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Visit to Portugal, UN IE on the rights of persons with albinism
2025-11-17 - 2025-11-26 | Portugal, Portugal
The UN Independent Expert on the rights of persons with albinism is scheduled to visit Portugal.

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) 116
2025-11-17 - 2025-12-05 | Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is scheduled to hold its 116th session in Geneva, Switzerland. According to the NGO Information Note, any civil society organizations wanting to attend the Session must register by November 3. All public meetings of the Committee are also generally webcast live at http://webtv.un.org/. During this session, the Committee will consider reports from Buundi, Guatemala, Maldives, New Zealand, Sweden and Tunisia; lists of issues prior to reporting for Laos, Japan, Panama and Tonga; and the need for urgent action procedures or early warning measures. An annotated provisional agenda is now available on the session page.
The Committee will also hold informal meetings and lunchtime briefings with NGO representatives who have submitted written contributions. NGO representatives must register for these separately via email to the Secretariat at ohchr-cerd@un.org.

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 of treaty body sessions may be subject to change. More information may be available by checking the UN’s Indico calendar or by contacting ohchr-tbs@un.org via email.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) 184
2025-11-17 - 2025-12-05
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) will hold its 184th Ordinary Session.

ECtHR Hrg: Grande Oriente d’Italia v. Italy
2025-11-19 | Human Rights Building, Strasbourg, France
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will hold a hearing in the case of Grande Oriente d’Italia v. Italy (no. 29550/17) 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.

Universal Children's Day
2025-11-20
Universal Children’s Day is observed on November 20.

Call for Input, UN IE on human rights and international solidarity
2025-11-21
The UN Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity has issued a call for input to inform her upcoming report on peace, considering both its negative (absence of violence or war) and positive (active pursuit of a culture of peace and solidarity) dimensions.

Call for Input, UN IE on foreign debt and human rights
2025-11-21
The UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights has issued a call for input to inform her upcoming report on international assistance and cooperation. The call for input delineates some of the key questions that the independent expert is looking to address.

UN Forum on Business and Human Rights
2025-11-24 - 2025-11-26 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights will take place in Geneva, Switzerland. This year’s theme is focused on accelerating action on business and human rights amidst crises and transformations. Those wishing to participate either in-person or online must register ahead of time through the UN’s Indico System. Further information on ways to engage in this forum, as well as access to the full forum agenda are now available on the UN’s webpage for this event.

End Violence against Women
2025-11-25
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on November 25.

African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) 46
2025-11-26 - 2025-12-06 | Maseru, Maseru, Lesotho
The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) is scheduled to hold its 46th Ordinary Session. This session will bring together experts, stakeholders, and representatives from across the continent to discuss the state of child rights in Africa, review reports from member states, and engage in dialogue on enhancing the welfare and protection of children. Those interested in participating in person may register on the Committee’s webpage. Alternatively, participants may also register to attend the session via Zoom.

UN Forum on Minority Issues
2025-11-27 - 2025-11-28 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The UN Forum on Minority Issues will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from November 27 to 28. This year’s theme is the contribution of minorities to diverse, resilient, and peaceful societies. The forum will include panels on (a.) building trust and cohesion; (b.) recognizing the full contribution of minorities to the economic, social, cultural, political, and institutional fabric of the societies they are part of; and (c.) ensuring meaningful inclusion of minorities in peacebuilding, accountability and transitional justice processes. Participants are required to register ahead of time through the UN’s Indico System.

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), Civil Society Submissions Due
2025-11-28
In preparation for its 79th session, this Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is accepting written contributions from NGOs and other civil society actors to inform the Committee’s adoption of a list of issues for Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Paraguay, Slovakia, and Zambia.

Solidarity with Palestinians
2025-11-29
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed on November 29.

Call for Input, UN EM on the Right to Development (EMRTD)
2025-11-30
The UN Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development (EMRTD) has issued a call for input to inform a thematic study on thematic study on “Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cultural Rights, and the Right to Development.”

