Bulletin of Informal Meetings 3 June and 6 June 2011

Human Rights Council
Seventeenth session
Geneva, 30 May -17 June 2011
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 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.
RoomsE-1058, E-1056, E-1066, E-1060 and E-1064, have been allocated for meetings of OIC, JUSCANZ, European Union,African Group and Arab Group respectively, for the entire duration of the session, and will not be reflected in this document unless specifically requested.
Friday, 3 June 2011
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
8.00 a.m. ─ 10.00 a.m. / European Union (EU) / EU experts on human rights / Private / IX
8.00 a.m. ─ 11.00 a.m. / African Union (AU) / AU Group meeting / Private / XXII
9.00 a.m. ─ 10.00 a.m.
4.00 p.m. ─ 5.00 p.m. / Organizational of Islamic Conference (OIC) / OIC Group meeting / Private / XXVII
9.00 a.m. ─ 10.00 a.m. / Permanent Mission of the Republic of Costa Rica / GRULAC meeting / Private / VIII
10.00 a.m. ─ 12.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of the ArabRepublic of Egypt / NAM consultations / Private / XXVII
10.00 a.m. ─ 12.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Brazil / Draft resolution on the right to health / Public / VIII
11.00 a.m. ─ 1.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain / Impact of recent events on children in Bahrain / Public / XXV
11.00 a.m. ─ 1.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Mexico / Resolution on human rights of migrants: Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants / Public / E-3023
12.00 p.m. ─ 2.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / Human rights in Libya / Public / XXVII
1.00 p.m. ─ 3.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of the Democratic SocialistRepublic of Sri Lanka / Beating swords into ploughshares / Public / XXII
1.00 p.m. ─ 3.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Canada / Informal consultations on the draft resolution on elimination of violence against women / Public / IX
1.00 p.m. ─ 3.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Portugal / Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the right to education: Follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 8/4 / Public / E-3023
4.00 p.m. ─ 6.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Norway / Informal consultations on the draft resolution on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises / Public / VIII
5.00 p.m. ─ 7.00 p.m. / European Union (EU) / Co-sponsors' meeting / Private / XXVII
5.00 p.m. ─ 7.00 p.m. / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Arab experts on human rights / Private / XXII
Time / Organized by / Subject of themeeting / Type of meeting / Room
11.00 a.m. ─ 1.00 p.m. / Independent Centre for Research and Initiative for the Dialogue (ICRID) / Peace consolidation, international migration, sustainable development and human rights. / Public / IX
11.00 a.m. ─ 1.00 p.m. / Amnesty International / Human rights in Sri Lanka / Public / XXII
12.00 p.m. ─ 2.00 p.m. / Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples (MRAP). Co-sponsors: France-Libertés Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, BADILResourceCenter for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, Presse Embleme Campagne (PEC) / The responsibility to protect / Public / VIII
1.00 p.m. ─ 3.00 p.m. / Association for Progressive Communications (APC). Co-sponsor: Permanent Mission of Sweden / Internet rights are human rights / Public / XXV
2.00 p.m. ─ 4.00 p.m. / Worldwide Organization for Women (WOW). Co-sponsor:Center for Women's Global Leadership / Extreme poverty and women’s rights / Public / XXVII
2.00 p.m. ─ 4.00 p.m. / Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC). Co-sponsors: Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), Human Rights Watch (HRW), International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) / Combating Impunity: The Role of Judges and Lawyers / Public / VIII
3.00 p.m. ─ 5.00 p.m. / Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA). Co-sponsors: Conectas Human Rights, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) / Country visits by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression: Assessment and next steps / Public / XXII
Forthcoming Meetings - Monday, 6 June 2011
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 themeeting / Type of meeting / Room
8.00 a.m. ─ 10.00 a.m. / European Union (EU) / EU experts on human rights / Private / IX
8.00 a.m. ─ 11.00 a.m. / African Union
(AU) / AU Group meeting / Private / VIII
9.00 a.m. ─ 10.00 a.m.
3.00 p.m. ─ 4.00 p.m. / Organizational of Islamic Conference (OIC) / OIC Group meeting / Private / XXVII
9.00 a.m. ─ 10.00 a.m. / Permanent Mission of the Republic of Costa Rica / GRULAC meeting / Private / XXV
9.00 a.m. ─ 11.00 a.m. / Permanent Mission of the ArabRepublic of Egypt / NAM consultations / Private / XXII
10.00 a.m. ─ 12.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Sweden / Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions / Private / XXV
10.00 a.m. ─ 12.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Portugal / Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the right to education: Follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 8/4 / Public / IX
11.00 a.m. ─ 1.00 p.m. / European Union (EU) / Co-sponsors’ meeting / Private / XXII
12.00 p.m. ─ 1.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cuba / Informal consultations on the draft resolution on promotion of the right of people to peace / Public / XXV
1.00 p.m. ─ 2.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cuba / Informal consultations on draft resolution on cultural rights / Public / XXV
1.00 p.m. ─ 3.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Brazil / Palliative care as a tool for implementation of the right to health / Public / XXII
2.00 p.m. ─ 3.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Sweden / Statement on freedom of expression on internet / Private / IX
2.00 p.m. ─ 4.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Norway / Informal consultations on the draft resolution on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises / Public / XXV
3.00 p.m. ─ 5.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Australia / Informal meeting on the draft resolution on National Human Rights Institutions / Public / XXII
3.00 p.m. ─ 5.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire / Informal consultations on the draft resolution on Côte d’Ivoire / Public / IX
4.00 p.m. ─ 6.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary / Open-ended informal consultations on the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers / Public / XXVII
4.00 p.m. ─ 6.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of France / Informal consultations on the draft resolution on extreme poverty and human rights / Public / XXV
4.00 p.m. ─ 6.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Brazil / Joint statement on the rights of older persons / Private / VIII
5.00 p.m. ─ 7.00 p.m. / Permanent Mission of Switzerland / Informal consultations on draft decision on the office of the President of the Human Rights Council / Public / XXII
5.00 p.m. ─ 7.00 p.m. / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Arab experts on human rights / Private / IX
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of themeeting / Type of meeting / Room
11.00 a.m. ─ 1.00 p.m. / International Educational Development Inc. (IED) / Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran:Who are the people of Iran? / Public / XXVII
12.00 p.m. ─ 2.00 p.m. / Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) / To be confirmed / Public / VIII
1.00 p.m. ─ 3.00 p.m. / World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS). Co-sponsor: CairoInstitute of Human Rights Studies / Human rights in Yemen and Bahrain: the Arab Protest Movements / Public / XXVII
2.00 p.m. ─ 4.00 p.m. / Verein Sudwind Entwicklungspolitik / Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran / Public / VIII

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