Bulletin of Informal Meetings

Human Rights Council Twenty-second session Geneva, 25 February – 22 March 2013 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 United Nations, and can be subject to possible change. Rooms E-3005, E-3009, E-3011, E-1015, and E-1019 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.

Wednesday, 6 March 2013 MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION

Type of Time Organized by Subject of the meeting Room meeting 8.00 – 10.00 Permanent Mission of Spain WEOG coordination meeting Private XXI

8.00 – 10.00 Permanent Delegation of the Coordination meeting of EU human rights Private XXIV European Union (EU) experts 8.30 – 10.00 Permanent Mission of Ecuador GRULAC meeting Private XXVII

9.00 – 12.00 African Union (AU) African Group meeting Private XXIII

9.00 – 10.00 Permanent Delegation of the OIC Group meeting Private XXII Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 9.00 – 11.00 Permanent Mission of Uruguay Informal consultations on draft resolution Public XI on human rights and humanitarian assistance 10.00 – 12.00 OHCHR - Groups and Transnational cooperation and corporate Public XXIV accountability Section, Special social responsibility: enablers for Procedures Branch protection of children from sexual exploitation in travel and tourism 10.00 – 12.00 Permanent Mission of Belgium Informal consultations on the draft Public XXV resolution "Panel on the human rights of children of parents sentenced to the death penalty or executed” 10.00 – 12.00 Permanent Mission of the Islamic NAM meeting Private XXII Republic of Iran 10.00 – 12.00 Permanent Mission of Spain Including persons with disabilities in the Public XXVII labour market: best practices 12.00 – 13.00 OHCHR – HRC Secretariat, HRC President meeting with NGOs Public XXIII HRC Presidency

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13.00 – 15.00 OHCHR - Research and Right to Human rights considerations in national Public IX Development Division and international responses to financial crises 13.00 – 15.00 Permanent Delegation of the Side event on freedom of religion or belief Public XXI European Union (EU) 13.00 – 14.00 Permanent Delegation of the OIC Group meeting Private XXII Organisation of Islamic Cooperation 13.00 -15.00 Permanent Mission of the Intergovernmental mechanisms for Public XXIII Kingdom of Morocco coordination in the field of human rights 13.00 – 15.00 Permanent Mission of Norway The impact of violence on children`s right Public XXIV to health 15.00 – 18.00 Permanent Missions of France, Informal consultations on draft decision on Public XI Benin, Costa Rica, Mongolia and the organization of a panel on the the Republic of Moldova implementation of moratorium on the death penalty

15.00 – 17.00 Permanent Mission of Norway Informal consultations on draft resolution Public XXI on Human Rights Defenders 16.00 – 18.00 Permanent Mission of Brazil Informal consultations on the draft Public XXVII resolution Education as a tool to prevent racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 17.00 – 19.00 Permanent Delegation of the Co-sponsors meeting Private XXI European Union (EU) 17.00 – 18.30 Permanent Missions of Costa Informal consultations on draft resolution Public XXIV Rica, Turkey and Switzerland on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests 17.00 – 19.00 Permanent Mission of Ecuador on Informal consultations on draft resolution Public XXIII behalf of a group of countries about the contribution of Parliaments to the work of the Human Rights Council and its UPR

MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Time Organized by Subject of the meeting Type of Room meeting

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12.00 – 14.00 Baha'i International Community Human rights in Iran Public XXVII

12.00 – 14.00 Colombian Commission of Jurists Human rights in Colombia Public XXV

12.00 – 13.00 Maarij Foundation for Peace and The crime of aggression Public XXIV Development

14.00 – 16.00 CIVICUS - World Alliance for Human rights in the Russian Federation Public XXII Citizen Participation

14.00 – 16.00 Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Child HIV and health rights Public XXV Foundation (EGPAF)

14.00 – 16.00 Jubilee Campaign Legally respecting religious freedom Public XXVII

15.00 – 17.00 Mouvement contre le racisme et Human rights in China Public XXIII pour l'amitié entre les peuples

