Bulletin of informal meetings 21 and 22June 2016

Human Rights Council
Thirty-secondsession
Geneva, 13 June– 1 July 2016
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-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.
Tuesday, 21 June2016
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
08:30 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Honduras / GRULAC group meeting / Private / XXVII
09:00 – 12:00 / African Union (AU) / African Union group meeting / Private / XXV
09:00-11:00 / Permanent missions of Brazil and Portugal / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on mental health and human rights / Public / XXIII
09:00 – 10:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXIV
10.00 – 12.00 / Permanent Mission of Ireland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on civil society space / Public / XXVII
12:00 – 13:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXIV
12:00-14:00 / Permanent Mission of the United States of America / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on freedom of peaceful assembly and association / Public / XXV
12:30-14:30 / Permanent Mission of Norway / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on business and human rights / Public / XXI
13:00-15:00 / Permanent missions of Bangladesh, Belarus, People’s Republic of China, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, El Salvador, Mauritania, Morocco, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Uganda / Informal consultation on the draft resolution onprotection of the family / Public / IX
13:00-15:00 / Permanent Mission of Canada / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women / Public / XXIV
13:00-15:00 / Permanent Mission of Ecuador / Putting the rights of women and girls at the center of humanitarian response / Public / XXIII
14:00-16:00 / Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality / Public / XXV
15:00-16:00 / Permanent Mission of Ireland and International Service for Human Rights / Protecting civil society space through a model national law on human rights defenders / Public / XXIII
15:00-17:00 / Permanent Mission of the Philippines / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on human rights and climate change / Public / XXVII
16:00 – 18:00 / Permanent missions of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,Mexico and Uruguay / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity / Public / XXV
16:00-18:00 / Permanent missions of Austria, Denmark, Switzerland and Uganda / IDPs: promoting and protecting the human rights of internally displaced persons / Public / XXIII
16:00-18:00 / National Human Rights Institution of the Republic of Kazakhstan / Implementation of the national preventive mechanism against torture in Kazakhstan / Public / IX
16:30-18:30 / Permanent Mission of Portugal / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the right to education / Public / XXIV
MEETINGORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of
meeting / Room
09:00-10:00 / Institut international pour la paix, la justice et les droits de l'Homme- IIPJDH / Refugees or migrants? / Public / IV
10:00-11:00 / Agence Internationale pour le Développement / Evolution du développement et des droits humains aux Maroc / Public / IX
11:00-12:00 / International Career Support Association / Human rights in Japan / Public / XXIV
12:00-13:00 / Eastern Sudan Women Development Organization / Effect of economic sanctions / Public / IV
13:00-14:00 / Khiam Rehabilitation Center For Victims of Torture / Human rights in the Arab region / Public / XXVII
13:00-14:00 / Society Studies Centre (MADA ssc) / Impacts of sanctions on Sudan / Public / IV
14:00-15:00 / Conseil de jeunesse pluriculturelle (COJEP) / Human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic: Refugees / Public / IV
15:00-16:00 / Jssor Youth Organization / Middle East youth / Public / IX
15:00-16:30 / International-Lawyers.Org / Human right to self-determination / Public / XXIV
16:00-17:00 / International Human Rights Association of American Minorities (IHRAAM) / Self-determination at the Human Rights Council / Public / IV
17:00-18:00 / Asian Legal Resource Centre / Human rights in Pakistan: Disappearances / Public / XXVII
Forthcoming meetings Wednesday, 22 June 2016
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 / IX
08:30 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Honduras / GRULAC group meeting / Private / XXVII
09:00 – 12:00 / African Union (AU) / African Union group meeting / Private / XXV
09:00 – 10:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXIV
09:00-10:00 / Permanent Mission of the United States of America / WEOG meeting / Private / XXIII
09:00-10:30 / Permanent Mission of the United States of America / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on women and nationality / Public / XVI
10:00-12:00 / Permanent missions of Ecuador and Peru on behalf of the core group / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on transfer, acquisition and use of weapons and impact on human rights / Public / IX
10:00-12:00 / Permanent Mission of Norway / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on business and human rights / Public / XXIII
10:00 – 12:00 / Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran / NAM group meeting / Private / XXIV
10:30-11.30 / Permanent Mission of Eritrea / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on technical assistance and capacity building in the field of human rights in Eritrea / Public / XVI
11:30-13:30 / Permanent Mission of Djibouti / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the situation of human rights in Eritrea / Public / XVI
12:00-14:00 / Asia Pacific Forum for National Human Rights Institutions (APF) and the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) / The torture prevention Ambassadors’ project: innovative experiences of National Human Rights Institutions in the Asia Pacific / Public / XXIII
12:00-14:00 / Permanent missions of Egypt, India, Indonesia, Senegal, South Africa and Thailand / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on access to medicines in the context of the right to health / Public / XXVII
12:00 – 13:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXIV
12:00-14:00 / Permanent Mission of the United States of America / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on internet freedom / Public / IX
13:00-15:00 / Permanent Mission of Finland and UNESCO Liaison Office in Geneva / Freedom of expression and countering hate speech online to prevent youth radicalization / Public / XXIV
13:00-14:00 / Permanent Mission of the United States of America / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on freedom of peaceful assembly and association / Public / XXV
13:15-15.00 / Permanent Mission of El Salvador / Children as victims and perpetrators of violence: gangs and migration in Central America / Public / XXI
14:00 – 16:00 / Permanent missions of Colombia and Mexico / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on discrimination against women / Public / XXV
14:00-16:00 / Permanent Mission of Mexico / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on migrants / Public / XXIII
14:00-16:00 / World Health Organization / The role of the health system in addressing violence against women and promoting their sexual and reproductive health and rights / Public / IX
15:00-16:00 / Permanent Mission of Egypt / LMG expert meeting / Private / XXVII
15:00-17:00 / Human Rights Concern - Eritrea / Eritrea’s human rights crisis through the eyes of the victims / Public / XXIV
15:15-18:00 / Permanent missions of Belgium, France, Liechtenstein, Namibia and Geneva for Human rights / Workshop on the 2nd protocol to ICCPR and the abolition of death penalty / Public / XVII
16:00-18:00 / Permanent Mission of Sweden / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the internet / Public / XXIII
16:00-18:00 / Permanent Mission of Vietnam / Ensuring the safe environment for people working at the sea / Public / IX
16:15-17.15 / Permanent Mission of Eritrea / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on technical assistance and capacity building in the field of human rights in Eritrea / Public / XVI
17:00-18:30 / Permanent Mission of People’s Republic of China / 2nd Informal consultation on the draft resolution on promoting the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health though enhancing capacity-building in public health / Public / XXIV
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of Meeting / Room
09:00-10:00 / Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS) Asociación Civil / Human Rights in Mexico / Public / IV
10:00-11:00 / Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty / Human rights in Ethiopia / Public / IV
11:00-12:00 / Jssor Youth Organization / ISIS war on heritage / Public / IV
12:00-13:00 / Al-Hakim Foundation / Human rights in Iraq: Minorities / Public / IV
13:00-14:00 / Bharathi Centre Culturel Franco Tamoul / Human rights in Sri Lanka / Public / IV
14:00-15:00 / International Muslim women's union / Conflict and youth / Public / IV
15:00-16:00 / Villages Unis (United Villages) / L’Agenda 2030 pour l’Afrique, des objectifs aux réalisations : quelles pistes ? / Public / IV
17:00-18:00 / International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations / Right to development / Public / IV

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