Universal Periodic Review 50
2025-11-03 - 2025-11-14
The Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) will hold its 50th session from November 3 to 14, 2025 to conduct the fourth cycle reviews for Belarus, Liberia, Malawi, Mongolia, Panama, Maldives, Andorra, Bulgaria, Honduras, United States of America, Marshall Islands, Croatia, Jamaica and Libya.
All UPR meetings are generally webcast live at http://webtv.un.org/.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) 183
2025-11-05 - 2025-11-06
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) will hold its 183rd Ordinary Session.

Session, UN WG on people of African Descent 37
2025-11-10 - 2025-11-13 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent is scheduled to hold its 37th session in Geneva.

Session, UN WG on Arbitrary Detention 104
2025-11-10 - 2025-11-13 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention is scheduled to hold its 104th session in Geneva.

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) 194
2025-11-10 - 2025-11-21
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is holding its 194th Period of Sessions from November 10 to 21. The 194th Period of Sessions will include two thematic regional hearings which will take place at the University of Miami, Florida, United States. The first of these thematic hearings will take place on November 18 and will “focus on the challenges posed by the recruitment of children and adolescents by organized crime in the region.” The second thematic hearing will take place on November 21 and will focus on “the role of fiscal and economic policy in combating poverty and structural inequality in the Americas.” The deadline for registering to participate in these two hearings has passed. However, those not selected to speak are still encouraged to submit relevant written documentation and information on the topics to be discussed.
The IACHR will also host a meeting with representatives of civil society on November 18, also in Miami. This meeting does not have a specific theme. Its objective is to create a space for open dialogue between the Commission and members of civil society. The meeting will be conducted in Spanish. Those wishing to participate must register through the electronic form available in Spanish and English by November 10, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time). According to the Commission’s website, persons unable to register through the electronic form will have the opportunity to do so in person on site.

Committee Against Torture (CAT) 83
2025-11-10 - 2025-11-28 | Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is scheduled to hold its 83rd session in Geneva, Switzerland. The Committee will consider reports from Albania, Argentina, Bahrain and Israel; and lists of issues prior to reporting for Australia, Chad, El Salvador, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia, Uganda. The registration link for in-person attendance and an annotated provisional agenda are now available on the session page. Further information on civil society engagement is available on the Committee’s webpage.
All public meetings of the Committee are generally webcast live at http://webtv.un.org/.

Please note that several of the treaty body webpages currently warn that “due to the United Nations Regular Budget Liquidity Situation,” the agenda, dates and modality of treaty body sessions may be subject to change. More information may be available by checking the Committee’s main webpage (under “Sessions”), the UN’s Indico calendar or by contacting ohchr-tbs@un.org via email.

African Court on Human & Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) 79
2025-11-10 - 2025-12-05 | Arusha, Arusha, Tanzania, United Republic of
The African Court on Human & Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) will convene for its 79th Ordinary Session at its Seat in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania.

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) 116
2025-11-17 - 2025-12-05 | Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is scheduled to hold its 116th session in Geneva, Switzerland. According to the NGO Information Note, any civil society organizations wanting to attend the Session must register by November 3. All public meetings of the Committee are also generally webcast live at http://webtv.un.org/. During this session, the Committee will consider reports from Buundi, Guatemala, Maldives, New Zealand, Sweden and Tunisia; lists of issues prior to reporting for Laos, Japan, Panama and Tonga; and the need for urgent action procedures or early warning measures. An annotated provisional agenda is now available on the session page.
The Committee will also hold informal meetings and lunchtime briefings with NGO representatives who have submitted written contributions. NGO representatives must register for these separately via email to the Secretariat at ohchr-cerd@un.org.

Please note that several of the treaty body webpages currently warn that “due to the United Nations Regular Budget Liquidity Situation,” the agenda, dates and modality of treaty body sessions may be subject to change. More information may be available by checking the UN’s Indico calendar or by contacting ohchr-tbs@un.org via email.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) 184
2025-11-17 - 2025-12-05
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) will hold its 184th Ordinary Session.

