The Human Rights Committee is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) by its States parties. In preparation its 145th session, the Committee is accepting written contributions from NGOs and other civil society actors to inform the Committee’s review of State reports from Andorra, Canada, Chad, Republic of Moldova, and Slovakia. Deadline February 2.

In preparation for its 117th session, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is accepting written submissions to inform its consideration of follow-up reports from: Albania, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Qatar, and Turkmenistan. Please send submissions electronically to the CERD Secretariat. Deadline February 13.

Also in preparation for its 117th session, the Committee is accepting electronic submissions relating to Early Warning and Urgent Actions (EWUAP). Deadline February 13.

Finally, the Committee is accepting civil society reports that may inform its consideration of the regular periodic State reports of Burkina Faso, Cuba, Cyprus, Serbia, Slovenia, and Uzbekistan. Deadline March 23.

The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is calling for applications to the Special Fund of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture. The call for applications specifies that “proposed projects should aim to contribute to the establishment or effective functioning of national preventive mechanisms a) through implementation of country-specific recommendations that the SPT made after the country visit or NPM’s visit which are contained in the published SPT visit report or b) through educational programmes of national preventive mechanisms.” Application deadline is March 1.

• The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls (SR VAWG) has issued a call for input to inform a thematic report that examines “the forms and manifestations of violence experienced by women and girls because of their status as mothers, including where that status intersects with other grounds.” It will be the first report on this subject to the UN Human Rights Council, presented at its 62nd session. Deadline February 6.
• The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) has issued a call for input to inform an upcoming thematic report on enforced disappearances and memorialization to be presented to the Human Rights Council and to the General Assembly later this year. Deadline February 15.
• The UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the rights of peoples to self-determination has issued a call for inputs to inform a thematic report on “the use of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and/or security companies in organized criminal activities and illicit networks” to be presented to the 81st session of the General Assembly. Deadline February 15.
• The UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the rights of peoples to self-determination has issued a call for inputs to inform a thematic report that will examine “the use of technology in the operations and activities of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors, and private military and security companies.” Deadline February 15.
• The UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI) has issued a call for input to inform a thematic report on violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women. The call for input provides further detail on key questions the rapporteur seeks to address. This report will be presented at the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council. Deadline February 15.
• The UN Working group on peasants is seeking input to inform a thematic report on the right to seeds, which will be presented to the Human Rights Council later this year. Deadline February 19.
• The UN Working group on peasants is calling for input to inform a thematic report on Peasant Territorialities of Sea and Land, which will be delivered to the UN General Assembly later this year. Deadline February 19.
• The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples has issued a call for input to inform a thematic report on demarcation, registration and titling of Indigenous Peoples’ lands, territories and resources, to be presented at the UN General Assembly. Deadline February 20.
• The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples has issued a call for input to inform a thematic report on the topic of historical and contemporary forms of violations against Indigenous women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights, to be presented to the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council. The call for input provides further detail on key questions the rapporteur seeks to address. Deadline February 20.
• The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights has issued a call for input to inform an upcoming thematic report considering how the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) “has been and should be applied in relation to corporate governance, through consideration of States duties to prevent human rights abuses, the corporate responsibility to respect human rights, and access to effective remedies.” The “particular focus [of the report] will be on director’s duties and the responsibilities of senior executive governance of large businesses (as these impact significantly on small and medium sized businesses).” This report is to be presented at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. Deadline February 20.
• The UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus has issued a call for input to inform his 2026 report on the situation of human rights in Belarus to the UN Human Rights Council. Deadline February 26.
• The UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI) is calling for inputs in advance of a country visit to Mongolia. Deadline February 28.
• The UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the rights of peoples to self-determination has issued a call for input in advance of a country visit to Colombia. Deadline February 28.
• The UN Special Rapporteur on summary, extrajudicial or arbitrary executions has issued a call for inputs to inform an upcoming thematic report that “will examine the pain and suffering inflicted at each stage of the process of capital punishment—investigation and trial, death-row conditions, methods of execution, and post-execution practices—and its impact on the condemned person and their family members, including discriminatory patterns, from the perspective of the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and the protection of human dignity.” This report will be presented to the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council. Deadline February 28.
• The UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures has issued a call for input to inform her upcoming thematic report on the impact of unilateral coercive measures on the right to food. The call for input provides a full list of the key questions the rapporteur seeks to address and directs members of civil society to an online survey that may facilitate their responses. Deadline March 15.
• The UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea has issued a call for input to inform his 2026 report on the situation of human rights in Eritrea to the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council. Deadline March 16.
• The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism is calling for inputs to prepare for a visit to Canada. Deadline March 16.
• The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) is calling for contributions to inform its follow-up report on its country visit to Uruguay in 2022. Specifically, the WGEID is seeking observations from members of civil society on Uruguay’s progress in implementing the recommendations provided by the working group pursuant to the country visit. Deadline March 20.
• The UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a healthy environment has issued a call for input to inform a thematic report on planning processes and tools for the advancement of the protection of the right to a healthy environment, to be presented to the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. Deadline March 30.

