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Germany + Permanent Mission of Finland / Open-ended informal consultations on draft resolution on right to adequate housing / Public / XXIII /
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Uruguay
GRULAC + EU / Open-ended informal consultations on draft resolution on the rights of the child / Public / XVI /
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Denmark / Co-sponsors’ meeting on draft resolution on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: The role and responsibility of the legal profession / Private / XXI /
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. / African Group and Permanent Mission of Brazil / Open-ended informal consultations on draft resolution on a World of Sports free from racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance / Public / XVI /
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. / EU and Permanent Mission of Japan / Open-ended informal consultations on draft resolution on the human rights situation in Mynmar / Public / XI /
Meetings organized by national human rights institutions and non-governmental ORGANIZATIONS 201 /
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of meeting / Room /
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. / World Student Christian Federation
Co-sponsored by: Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO / Human Rights in Zimbabwe / Public / XXVII /
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. / Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) / Human Rights in the Arab Region / Public / XXII /
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. / International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) / ICERD in the Field – Challenges to Eliminate Racial Discrimination / Public / XXII /
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. / Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF)
Co-sponsored by: Foundation ECPAT International (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes), and SOS Kinderdorf International / Prioritize Prevention / Public / XXVII /
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. / International Commission of Catholic Prison Pastoral Care (ICCPPC)
Co-sponsored by: Penal Reform International (PRI), and International Corrections and Prisons Association for the Advancement of Professional Corrections (ICPA) / Religion in Prison: Chaplains Confronted with Torture / Public / XXIII /
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. / Worldwide Organization for Women / Women and Freedom of Religion and Belief / Public / XXIII /
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. / Commission to Study the Organization of Peace / Human Rights in Afghanistan / Public / XXVII /

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