Call for Input, UN IE on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI)
2026-02-15
The UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI) has issued a call for input to inform a thematic report on violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women. The call for input provides further detail on key questions the rapporteur seeks to address. This report will be presented at the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council.

Call for Input, OHCHR (UN human rights treaty body system)
2026-02-15
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for inputs to inform its upcoming biennial report to the UN General Assembly “on the status of the human rights treaty body system and the progress achieved by the human rights treaty bodies in realizing greater efficiency and effectiveness in their work, including the number of reports submitted and reviewed by the committees, the visits undertaken and the individual communications received and reviewed, where applicable, the state of the backlog, capacity-building efforts and the results achieved, as well as the situation in terms of ratifications, increased reporting and the allocation of meeting time and proposals on measures, including on the basis of information and observations from Member States, to enhance the engagement of all States parties in the dialogue with the treaty bodies.”
Please submit inputs to ohchr-tbs@un.org in digital or electronic formats accessible to persons with disabilities, for example, Word or text formats. The responses will be posted as received on the following OHCHR webpage http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRTD/Pages/TBStrengthening.aspx.

Visit to Chad, UN SR on trafficking in persons
2026-02-16 - 2026-02-26 | Chad, Chad
The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons is scheduled to visit Chad.

Call for Input, WG on peasants (right to seeds)
2026-02-19
The UN Working group on peasants is seeking input to inform a thematic report on the right to seeds, which will be presented to the Human Rights Council later this year.

Call for Input, WG on peasants (Peasant Territorialities)
2026-02-19
The UN Working group on peasants is calling for input to inform a thematic report on Peasant Territorialities of Sea and Land, which will be delivered to the UN General Assembly later this year.

Deadline to Apply for Financial Support for PFPAD
2026-02-20
The 5th session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (PFPAD) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland starting April 14, 2026. Members of civil society who wish to apply for financial support to participate must do so by February 20.

Call for Input, UN WG on Business and Human Rights
2026-02-20
The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights has issued a call for input to inform an upcoming thematic report considering how the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) “has been and should be applied in relation to corporate governance, through consideration of States duties to prevent human rights abuses, the corporate responsibility to respect human rights, and access to effective remedies.” The “particular focus [of the report] will be on director’s duties and the responsibilities of senior executive governance of large businesses (as these impact significantly on small and medium sized businesses).”

Call for Input, OHCHR (mental health of young people)
2026-02-20
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for inputs to inform a study on the impact of mental health challenges on the enjoyment of human rights by young people.

World Day of Social Justice
2026-02-20
World Day of Social Justice is observed on February 20.

Call for Input, UN SR on Indigenous Peoples (land demarcation, registration and titling)
2026-02-20
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples has issued a call for input to inform a thematic report on demarcation, registration and titling of Indigenous Peoples’ lands, territories and resources, to be presented at the UN General Assembly.

Call for Input, UN SR on Indigenous Peoples (women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health)
2026-02-20
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples has issued a call for input to inform a thematic report on the topic of historical and contemporary forms of violations against Indigenous women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights, to be presented to the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council. The call for input provides further detail on key questions the rapporteur seeks to address.

Human Rights Committee (ICCPR) PSWG 145
2026-02-23 - 2026-02-27 | Geneva, 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. In preparation for its 145th session, the Committee’s Pre-sessional Working Group is scheduled to convene.

Voices, Rights, Action: Standing with Roma and Travellers
2026-02-23 - 2026-03-03 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
On February 26, UN independent experts, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, and Romani human rights defenders from various parts of Europe and the Americas discuss human rights issues facing Roma and Travellers, challenges in addressing antigypsyism, and ways forward. Information about in-person attendance and online participation is available by scanning the QR code in the event flyer, or by consulting the event webpage.
From February 26 to March 3, The Office of the UN High Commisssioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights will also present a hybrid exhibition on the human rights of Roma and Travellers in Europe and the Americas. The exhibition features photographs from the travelling exhibition The Unheard 12 Million, an initiative by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, as part of his priority work on the human rights of Roma and Travellers. The exhibition visually supports the Commissioner’s book The Unheard 12 Million – The Unstoppable Voices of Roma and Traveller Women, published in October 2025. The exhibition also includes, on an interactive screen, the crowd-sourced initiative Romani Memory Map for the Americas. The Map is also available online in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

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.

