Bulletin of informal meetings 2and 5March 2018

Human Rights Council
Thirty-seventhsession
Geneva, 26 February– 23March2018
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-3015, E-3019, E-3009, E-3011, E-3005 and E-3001have been allocated for meetings of African Union, GRULAC, NAM, OIC, JUSCANZ and EU Delegationrespectively, for the entire duration of the session, and will not be reflected in this document unless specifically requested.
Friday, 2 March 2018
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 / XXIV
08:30 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Mexico / GRULAC group meeting / Private / XXVII
09:00 – 12:00 / African Union (AU) / African Union group meeting / Private / XXIII
09:00 – 10:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII
09:30 -11:30 / Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the deteriorating situation of human rights in Eastern Ghouta, in the Syrian Arab Republic / Public / XXV
10:00 – 12:00 / Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela / NAM group meeting / Private / XXVII
10:00 -11:30 / Permanent Missions of Costa Rica, Maldives, Morocco, Slovenia and Switzerland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on human rights and the environment / Public / XXII
12:00 -13:30 / Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, and Permanent Mission ofthe Plurinational State of Bolivia, and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung's (FES) / Assessing human rights impacts of economic reform policies / Public / XXVII
12:00 -13:30 / Permanent Mission of Switzerland and Association pour la prévention de la torture / Protecting the human rights of migrants / Public / XXIII
12:00 -13:30 / Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment / Children’s rights and the environment / Public / XXV
13:00 – 14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII
13:30 -15:00 / Permanent Missions of Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico and Romania / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the right to work / Public / XXV
13:30 -15:00 / Permanent Missions of Finland, Germany and Namibia, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) / The Shift – housing as a human right / Public / XXVII
13:30 -15:00 / Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation and the Russian Peace Foundation / Combating glorification of Nazism and neo-Nazism / Public / XXIII
14:00 -15:30 / Permanent Mission of Greece / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal / Public / XXII
15:00 -16:30 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) and the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries in the United Nations (GRULAC) / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the rights of the child in humanitarian situations / Public / XXIII
16:30 -18:00 / Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation and Information Group on Crimes against Humanity / Origins and perspectives of Neo-Nazism in Ukraine: ethnic aspect / Public / XXIII
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of meeting / Room
09:00 -10:30 / International Fellowship of Reconciliation / Human rights in Turkey / Public / XI
10:00 -11:30 / World Organisation Against Torture / Human rights in Turkey / Public / XXI
11:30 -13:00 / East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project / Human rights in Ethiopia: civic space / Public / XXIV
11:30 -13:00 / The Next Century Foundation / Human rights in Bahrain, Syrian Arab Republic and thein the Democratic People's Republic of Korea / Public / XXI
12:00 -13:30 / Organisation pour la Communication en Afrique et de Promotion de la Cooperation Economique Internationale - OCAPROCE Internationale / Impacts of war on human rights / Public / XI
13:00 -14:30 / Franciscans International / Human rights, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate / Public / XXI
13:30 -15:00 / Association Thendral / Human rights in Sri Lanka / Public / XI
14:30 -16:00 / ABC Tamil Oli / Human rights in Sri Lanka / Public / XXI
15:00 -16:30 / World Organisation Against Torture / Human rights in India / Public / XXV
15:00 -16:30 / CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation / Emergency powers and civic space / Public / XI
15:30 -17:00 / Arab Organization for Human Rights / Human rights in MENA: conflicts and child soldiers / Public / XXII
16:00 -17:30 / CIRID (Centre Independent de Recherches et d'Initiatives pour le Dialogue) / Human rights in Eritrea / Public / XXIV
16:30 -18:00 / Indian Council of South America (CISA) / Human rights in Yemen / Public / XXV
16:30 -18:00 / Charitable Institute for Protecting Social Victims, The / Human rights in Yemen: war, child and education / Public / XXVII
Forthcoming meetings Monday, 5 March 2018
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 / XXIV
08:30 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Mexico / GRULAC group meeting / Private / XXVII
09:00 – 13:00 / African Union (AU) / African Union group meeting / Private / XXIII
09:00 – 10:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII
10:00 -11.30 / Permanent Missions of Argentina, Morocco, and Switzerland,andthe Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights / Global study on the contribution of transitional justice to the prevention of mass atrocities / Public / XXII
10:00 – 12:00 / Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela / NAM group meeting / Private / XXVII
12:00 -13:30 / Permanent Mission of South Africa / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the need for an integrated approach to the implementation of the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” for the full enjoyment of all human rights, focusing on all the Means of Implementation / Public / VIII
13:00 -14:30 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / Religion and State: a multidimensional relationship / Public / XXIV
13:00 – 14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII
14:00 -15:30 / Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China / Informal consultation on the draft resolution onpromoting theinternational human rights cause through win-win cooperation / Public / XXII
14:30 -16:00 / Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on integrity of the judicial system / Public / XXIV
15:00 -16:30 / Permanent Mission of Armenia / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on prevention of genocide / Public / XXIII
15:00 -16:30 / Permanent Mission of Switzerland / Briefing on global action against mass atrocity crimes / Public / VIII
16:00 - 18:00 / OHCHR, Permanent Missions of Switzerland and Canada, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum Asia), Human Rights Watch,Franciscans International, and International Movement against all Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) / Transitional justice in Sri Lanka: will it deliver for the victims of enforced disappearances? / Public / XXIV
16:30 -18:00 / Permanent Missions of Costa Rica, Maldives, Morocco, Slovenia and Switzerland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment / Public / XXIII
16:30 -18:00 / Permanent Mission of Georgia / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on cooperation with Georgia / Public / XXV
17:00 -18:30 / Permanent Mission of Germany / Digital identity, smart cities and other data intensive systems: the implications for the right to privacy / Public / XXII
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of meeting / Room
09:00 -10:30 / International Humanist and Ethical Union / Religion, culture and the State / Public / XXV
10:30 -12:00 / Earthjustice / Protecting environmental human rights defenders / Public / XXV
10:30 -12:00 / Jus Cogens / Freedom of religion or belief / Public / VIII
11:30 -13:00 / International Federation of Journalists / Human rights in Somalia / Public / XXIV
11:30 -13:00 / Rencontre africaine pour la défense des droits de l’Homme / Death penalty / Public / XXII
12:00 -13:30 / Conseil de Jeunesse pluriculturelle (COJEP) / Human rights in Europe: terrorism and PKK / Public / XXV
13:30 -15:00 / ComisiónJurídica para el Autodesarrollo de los Pueblos Originarios Andinos - Capaj / Human rights in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / Public / XXV
13:30 -15:00 / International Human Rights Association of American Minorities (IHRAAM) / Child soldiers / Public / XXVII
15:00 -16:30 / Association d'Entraide Médicale Guinée / Human rights in Africa: child protection / Public / XXVII
15:30 -17:00 / Society for Threatened Peoples / Human rights in Sri Lanka / Public / XXII
16:30 -18:00 / International Association for the Defence of Religious Liberty - Association Internationale Pour La Defense de la Liberte / Religion's influence on peace and security / Public / VIII
16:30 -18:00 / Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies / Human rights in Libya / Public / XXVII

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