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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, 2027-02-02

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, 2027-02-10

World Radio Day
2026-02-13, 2027-02-13

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.

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) 34
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-27 | Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is scheduled to hold its 34th session in Geneva, Switzerland. During this session the CRPD will consider initial reports from Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Pakistan, Samoa; lists of issues for Colombia, Iceland, Ireland, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago; and lists of issues prior to reporting for Cyprus, and Luxembourg. Despite the UN’s liquidity situation, these dates are confirmed. An information note for stakeholders, and a Program of Work should soon be available on the session page. Registration for in-person attendance should open the week of February 16. All public meetings of the Committee are also generally webcast live at http://webtv.un.org/.

European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) 354
2026-03-16 - 2026-03-20 | Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) will hold its 354th session at its headquarters in Strasbourg, France. The agenda and synopsis of the session will be posted on the Committee’s webpage after the conclusion of the session.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) 187
2026-03-16 - 2026-03-20 | Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) will hold its 187th Ordinary Session in Brasilia, Brazil.

Session, UN EM to Advance Racial Justice & Equality in Law Enforcement (EMLER) 5
2026-03-23 - 2026-03-27 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement (EMLER) will hold its 5th session in Geneva, Switzerland. Those interested in participating in person must register through the UN’s Indico system by March 18. Individuals who are unable to participate in person may submit their contributions in writing in response to the call for inputs and follow the consultations via UN Web TV.

Session, UN WG on arbitrary detentions 105
2026-03-23 - 2026-04-01 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions is scheduled to hold its 105th session from March 23 to April 1 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Session, UN WG on the use of mercenaries
2026-04-13 - 2026-04-17 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
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 is scheduled to hold its 56th session in Geneva, Switzerland.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) 188
2026-04-13 - 2026-04-24
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) is scheduled to hold its 188th session.

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) 117
2026-04-13 - 2026-05-01 | Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is scheduled to hold its 117th session from April 13 to May 1. During this session, the CERD will consider State reports from Burkina Faso, Cuba, Cyprus, Serbia, Slovenia, Uzbekistan, and Tonga; and follow-up reports from Albania, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Qatar, and Turkmenistan. A provisional agenda and a program of work are available on the session page. Guidance for civil society, NGOs, and NHRIs is available on the Committee’s webpage. Registration is open for all in-person attendees. All public meetings of the Committee are also generally webcast live on UN WebTV.

Committee Against Torture (CAT) 84
2026-04-13 - 2026-05-01 | Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is scheduled to hold its 84th session from April 13 to May 1. During this session the CAT will consider State reports from Gabon, Italy, Pakistan, and Tajikistan; and lists of issues prior to reporting for Brazil, Colombia, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and Switzerland. A Program of Work and an information note for civil society actors are available on the session page. Registration for in-person attendance is open via the UN’s Indico platform. All public meetings of the Committee are also generally webcast live on UN WebTV.

African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) 47
2026-04-17 - 2026-04-25 | Maseru, Maseru, Lesotho
According to the Communiqué on its 46th Ordinary Session, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) is scheduled to hold its 47th Ordinary Session from April 17 to 25, 2026. The process for requesting accreditation to participate is now open on the Committee’s webpage. Alternatively, participants may also register to attend the session via Zoom.

African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) 87
2026-04-24 - 2026-05-20 | Banjul, Banjul, Gambia
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) will hold its 87th Ordinary Session from April 24 to May 20 in Banjul, Gambia. The theme of this session is “2026 Year of Water Sustainability: Assuring Sustainable Water Availability & Safe Sanitation System to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063.” The public portion of the session will be from May 11 to 20. The deadline to register to participate or make a statement is April 11.

Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards to ICERD 16
2026-04-27 - 2026-05-01 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The first part of the 16th session of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards to International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will take place from 27 April to 1 May 2026, in Palais des Nations, Tempus Building. It will open on Monday 27 April 2026 at 10.00 a.m.
The draft programme of work for part I of the 16th session of the Ad Hoc Committee will be circulated and posted in due course on the OHCHR – Ad Hoc Committee on the elaboration of complementary standards | OHCHR.
NGOs with consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) wishing to participate in the first part of the sixteenth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, are invited to register at: https://indico.un.org/event/1015673, before 24 April 2026.

Session, UN WG on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) 139
2026-05-04 - 2026-05-08 | Abidjan, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
The 139th session of the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) is scheduled to take place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from 4 to 8 May 2026.
To request a meeting with the experts of the Working Group at the next session, please contact the Secretariat at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva (e-mail: hrc-wg-eid@un.org) by 3 April 2026.

Session, UN WG Business & Human Rights 43
2026-05-11 - 2026-05-15 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights is scheduled to hold its 43rd session in Geneva.
This session was originally scheduled to take place in February, 2026.

Universal Periodic Review 53
2026-11-02 - 2026-11-13 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) will hold its 53rd session from November 2 to 13, 2026 to conduct the fourth cycle reviews for Suriname, Greece, Samoa, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Hungary, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Antigua and Barbuda, Eswatini, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, and Ireland.
All UPR meetings are generally webcast live at http://webtv.un.org/.