• The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel (COI-OPT/Israel) has issued a broad call for submissions of information concerning acts of killing and causing serious bodily or mental harm committed by any State or non-State actor since October 7, 2023. No deadline is specified, but this information will be used for a report that will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in June 2026 and to the UN General Assembly during its 81st Session in October 2026.
• The Fact-Finding Mission on the situation in North and South Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C.-OFFMK) has issued a call for submissions of information related to all alleged human rights violations and abuses committed in the context of the latest and ongoing escalation of hostilities in January 2025 in the provinces of North and South Kivu. No deadline specified.
• The UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar has issued a press release calling for all those who witnessed or have direct information about an airstrike on a boarding school complex in Thayat Tabin village, Kyauktaw Township in Rakhine State, on September 12, 2025 to please share their evidence. The press release also contains instructions on how to share information with the Mechanism. No deadline specified.
• The UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar has issued a call for information calling for anyone who witnessed or has direct knowledge of the airstrike on Mrauk U General Hospital in Rakhine State on December10, 2025 to please share their knowledge of the incident. The call for information contains instructions on how to share information with the Mechanism. No deadline specified.

• The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect have issued a questionnaire to which they are seeking responses from civil society organizations to inform a report on genocide prevention to be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council and General Assembly later this year. Deadline February 10.
• The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for inputs to inform a study on the impact of mental health challenges on the enjoyment of human rights by young people. The Deadline for submissions is February 20.
• The 25th annual session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) will take place at UN Headquarters in New York starting April 20, 2026. Accredited participants who plan to participate must register via the UN’s Indico system by February 27.
• The UN Secretary General has issued a call for input to inform a report to the UN Human Rights Council on “a yearly supplement to his quinquennial report on capital punishment and the implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty, paying special attention to the imposition of the death penalty on persons younger than 18 years of age at the time of the offence, on pregnant women and on persons with mental or intellectual disabilities.” Deadline February 27.
• The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for input to inform the Secretary-General’s upcoming report on missing persons and children. Deadline March 2.
• The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for input to inform the Secretary General’s upcoming report titled: “Human Rights in the Administration of Justice – Neurotechnology and other emerging technologies.” OHCHR is looking for submissions relating to how neurotechnology is being utilized in both civil and criminal justice administration. Deadline March 9.
• The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for input to inform the preparation of a report on “accelerating progress towards preventing adolescent girls’ pregnancy.” Deadline March 9.
• The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is seeking input to aid in the preparation of its 2026 report on “Promotion and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Africans and of people of African descent against excessive use of force and other human rights violations by law enforcement officers through transformative change for racial justice and equality,” pursuant to UN Human Rights Council Resolution 47/21. Deadline March 13.

The African Court on Human & Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) is accepting submissions of written observations to inform its consideration of Advisory Opinion No. 001/2025 concerning the Obligations of States with respect to the Climate Change Crisis. The deadline for filing such observations has been extended to March 30, 2026. Those interested in filing an amicus brief, who have not specifically been invited by the Court to submit observations, must first apply for leave to submit before filing their observations. The court has specifically made clear that the request for leave should be submitted first.

The AfCHPR has also issued a call for contributions to a survey that will inform its development of a Strategic Plan for 2026-2028. No deadline specified.