Bulletin of informal meetings 17and 20 March 2017

Human Rights Council
Thirty-fourthsession
Geneva, 27 February– 24 March 2017
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.
Friday, 17March 2017
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 / XXIII
08:30 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Jamaica / GRULAC group meeting / Private / XXVII
09:00 – 12:00 / African Union (AU) / African Union group meeting / Private / XXI
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 France and Haiti / Informal consultation on the draft President's statement on the situation of human rights in Haiti / Public / IX
10:00 -11:30 / Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / Friends of Somalia / Private / XXV
10:00 – 12:00 / Permanent Mission of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) / NAM group meeting / Private / XXII
11:00 -13:00 / Permanent Missions of Argentina, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Lebanon, Morocco, Romania, the Maldives, World Health Organisation (WHO), the Thalassaemia International Federation and the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights / Human rights of thalassaemia patients / Public / XXIV
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 Austria / Rights of persons with disabilities / Public / XXVII
14:00 - 15:30 / Permanent Mission of Egypt / LMG meeting of experts / Private / XXIV
14:30 – 16:30 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the situation of human rights in Myanmar / Public / XXIII
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of Meeting / Room
10:00 - 11:30 / Friedrich Ebert Stiftung / Universal periodic review (UPR): a public debate catalyst / Public / XXVII
11:30 - 13:00 / International Human Rights Association of American Minorities (IHRAAM) / Human rights in Yemen / Public / XXVII
11:30 - 13:00 / Meezaan Center for Human Rights / Human rights in Occupied Palestinian Territory / Public / XXIII
12:00 - 13:30 / Ariel Foundation International / Changemakers and human rights / Public / XXI
13:00 - 14:30 / Badil resource center for Palestinian residency and refugee rights / Human rights in Occupied Palestinian Territory / Public / XXIII
13:00 - 14:00 / Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation / Right to cult heritage / Public / XXV
13:30 - 15:00 / World Muslim Congress / Freedom of expression / Public / XXI
14:00 - 15:30 / Ecumenical Alliance for Human Rights and Development (EAHRD) / Human rights and human security / Public / XXII
15:00 - 16:30 / Tourner La Page / Right to self-determination / Public / XXVII
15:30 - 17:00 / Association of world citizens / Culture, gender and freedom / Public / XXIV
16:30 - 18:00 / International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) / Human rights in Sri Lanka / Public / XXIII
Forthcoming meetings Monday, 20 March 2017
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 / XXIII
08:30 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Jamaica / GRULAC group meeting / Private / XXVII
09:00 – 12:00 / African Union (AU) / African Union group meeting / Private / XXI
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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) / NAM group meeting / Private / XXII
12:00 -13:30 / Permanent Delegation of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) / Meeting of experts / Private / XXI
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 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) / Sharing experiences on the right to land / Public / XXIV
14:00-16:00 / Permanent Observer Mission of the Order of Malta and Fondation Lejeune / Stop discriminating down / Public / XXIII
14:00-16:00 / Permanent Mission of South Africa / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the Permanent Forum on people of African Descent / Public / XXII
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of Meeting / Room
10:00 - 11:30 / Advocates for Human Rights / Violence against women / Public / XV
10:00 -11:30 / Arab Penal Reform Organization / Human rights in Egypt: military tribunals / Public / XXVII
11:30 - 13:00 / Iraqi Development Organization / Restriction on MENA free media / Public / XV
11:30 - 13:00 / Pasumai Thaayagam Foundation / Human rights in Sri Lanka / Public / XXIV
12:30 - 14:00 / Rencontre africaine pour la defense des droits de l'homme / Human rights in South Sudan / Public / XXVII
13:30 - 14:30 / International Buddhist Relief Organisation / Truth and justice / Public / XV
13:30 - 15:00 / Ecumenical Alliance for Human Rights and Development (EAHRD) / The threat of terrorism and sectarianism to human rights / Public / XXI
14:00 - 15:30 / Conseil International pour le soutien à des procès équitables et aux Droits de l'Homme / Democracy and human rights in the Gulf / Public / XXVII
15:00 - 16:30 / Badil resource center for Palestinian residency and refugee rights / Human rights in Occupied Palestinian Territory / Public / XXI
15:00 - 17:00 / Franciscans International and International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) / Human rights in Sri Lanka: report of consultation task force / Public / XXIV
16:00 -17:30 / World Muslim Congress / Freedom of assembly / Public / XXIII

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