African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) 46
2025-11-26 - 2025-12-06 | Maseru, Maseru, Lesotho
The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) is scheduled to hold its 46th Ordinary Session. This session will bring together experts, stakeholders, and representatives from across the continent to discuss the state of child rights in Africa, review reports from member states, and engage in dialogue on enhancing the welfare and protection of children. Those interested in participating in person may register on the Committee’s webpage. Alternatively, participants may also register to attend the session via Zoom.

European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) 352
2025-12-01 - 2025-12-05
The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) will hold its 352nd Session. The agenda and synopsis of the session will be posted on the Committee’s webpage after the conclusion of the session.

Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) 41
2025-12-01 - 2025-12-11 | Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) is scheduled to hold its 41st session in Geneva, Switzerland. During this session, the Committee will consider the second periodic reports of Honduras, Indonesia, and Mauritania. The Committee will also adopt a list of issues for Colombia, as well as lists of issues prior to reporting for Albania and Uganda. According to the Information Note for Civil Society Organizations, the Committee requests that written or oral submissions of information be transmitted to the Committee by November 3. Those wishing to publicly address the Committee during the session must submit their request by November 14. Those wishing to attend in-person any public sessions of the Committee are also required to register using the Indico system.

Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) 100
2026-01-12 - 2026-01-30 | Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is scheduled to hold its 100th session in Geneva, Switzerland. According to the CRC’s handbook for engaging with its sessions, any civil society organizations wanting to attend the Session must register via the UN’s Indico platform. All public meetings of the Committee are also generally webcast live at http://webtv.un.org/. During this session, the Committee will consider reports from Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Spain, and Uganda. A provisional programme of work is now available on the session page.

Please note that several of the treaty body webpages currently warn that “due to the United Nations Regular Budget Liquidity Situation,” the agenda, dates and modality of treaty body sessions may be subject to change. More information may be available by checking the UN’s Indico calendar or by contacting ohchr-tbs@un.org via email.

Session, UN WG on discrimination against women and girls 43
2026-01-19 - 2026-01-23 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls is scheduled to hold its 43rd session in Geneva.

European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) 353
2026-01-19 - 2026-01-23 | Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) will hold its 353rd Session. The agenda and synopsis of the session will be posted on the Committee’s webpage after the conclusion of the session.

Universal Periodic Review 51
2026-01-19 - 2026-01-30 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) will hold its 51st session from January 19 to 30, 2026 to conduct the fourth cycle reviews for Micronesia, Lebanon, Mauritania, Nauru, Rwanda, Nepal, Saint Lucia, Oman, Austria, Australia, Georgia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Sao Tome and Principe. The documentation for each State’s review and information on how to obtain accreditation to attend in person are available on the UPR section of the Human Rights Council’s website. All UPR meetings are generally webcast live at http://webtv.un.org/.

Session, UN WG on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) 138
2026-01-26 - 2026-01-30
The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances will hold its 138th session from 26 to 30 January 2026. Please note that, due to the United Nations Regular Budget liquidity situation, the WGEID members will not travel to Geneva for the 138th session, it will exceptionally take place online.
In view of the time zone differences and the geographical location of its members, the meeting periods during this week will be extremely limited. The Working Group has therefore decided to open additional meeting slots during the weeks prior and following the 138th session, to accommodate more meetings with CSOs and victims. Please email the secretariat at hrc-wg-eid@un.orgto request for a meeting.

Session, UN WG on peasants 5
2026-01-26 - 2026-01-30
The UN Working Group on peasants is scheduled to hold its 5th session in Geneva.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) 185
2026-01-26 - 2026-02-04
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) will hold its 185th Ordinary Session.

World Wetlands Day
2026-02-02

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 92
2026-02-02 - 2026-02-20 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The Committee on the Elimination against Women (CEDAW) will hold its 92nd session in Geneva, Switzerland. During this session, the Committee will consider the reports of the following States parties: Argentina, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Iraq, Lesotho, Lithuania, The Netherlands, and Viet Nam. In addition, the Committee will formally adopt a list of issues in relation to the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Cook Islands, as well as lists of issues prior to reporting for Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon, Croatia, Eswatini, India, Liberia, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, and Vanuatu. Civil society organizations may participate in person by registering via the UN’s Indico platform, or they may submit a pre-recorded video statement up to one week before the beginning of the session. Further information on participation is available on the session page.