Group of Independent Experts on the Human Rights Situation in Belarus, Call for Submissions
2025-11-30
The UN Group of Independent Experts on the Human Rights Situation in Belarus has issued a call for submission of information and documentation relevant to its investigation of human rights violations and abuses committed in Belarus since May 1, 2020.

Call for Input, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
2025-11-30
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has issued a call for responses to a survey that will inform its drafting of guidelines “to support the prevention, eradication, punishment, and reparation of violence based on disability.”

World AIDS Day
2025-12-01
World AIDS Day is observed on December 1.

Human Rights Committee (ICCPR), Civil Society Submissions Due
2025-12-01
In preparation for its 145th session, the Human Rights Committee is accepting written contributions from NGOs and other civil society actors to inform the Committee’s assessment of reports following up on the most recent concluding observations issued to Botswana, Cambodia, and Ukraine.

Call for Input, UN WG on Business and Human Rights
2025-12-01
The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights has issued a call for input to inform a report on agri-business, food security and human rights. The call for input delineates the key questions and types of input/comments that the working group is seeking. This report will be presented at the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council in June 2026.

Call for Input, UN WG on Business and Human Rights
2025-12-01
The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights has issued a call for input to inform a thematic study on issues related to Indigenous Peoples’ free, prior and informed consent (FPIC), business, and human rights. This study will be presented as an addendum report to the Human Rights Council in its 62th session in June 2026. Inputs can be country-specific or of a general nature.

Call for Submissions, UN Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
2025-12-01
The UN Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic invites submissions of information and documentation to inform the report that it must submit to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2026. The type of information the Commission of Inquiry is particularly interested in, as well as instructions on how to submit information, are detailed in the Commission’s Call for Submissions.

Call for Input, UN SR on counter-terrorism and human rights
2025-12-01
The UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights has issued a call for input to inform an upcoming thematic report on the definitions of “terrorism”, “terrorist organisation” and “violent extremism” to be presented to the Human Rights Council in March 2026.

Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) PSWG, Civil Society Submissions Due
2025-12-01
In preparation for its Pre-Sessional Working Group for the 103rd pre-session, the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is accepting written contributions from NGOs and other civil society actors to inform its adoption of a list of issues prior to reporting for Australia, Barbados, Botswana, Chad, Lebanon, Trinidad and Tobago. The Committee requests that written contributions be submitted through the Child Rights Connect website.

European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) 352
2025-12-01 - 2025-12-05
The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) will hold its 352nd Session. The agenda and synopsis of the session will be posted on the Committee’s webpage after the conclusion of the session.

Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) 41
2025-12-01 - 2025-12-11 | Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) is scheduled to hold its 41st session in Geneva, Switzerland. During this session, the Committee will consider the second periodic reports of Honduras, Indonesia, and Mauritania. The Committee will also adopt a list of issues for Colombia, as well as lists of issues prior to reporting for Albania and Uganda. According to the Information Note for Civil Society Organizations, the Committee requests that written or oral submissions of information be transmitted to the Committee by November 3. Those wishing to publicly address the Committee during the session must submit their request by November 14. Those wishing to attend in-person any public sessions of the Committee are also required to register using the Indico system.

Visit to Australia, UN WG on arbitrary detention
2025-12-01 - 2025-12-12 | Australia, Australia
The UN Working Group on arbitrary dentention is scheduled to visit Australia.

Slavery Abolition Day
2025-12-02
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed on December 2.

Visit to Austria, UN SR on racism
2025-12-02 - 2025-12-09 | Austria, Austria
The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism will visit Austria. She will present her full report to the UN Human Rights Council in June 2026.

Expert Seminar: UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP)
2025-12-03 - 2025-12-05 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) will host an inter-sessional expert seminar. The theme matches that of its next annual study: “the rights of Indigenous Peoples in conflict and post-conflict situations.” Those wishing to attend may register through the Indico system.

Persons with Disabilities Day
2025-12-03
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on December 3.
