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Cmmttee Rights of Child 75th
2017-05-15 - 2017-06-02
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child will hold its 75th Session in Geneva, Switzerland from May 15 to June 2, 2017, to review the State reports of Antigua and Barbuda, Bhutan, Cameroon, Lebanon, Mongolia, Qatar, and Romania.

International Day of Families
2017-05-15
International Day of Families is observed on May 15.

World Day Cultural Diversity
2017-05-21
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is observed on May 21.

Inter-American Comm'n 162nd
2017-05-22 - 2017-05-26
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold its 162nd Extraordinary Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina from May 22 to 26, 2017. It will hold public hearings during the session.

Biological Diversity Day
2017-05-22
International Day for Biological Diversity is observed on May 22.

WG Corporations - Canada
2017-05-23 - 2017-06-01
The United Nations Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises will conduct a country visit in Canada from May 23 to June 1, 2017.

Cmmtte ESC Rights 61st
2017-05-29 - 2017-06-23
The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will hold its 61st Session in Geneva, Switzerland from May 29 to June 23, 2017, to review the State reports of Australia, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Uruguay.

Cttee Rights of Child 77th Pre
2017-06-05 - 2017-06-09
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child will hold its 77th Pre-Sessional Working Group in Geneva, Switzerland from June 5 to 9, 2017 to consider the State reports of Angola, Guatemala, Marshall Islands, Palau, Panama, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Spain, and Sri Lanka.

Human Rights Council 35th Sess
2017-06-06 - 2017-06-23
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its 35th Session in Geneva, Switzerland from June 6 to June 23, 2017, where it will present human rights reports, conduct interactive discussions and panels on issue areas, and review UPR reports.

World Oceans Day
2017-06-08
World Oceans Day is observed on June 8.

Sub-Com Torture 32nd Session
2017-06-12 - 2017-06-16
The UN Sub-Committee on Prevention of Torture will hold its 32nd Session in Geneva, Switzerland from June 12 to 16, 2017. The Session is a closed door deliberative session.

Day Against Child Labour
2017-06-12
World Day Against Child Labour is observed on June 12.

ECtHR Hearing: Nait-Liman
2017-06-14
The European Court of Human Rights will hold a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Nait-Liman v. Switzerland on June 14, 2017.

Desertification and Drought
2017-06-17
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on June 17.

World Refugee Day
2017-06-20
World Refugee Day is observed on June 20.

International Widow's Day
2017-06-23
International Widow’s Day is observed on June 23.

UN Public Service Day
2017-06-23
United Nations Public Service Day is observed on June 23.

Torture Victim Support Day
2017-06-26
United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed on June 26.

Anti Drug Trafficking Day
2017-06-26
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed on June 26.

European Cttee Social Rights
2017-07-03 - 2017-07-07
The European Committee of Social Rights will hold its 293rd Session in Strasbourg, France from July 3 to 7, 2017.

Human Rights Committee 120th
2017-07-03 - 2017-07-28
The United Nations Human Rights Committee will hold its 120th Session in Geneva, Switzerland from July 3 to 28, 2017, to review the State reports of Honduras, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Switzerland.

CEDAW 67th
2017-07-03 - 2017-07-21
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women will hold its 67th Session in Geneva, Switzerland from July 3 to 21, 2017, to review the State reports of Barbados, Costa Rica, Italy, Montenegro, Niger, Nigeria, Romania, and Thailand.

Inter-American Comm'n 163rd
2017-07-03 - 2017-07-07
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will holds its 163rd Extraordinary Session in Lima, Peru from July 3 to 7, 2017. It will hold public hearings during the sessions.

WG Corporations - Peru
2017-07-10 - 2017-07-19
The United Nations Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises will conduct a country visit in Peru from July 10 to 19, 2017.

ECtHR Hearing: Zubac
2017-07-12
The European Court of Human Rights will hold a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Zubac v. Croatia on July 12, 2017.

IE Albinism - Tanzania
2017-07-18 - 2017-07-28
The United Nations Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism will conduct a country visit in Tanzania from July 18 to 28, 2017.

Nelson Mandela Day
2017-07-18
Nelson Mandela International Day is observed on July 18.

CEDAW 69th Pre-Sess WG
2017-07-24 - 2017-07-28
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women will hold its 69th Pre-Sessional Working Group in Geneva, Switzerland from July 24 to 28, 2017, to review the State reports of Fiji, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Suriname.

Committee Against Torture 61st
2017-07-24 - 2017-08-11
The United Nations Committee Against Torture will hold its 61st Session in Geneva, Switzerland from July 24 to August 11, 2017 to review the State reports of Antigua and Barbuda, Ireland, Panama, and Paraguay.

World Day against Trafficking
2017-07-30
The United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons is commemorated annually on July 30th.
