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ECHR Schatschaschwili v Germ.
2015-03-04
The European Court of Human Rights will hold a Grand Chamber hearing on the case of Schatschaschwili v. Germany (no. 9154/10) on March 4.

Human Rights Council 28th Sess
2015-03-02 - 2015-03-27
The UN Human Rights Council will hold its 28th regular session in Geneva, from March 2 to 27.

Zero Discrimination Day
2015-03-01
Zero Discrimination Day is observed on March 1.

SR Violence Women South Africa
2015-02-25 - 2015-03-07
The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women will conduct a country visit to South Africa from February 25 to March 7.

Advisory Committee HR Council
2015-02-23 - 2015-02-27
The UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its 14th session in Geneva from February 23 to 27.

Committee ESCR
2015-02-23 - 2015-03-06
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will hold its 54th session from February 23 to March 6 to consider the State reports of Gambia, Paraguay, and Tajikistan.

World Day of Social Justice
2015-02-20
World Day of Social Justice is observed on February 20.

SR Contemporary Forms Slavery
2015-02-19 - 2015-02-26
The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences will conduct a country visit to Belgium from February 19 to 26.

Sub-Committee Torture
2015-02-16 - 2015-02-20
The UN Sub-Committee on the Prevention of Torture will hold its 25th session from February 16 to 20.

CEDAW 60th Session
2015-02-16 - 2015-03-06
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women will hold its 60th Session from February 16 to March 6 to consider the State reports of Azerbaijan, Denmark, Ecuador, Eritrea, Gabon, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, and Tuvalu.

Zero Tolerance for FGM Day
2015-02-06
The World Health Organization’s International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is observed on February 6.

ECHR Mozer v. Moldova/Russia
2015-02-04
The European Court of Human Rights will hold a Grand Chamber hearing on the case of Mozer v. the Republic of Moldova and Russia (no. 11138/10) on February 4.

SR Human Rights of Migrants
2015-02-02 - 2015-02-05
The Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants will conduct a country visit to Belgium from February 2 to 5.

Committee Rights of Child
2015-02-02 - 2015-02-06
The Committee on the Rights of the Child will hold its 70th pre-sessional working group from February 2 to 6 to consider the State reports of Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland, Timor-Leste, and the United Arab Emirates.

Comm. Enforced Disappearances
2015-02-02 - 2015-02-13
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances will hold its 8th session from February 2 to 13 to consider the State reports of Armenia, Mexico, and Serbia.

WG Rights of Peasants
2015-02-02 - 2015-02-06
The UN Working Group on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas will hold its 2nd session, in Geneva, from February 2 to 6, 2015.

ECHR Perincek v. Switzerland
2015-01-28
The European Court of Human Rights will hold a Grand Chamber hearing on the case of Perincek v. Switzerland (no. 27510/08) on January 28.

SR Independence Judges/Lawyers
2015-01-27 - 2015-02-03
The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers will conduct a country visit to Portugal from January 27 to February 3.

Holocaust Commemoration Day
2015-01-27
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust is observed on January 27.

IE on Rights of Older Persons
2015-01-22 - 2015-01-30
The Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons will conduct a country visit to Austria from January 22 to 30.

ECHR Dvorski v. Croatia
2015-01-21
The European Court of Human Rights will hold a Grand Chamber hearing on the case of Dvorski v. Croatia (no. 25703/11) on January 21.

European Comm. Social Rights
2015-01-20 - 2015-01-22
The European Committee of Social Rights will hold its 276th session in Strasbourg, France from January 20 to 22.

Universal Periodic Review - 21
2015-01-19 - 2015-01-30
The 21st session of the Universal Periodic Review will be held in Geneva from January 19 to 30. The human rights records of Kyrgyzstan, Kiribati, Guinea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Spain, Lesotho, Kenya, Armenia, Guinea-Bissau, Sweden, Grenada, Turkey, Ethiopia, and Bolivia will be reviewed.

SR Human Rights in Korea
2015-01-19 - 2015-01-23
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will conduct a visit to Tokyo from January 19 to 23 to follow-up on his previous information-gathering mission in April 2014.

SR on adequate housing
2015-01-19 - 2015-01-27
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 will conduct a country visit to Cabo Verde from January 19 to 27.

SR Violence Women - Palestine
2015-01-19 - 2015-01-29
The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women will conduct a country visit to Palestine from January 19 to 29.

SR Freedom of Assembly
2015-01-19 - 2015-01-30
The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association will conduct a country visit to Kazakhstan from January 19 to 30.

Committee Rights of Child
2015-01-12 - 2015-01-30
The Committee on the Rights of the Child will hold its 68th session from January 12 to 30 to consider the State reports of Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Gambia, Iraq, Jamaica, Mauritius, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Tanzania, and Uruguay.

Human Solidarity Day
2014-12-20
International Human Solidarity Day is observed on December 20.

International Migrants Day
2014-12-18
International Migrants Day is observed on December 18.
