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Human Rights Council 43rd Sess
2020-02-24 - 2020-03-20
The Human Rights Council, an intergovernmental deliberative body, will hold its 43rd Session from February 24 to March 20, 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland.

UN WG women discrimination
2020-02-24 - 2020-03-06
The UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls agreed to visit Romania from February 24 to March 6, 2020.

Int'l mother language day
2020-02-21
International Mother Language Day

World Day of Social Justice
2020-02-20
World Day of Social Justice is observed on February 20.

ACHPR 27th Extraordinary Sess
2020-02-19 - 2020-03-04
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights will hold its 27th Extraordinary Session from February 19 to March 4, 2020 in Banjul, The Gambia.

CESCR 67th Session
2020-02-17 - 2020-03-06
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) will hold its 67th Session from February 17 to March 6, 2020.

UN SR displaced persons (Iraq)
2020-02-15 - 2020-02-23
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons agreed to visit Iraq from February 15 to 23, 2020.

World Radio Day
2020-02-13

UN SR leprosy (Japan)
2020-02-12 - 2020-02-19
The UN Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members agreed to visit Japan from February 12 to 19, 2020.

Int'l day of women in science
2020-02-11
International Day of Women and Girls in Science

World Pulses Day
2020-02-10

CEDAW Committee 75th Session
2020-02-10 - 2020-02-28
The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) will hold its 75th Session from February 10 to 28, 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Sub-Commttee Torture 40th Sess
2020-02-10 - 2020-02-14
The Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) will hold its 40th Session from February 10 to 14, 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland.

UN SR housing (New Zealand)
2020-02-10 - 2020-02-20
The UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context agreed to visit New Zealand from February 10 to 20, 2020.

UN WG enforced disappearances
2020-02-10 - 2020-02-14
The UN Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances will hold its 120th Session from February 10 to 14, 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland.

CRC Pre-Sess WG 85th Sess
2020-02-10 - 2020-02-14
The Committee on the Rights of the Child Pre-Sessional Working Group will hold its 85th Session from February 10 to 14, 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Zero Tolerance for FGM Day
2020-02-06
The World Health Organization’s International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is observed on February 6.

ECtHR: √Åstr√°√∞sson v. Iceland
2020-02-05
The ECtHR will hold a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Gu√∞mundur Andri √Åstr√°√∞sson v. Iceland (no. 26374/18) on February 5, 2020, in Strasbourg, France.

UN WG transnt'l corporations
2020-02-03 - 2020-02-07
The UN Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises will hold its 25th Session from February 3 to 7, 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland.

IACHR in loco visit(Venezuela)
2020-02-03 - 2020-02-07
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will make a visit in loco to Venezuela from February 3 to 7, 2020.

World Wetlands Day
2020-02-02

Holocaust Commemoration Day
2020-01-27
The UN Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust is observed January 27, 2019.

UN SR poverty (Spain)
2020-01-27 - 2020-02-07
The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights agreed to visit Spain from January 27 to February 7, 2020.

UN IE foreign debt (Mauritius)
2020-01-27 - 2020-02-06
The UN Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights agreed to visit Mauritius from January 27 to February 6, 2020.

IACtHR 133rd Session
2020-01-27 - 2020-02-07
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) will hold its 133rd Regular Session from January 27 to February 7, 2020, in San Jos√©, Costa Rica.

ECSR 311th Session
2020-01-27 - 2020-01-31
The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) of the Council of Europe will hold its 311th Session from January 27 to January 31, 2020, in Strasbourg, France.

IACHR in loco visit (Chile)
2020-01-25 - 2020-02-01
IACHR will make a visit in loco to Chile from January 25 to February 1.

UN SR human rights defenders
2020-01-21 - 2020-02-03
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders agreed to visit Peru from January 21 to February 3, 2020.

UN SR food (Italy)
2020-01-20 - 2020-01-31
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food agreed to visit Italy from January 20 to January 31, 2020.

CRC 83rd Session
2020-01-20 - 2020-02-07
The Committee on the Rights of the Child will hold its 83rd Session in Geneva, Switzerland from January 20 to February 7, 2020.