This session was originally scheduled to be held in October 2025, but was postponed “due to the current liquidity situation of the United Nations Secretariat and associated cash conservation measures.”

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) 79
2026-02-09 - 2026-02-25 | Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is scheduled to hold its 79th Session in Geneva, Switzerland. During this session, the Committee will consider reports from Australia, Georgia, Kenya, and Uruguay; lists of issues prior to reporting for Ecuador, Egypt, Kazakhstan, and Paraguay; and follow-up to concluding observations (CoBs) made to Lithuania, and Tajikistan. Members of civil society who wish to attend the session must register via the UN’s Indico platform. A provisional agenda is available on the session page.

World Pulses Day
2026-02-10

World Radio Day
2026-02-13

Human Rights Council 61
2026-02-23 - 2026-03-31 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The UN Human Rights Council, an intergovernmental deliberative body, is scheduled to hold its 61st regular session in Geneva, Switzerland. According to the session agenda, the Human Rights Council will appoint 17 special procedure mandate holders and hear the presentation of reports by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the UN Secretary-General, special procedures, and other mechanisms on specific countries and topics.
The Council is also scheduled to hold panel discussions on (a.) the role of new and emerging digital technologies in preventing and eliminating female genital mutilation , (b.) the Durban Programme of Action (to combat racism), (c.) human rights and a culture of peace, (d.) sustainable development and human rights, (e.) the rights of persons with disabilities, and (f.) the rights of the child.
Finally, the Council will consider and adopt the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review for Andorra, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Honduras, Jamaica, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, and Panama.
For information on accreditation and ways to participate in the Human Rights Council’s sessions, visit the Council’s page on NGO participation.

Human Rights Committee (ICCPR) 145
2026-03-02 - 2026-03-19 | Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
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. This Committee is tentatively scheduled to hold its 145th session in Geneva, Switzerland (still to be confirmed). During this session the Committee will consider the reports of Andorra, Canada, Chad, Republic of Moldova, and Slovakia; follow-up reports of Botswana, Cambodia, and Ukraine; lists of issues prior to reporting for Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hungary, Mexico, and Sengal; and a list of issues for Rwanda.
Please note that several of the treaty body webpages currently warn that “due to the United Nations Regular Budget Liquidity Situation,” the agenda, dates, and modality for treaty body sessions may be subject to change. This session is marked on the Committee’s page as yet “to be confirmed.” Once the session is confirmed, those interested in attending in person should be able to register through the UN’s Indico system. More information may also be available by contacting ohchr-tbs@un.org via email.

African Court on Human & Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) 80
2026-03-02 - 2026-03-27 | Arusha, Arusha, Tanzania, United Republic of
The African Court on Human & Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) will convene for its 80th Ordinary Session at its Seat in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania.

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) 195
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-13 | Hotel Intercontinental, 14 Calle 2-51, Zona 10, Guatemala City, Guatemala
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is holding its 195th Period of Sessions in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
The 195th Period of Sessions will include thematic hearings on the following themes:

Situation of judicial officers
Human rights of Roma peoples
Effects of practices aimed at changing sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression
Impact of illegal mining on economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights

The full schedule of hearings for the session is available on the IACHR website.
Additionally, the IACHR will hold an open dialogue with civil society organizations to hear about the human rights situation in the region and challenges facing the Inter-American system on March 9, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be open to the public and held in person. Those interested in making a 3-minute intervention must register through the form available on the IACHR webpage by March 2. Participation in the open dialogue is in person only.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) 186
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-13
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) will hold its 186th Ordinary Session.

Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) 30
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-19 | Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) is scheduled to hold its 30th session in Geneva, Switzerland. During this session the CED will consider first reports from Malawi and Samoa; reports on additional information from Ecuador and Iraq; lists of issues for Cabo Verde, Denmark, and lists of themes on additional information for Colombia, Kazakhstan, and Lithuania. According to the Information Note for civil society organizations actors, registration for in-person attendance will open on February 16. All public meetings of the Committee are also generally webcast live at http://webtv.un.org/.
Please note that several of the treaty body webpages currently warn that “due to the United Nations Regular Budget Liquidity Situation,” the agenda, dates and modality of treaty body sessions may be subject to change. More information may be available by checking the UN’s Indico calendar or by contacting ohchr-tbs@un.org via email.
