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Human Rights Committee 134th
2022-02-28 - 2022-03-25
The Human Rights Committee will hold its 134th Session from February 28 to March 25. It will review Bolivia, Cambodia, Iraq, Israel, Qatar, and Russia.

Zero Discrimination Day
2022-03-01
Zero Discrimination Day is observed on March 1.

IACHR 183 Period of Sessions
2022-03-07 - 2022-03-18
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold its 183rd Period of Sessions from March 7 to 18, in hybrid format.

CRPD 26th Session
2022-03-07 - 2022-03-25
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) will hold its 26th Session, in hybrid format, from March 7 to 25. The Committee will hold constructive dialogues with Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico, Switzerland, and Venezuela concerning their implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

International Women's Day
2022-03-08
The United Nations International Women’s Day is observed on March 8.

ECtHR Hrg: Hurbain v. Belgium
2022-03-09
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights will hold a hearing in the case of Hurbain v. Belgium on March 9. The webcast will be available here: https://echr.coe.int/Pages/home.aspx?p=hearings&c=

ECSR 326th Session
2022-03-21 - 2022-03-25
The European Committee of Social Rights will hold its 326th Session from March 21 to 25.

IACtHR 147 Period of Sessions
2022-03-21 - 2022-04-08
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) will hold its 147th Period of Sessions from March 21 to April 8.

Elimination of Race Discrimination
2022-03-21
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is commemorated on March 21 each year.

World Water Day
2022-03-22
World Water Day is commemorated on March 22.

ECtHR Hrg: Macate v. Lithuania
2022-03-23
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights will hold a hearing in the case of
Macatƒó v. Lithuania on March 23. The webcast will be available here: https://echr.coe.int/Pages/home.aspx?p=hearings&c=

Right to Truth Day
2022-03-24
International Day for the Right to Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims is commemorated on March 24.

Slavery Victim Remembrance Day
2022-03-25
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is observed on March 25.

CMW 34th Session
2022-03-28 - 2022-04-08
The Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers (CMW) will hold its 34th Session from March 28 to April 8, in Geneva. It will hold constructive dialogues with Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, and Paraguay concerning their implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.

CED 22nd Session
2022-03-28 - 2022-04-08
The Committee on Enforced Disappearance (CED) will hold its 22nd Session from March 28 to April 8. The CED will hold constructive dialogues with Greece and Niger concerning their implementation on the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, and will adopt lists of issues for Cambodia, Gambia, and Niger.

Mine Awareness Day
2022-04-04
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed on April 4.

World Health Day
2022-04-07
The World Health Organization’s World Health Day is observed on April 7.

Rwandan Genocide Remembrance
2022-04-07
Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide is observed on April 7.

International Mother Earth Day
2022-04-22
International Mother Earth Day is observed on April 22.

CAT 73rd Session
2022-04-25 - 2022-05-20
The UN Committee Against Torture is tentatively scheduled to hold its 73rd Session from April 25 to May 20, 2022. The States under review are: Cuba, Iceland, Kenya, Montenegro, the United Arab Emirates, and Uruguay.

World Day for Work Safety
2022-04-28
World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed on April 28.

Chemical Warfare Victims' Day
2022-04-29
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is observed on April 29.

CRC 90th Session
2022-05-03 - 2022-06-03
The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is holding its 90th Session from May 3 to June 3 in Geneva. In May, the Committee held constructive dialogues with Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Greece, Iceland, Kiribati, Somalia, and Zambia concerning their implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

World Press Freedom Day
2022-05-03
World Press Freedom Day is observed on May 3.

WWII Victim Remembrance
2022-05-08 - 2022-05-09
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War is observed on May 8 and 9.

International Day of Families
2022-05-15
International Day of Families is observed on May 15.

World Day Cultural Diversity
2022-05-21
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is observed on May 21.

Biological Diversity Day
2022-05-22
International Day for Biological Diversity is observed on May 22.

AfCHPR 65th Ordinary Session
2022-05-30 - 2022-06-14
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights will hold its 65th Ordinary Session from May 30 to June 14 in Arusha, Tanzania.

IACtHR 64 Extraord. Session
2022-05-30
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) will hold its 64th Extraordinary Period of Sessions, virtually, on May 30 to deliberate on a request for an advisory opinion on differentiated approaches to the rights of people deprived of liberty.