Call for Input, UN SR on Belarus
2026-02-26
The UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus has issued a call for input to inform his 2026 report on the situation of human rights in Belarus to the Human Rights Council.

Deadline for Registering to Attend UNPFII
2026-02-27
The 25th annual session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) will take place at UN Headquarters in New York starting April 20, 2026.
All who wish to participate in the forum must both obtain accreditation and register. The deadlines are as follows:

Accreditation must be requested via the UN’s iCSO system by January 30, 2026.
Accredited participants must register via the UN’s Indico system by February 27, 2026.

Call for Input, UN Secretary General (death penalty)
2026-02-27
The UN Secretary General has issued a call for input to inform a report to the UN Human Rights Council on “a yearly supplement to his quinquennial report on capital punishment and the implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty, paying special attention to the imposition of the death penalty on persons younger than 18 years of age at the time of the offence, on pregnant women and on persons with mental or intellectual disabilities.”

Call for Input, UN SR on summary, extrajudicial or arbitrary executions
2026-02-28
The UN Special Rapporteur on summary, extrajudicial or arbitrary executions has issued a call for inputs to inform an upcoming thematic report that “will examine the pain and suffering inflicted at each stage of the process of capital punishment—investigation and trial, death-row conditions, methods of execution, and post-execution practices—and its impact on the condemned person and their family members, including discriminatory patterns, from the perspective of the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and the protection of human dignity.” This report will be presented to the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council.

Call for Input, UN IE on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI)
2026-02-28
The UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI) is calling for inputs in advance of a country visit to Mongolia in May 2026.

Call for Input, UN WG on the use of mercenaries
2026-02-28
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 has issued a call for input in advance of a country visit to Colombia in March 2026.

Zero Discrimination Day
2026-03-01
Zero Discrimination Day is observed on March 1.

Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT), Special Fund Applications Due
2026-03-01
The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is calling for applications to the Special Fund of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture. The call for applications specifies that “proposed projects should aim to contribute to the establishment or effective functioning of national preventive mechanisms a) through implementation of country-specific recommendations that the SPT made after the country visit or NPM’s visit which are contained in the published SPT visit report or b) through educational programmes of national preventive mechanisms.”

Call for Input, OHCHR (missing persons and children)
2026-03-02
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for input to inform the Secretary-General’s upcoming report on missing persons and children.

IACHR, Call for information (freedom of expression)
2026-03-02
The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will prepare a report on the impact of artificial intelligence on human rights in the Americas, including generative artificial intelligence. In this context, the Office of the Special Rapporteur invites civil society organizations, international organizations, human rights defenders, academic institutions, other institutions and interested individuals, as well as private sector companies, to respond, in whole or in part, to the attached questionnaire. Deadline for the submission of written contributions: March 2. Please send responses to cidhexpresion@oas.org and include the following subject line in the email: “Consultation Questionnaire – Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Human Rights in the Americas.” For further information on the issues to be addressed and the requirements and format for submitting written contributions, please review the attached questionnaire.

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.

ECtHR Hrg: Tergek v. Turkiye
2026-03-04 | Human Rights Building, Strasbourg, France
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will hold a hearing in the case of Tergek v. Turkiye (no. 39631/20) at 9:15 am at the Human Rights Building in Strasbourg, France. Court hearings are public and may be viewed via webcast or in person. Pre-registration is required for in-person attendance.

Call for Input, UN WG on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID)
2026-03-06
The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) has issued a call for submissions to inform their thematic report on enforced disappearances and memorialization.

Call for Input, OHCHR (protecting and promoting civic space)
2026-03-06
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for States and civil society to respond to an online survey and share good practices and measures to protect and promote civic space in their countries.

International Women's Day
2026-03-08
The United Nations International Women’s Day is observed on March 8.