15.00 – 17.00 Verein Sudwind Human rights in Iran Public IX

15.00 – 17.00 World Environment and Human rights in Pakistan Public XXIV Resources Council (WERC)

16.00 – 18.00 Palestinian Centre for Human Human rights in the OPT Public XXV Rights

16.30 – 18.30 Cairo Institute for Human Rights Legislation affecting Human Rights Public XXII Studies Defenders

Forthcoming Meetings – Thursday, 7 March 2013

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 the meeting Type of Room meeting 8.00 – 10.00 Permanent Delegation of the Coordination meeting of EU human rights Private XXIV European Union (EU) experts

8.30 – 10.00 Permanent Mission of Ecuador GRULAC meeting Private XXVII

9.00 – 12.00 African Union (AU) African Group meeting Private XXIII

9.00 – 10.00 Permanent Delegation of the OIC Group meeting Private XXII Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 10.00 – 12.00 Permanent Mission of Denmark Co-sponsors meeting on draft resolution Private XXVII on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 10.00 – 12.00 Permanent Mission of the Islamic NAM meeting Private XXII Republic of Iran

10.00 – 12.00 Permanent Mission of Sweden Informal consultations on draft resolution Public XXIV on the human rights situation in Iran

11.00 – 13.00 Permanent Mission of Mexico Renewal of the mandate of the Special Public XXI Rapporteur for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism 13.00 – 14.00 Permanent Delegation of the OIC Group meeting Private XXII Organisation of Islamic Cooperation 13.00 – 15.00 Permanent Mission of Austria Side event on promoting and protecting Public XXI the rights of persons with disabilities: where we are now and the way forward post-2015 13.00 – 15.00 Permanent Missions of Costa Discussion with Independent Expert on Public XXIV Rica, Maldives, Slovenia and human rights and environment Switzerland

13.00 – 15.00 SRSG on Violence against Protecting children from harmful practices Public XXVII Children and Plan International

15.00 – 17.00 Permanent Mission of Armenia Informal consultations on draft resolution Public XXIV on preventing of genocide

15.00 – 16.00 Permanent Mission of Belgium Co-sponsors meeting on “Panel on the Private XXVII human rights of children of parents sentenced to the death penalty or executed” 15.00 – 17.00 Permanent Missions of Mexico Informal consultations on draft resolution Public XXI and New Zealand on rights of persons with disabilities

16.00 – 18.00 Permanent Mission of the Multi-faith coalition for partnership with the Public XXVII Republic of Kazakhstan and United Nations International Association for Religious Freedom 17.00 – 19.00 Permanent Delegation of the Informal consultations on draft resolution Public XXI European Union (EU) on freedom of religion or belief

17.00 – 19.00 Permanent Delegation of the EU Informal open-ended consultations on Public XXIII European Union (EU) draft resolution on Myanmar

MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Time Organized by Subject of the meeting Type of Room meeting 9.00 – 11.00 International Fellowship of Dialogue with the SR on freedom of Public XXI Reconciliation religion or belief

10.00 – 12.00 Iranian Elite Research Center Women and human rights Public XI

11.00 – 13.00 Imperial Orthodox Palestine Human rights in Syria Public XXV Society

12.00 – 13.00 Conference of Non-Governmental Introduction to Special Procedures Public XXIV Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO) 12.00 – 14.00 Defence for Children International Health in juvenile detention Public XI

14.00 – 16.00 Human Rights Watch Human rights in Iran Public XI

14.00 – 16.00 International Social Service Rights of children in alternative care Public XXII

15.00 – 17.00 International Organization for the Twenty years of human rights education Public XXIII Right to Education and Freedom of Education (OIDEL) 16.00 – 18.00 Liberation Dalit and minority rights Public XI

16.00 – 18.00 Organization for Defending Victims Human rights and terrorism Public XXII of Violence

17.00 – 18.30 Nord-Sud XXI - North-South XXI Human rights in Switzerland Public XXIV