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Call for Input, OHCHR (UN human rights treaty body system)
2026-02-15
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for inputs to inform its upcoming biennial report to the UN General Assembly “on the status of the human rights treaty body system and the progress achieved by the human rights treaty bodies in realizing greater efficiency and effectiveness in their work, including the number of reports submitted and reviewed by the committees, the visits undertaken and the individual communications received and reviewed, where applicable, the state of the backlog, capacity-building efforts and the results achieved, as well as the situation in terms of ratifications, increased reporting and the allocation of meeting time and proposals on measures, including on the basis of information and observations from Member States, to enhance the engagement of all States parties in the dialogue with the treaty bodies.”
Please submit inputs to ohchr-tbs@un.org in digital or electronic formats accessible to persons with disabilities, for example, Word or text formats. The responses will be posted as received on the following OHCHR webpage http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRTD/Pages/TBStrengthening.aspx.

Call for Input, WG on peasants (right to seeds)
2026-02-19
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.

Call for Input, WG on peasants (Peasant Territorialities)
2026-02-19
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 to Apply for Financial Support for PFPAD
2026-02-20
The 5th session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (PFPAD) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland starting April 14, 2026. Members of civil society who wish to apply for financial support to participate must do so by February 20.

Call for Input, UN WG on Business and Human Rights
2026-02-20
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).”

Call for Input, OHCHR (mental health of young people)
2026-02-20
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.

Call for Input, UN SR on Indigenous Peoples (land demarcation, registration and titling)
2026-02-20
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.

Call for Input, UN SR on Indigenous Peoples (women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health)
2026-02-20
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.

Call for Input, UN SR on Belarus
2026-02-26
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 Human Rights Council.

Deadline for Registering to Attend UNPFII
2026-02-27
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.
All who wish to participate in the forum must both obtain accreditation and register. The deadlines are as follows:

Accreditation must be requested via the UN’s iCSO system by January 30, 2026.
Accredited participants must register via the UN’s Indico system by February 27, 2026.

Call for Input, UN Secretary General (death penalty)
2026-02-27
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.”

Call for Input, UN SR on summary, extrajudicial or arbitrary executions
2026-02-28
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.

Call for Input, UN IE on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI)
2026-02-28
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 in May 2026.

Call for Input, UN WG on the use of mercenaries
2026-02-28
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 in March 2026.

Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT), Special Fund Applications Due
2026-03-01
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.”

Call for Input, OHCHR (missing persons and children)
2026-03-02
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.

IACHR, Call for information (freedom of expression)
2026-03-02
The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will prepare a report on the impact of artificial intelligence on human rights in the Americas, including generative artificial intelligence. In this context, the Office of the Special Rapporteur invites civil society organizations, international organizations, human rights defenders, academic institutions, other institutions and interested individuals, as well as private sector companies, to respond, in whole or in part, to the attached questionnaire. Deadline for the submission of written contributions: March 2. Please send responses to cidhexpresion@oas.org and include the following subject line in the email: “Consultation Questionnaire – Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Human Rights in the Americas.” For further information on the issues to be addressed and the requirements and format for submitting written contributions, please review the attached questionnaire.

Call for Input, UN WG on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID)
2026-03-06
The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) has issued a call for submissions to inform their thematic report on enforced disappearances and memorialization.

Call for Input, OHCHR (protecting and promoting civic space)
2026-03-06
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for States and civil society to respond to an online survey and share good practices and measures to protect and promote civic space in their countries.

Call for Input, OHCHR (neurotechnology in the administration of justice)
2026-03-09
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.

Call for Input, OHCHR (preventing adolescent pregnancy)
2026-03-09
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.”

Call for Input, UN SR on the human rights of internally displaced persons
2026-03-09
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons has issued a call for input to inform a thematic report examining how international humanitarian law is applied in practice to protect internally displaced persons in armed conflict.

Call for Input, OHCHR (excessive use of force against people of African descent)
2026-03-13
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.

Call for Input, UN SR on the right to health
2026-03-13
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health has issued a call for input in preparation for her visit to the Maldives.

Call for Input, OHCHR (persons with albinism)
2026-03-13
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is seeking input on the social development challenges faced by persons with albinism.

Call for Input, UN SR on unilateral coercive measures
2026-03-15
The UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights 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.

Call for Input, OHCHR (human rights defenders and new technologies)
2026-03-15
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for input to inform the report of the Commissioner pursuant to HRC resolution 58/23 on “Human rights defenders and new and emerging technologies: protecting human rights defenders, including women human rights defenders, in the digital age.”

Call for Input, UN SR on contemporary forms of racism
2026-03-16
The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism is calling for inputs to prepare for a visit to Canada in September 2026.

Call for Input, UN SR on Eritrea
2026-03-16
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in 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.

Call for Input, UN SR on climate change
2026-03-16
The UN Special Rapporteur on climate change is inviting young people to respond to a questionnaire designed for young people up to age 25.
There is a separate questionnaire for children under age 18. Any young person over age 18 is welcome to choose that one instead, if they prefer.
Consultation of adults older than 25 has already closed.
