Bulletin of informal meetings 25 and 26 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.
Thursday, 25 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 / XI
08:00 – 10:00 / President of the Human Rights Council / Open-ended informal consultation by the President of the Human Rights Council / Public / XXI
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
09:00 – 11:00 / Permanent missions ofBangladesh, Belarus, China, Côte d'Ivoire,Egypt, El Salvador, Namibia, Mauritania, Morocco, Qatar,Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, Uganda, / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on protection of the family / Public / VIII
09:00 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Norway / WEOG meeting / Private / IX
10:00 - 12:00 / Permanent Mission of Iran (Islamic Republic of) / NAM group meeting / Private / XXII
13:00 – 14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII
13.00-15:00 / Permanent missions of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Qatar,Turkey and United States of America / Syrian Arab Republic after tyranny: achieving a democratic and pluralistic future / Public / XXI
13:00 – 14:00 / Permanent Mission of Qatar / G.C.C. informal meeting / Private / E-3025
14:00 – 15:00 / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Meeting of experts / Private / XXVII
MEETINGORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of
meeting / Room
10:00 - 11:30 / United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY Peacebuilders) / Universal right to peace / Public / IX
10:00 - 11:30 / Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain / Human Rights in Saudi Arabia: women's rights / Public / XI
11:00 - 13:00 / Organization for Defending Victims of Violence / Human rights in Yemen: stop the violence / Public / VIII
10:00 - 12:00 / World YWCA / Economic empowerment of young women and girls / Public / XXI
11:30 - 13:00 / Agence Internationale pour le Developpement / Human rights of refugees and migrants / Public / XI
11:30 - 13:00 / CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation / Human rights in Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic: journalists / Public / IX
12:00 - 13:00 / Il Cenacolo / Human rights in Sahara / Public / XXII
12:00 - 14:00 / Global Network for Rights and Development (GNRD) / Counter-terrorism and human rights / Public / XXVII
12:30 – 15:30 / Human Rights Concern - Eritrea / Eritrea's human rights crisis through the eyes of the victims / Public / XXV
13:30 - 15:30 / Al-Khoei Foundation / Human rights in Yemen: the neglected human suffering / Public / XI
14:00 - 15:30 / Association de Défense des Droits de l'Homme / Islamophobia in the media / Public / XXII
15:00 - 16:30 / Association Burkinabé pour la Survie de l'Enfance / Human rights in Sri Lanka: whether hybrid mechanism will work / Public / IX
15:00 - 17:00 / Action Internationale pour la Paix et le Developpement dans la region des Grands Lacs / Droits de l'homme au Burundi / Public / XXI
15:00 - 17:00 / Indian Council of South America (CISA) / Protecting journalists and human rights teams / Public / XXVII
15:30 - 17:00 / Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture / Political prisoners in Europe / Public / XI
16:30 - 18:00 / International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations / Human rights in Western Sahara / Public / IX
17:00 - 18:30 / European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages/ ELEN / Human rights in Spain: Language discrimination Spain / Public / XI
Forthcoming meetings Friday, 26 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 / XI
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
09:00-11:00 / Permanent missions of Bangladesh and the Philippines / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on human rights and climate change / Public / IX
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 El Salvador and Nicaragua / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights / Public / XXVII
10:00-12:00 / Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the Syrian Arab Republic / Public / XI
11:00-13:00 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / Open-ended Informal consultation on the draft resolution on Belarus / Public / IX
12:00-14:00 / OHCHR / The arms trade treaty and the application of its human rights criteria / Public / XI
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 Egypt / LMG expert meeting / Private / IX
15:00-17:00 / Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie / Réunion du groupe de travail sur le droits de l’homme/droits de la personne / Private / XXV
15:00-17:00 / Permanent Mission of Djibouti / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the situation of human rights in Eritrea / Public / XXVII
15:30-17:30 / Permanent Mission of Mexico / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism / Public / XXII
MEETINGORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of
meeting / Room
10:00 - 12:00 / Alsalam Foundation / Human rights in Bahrain / Public / VIII
12:00 - 13:00 / UPR Info / UPR and peer review mechanisms / Public / XXII
12:00 - 13:30 / Agence Internationale pour Le Developpement / Combatting impunity / Public / XXV
12:00 - 13:30 / Syriac Universal Alliance / Human rights in Turkey / Public / XXVII
12:00 - 14:00 / Human rights information and training center / Human rights in Yemen: rebellion and massive Human rights violation / Public / VIII
14:00 - 15:30 / Alulbayt Foundation / Human rights in Iraq / Public / XXII
15:00 - 16:30 / Union des Nations pour l'enseignement, la science universelle et les droits de l'homme (UNESU) / Strengthening human rights mechanisms / Public / IX

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