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CAT, Civil Society Submissions Due
2025-10-13
In preparation for its 83rd session, the Committee Against Torture is accepting written contributions from NGOs and other civil society actors to inform the Committee’s review of the following State reports: Albania, Argentina, Bahrain and Israel.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) 181
2025-10-13 - 2025-10-17
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) will hold its 181st Ordinary Session.

European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) 351
2025-10-13 - 2025-10-17
The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) will hold its 351st Session. The agenda and synopsis of the session will be posted on the Committee’s webpage after the conclusion of the session.

Rural Women Day
2025-10-15
International Day of Rural Women is observed on October 15.

Call for Submissions, UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFMI)
2025-10-15
The UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFMI) will continue to receive submissions that will inform its oral update to the UN General Assembly in October 2025 and its report to the UN Human Rights Council in 2026. Submissions may refer to, but are not limited to, the areas listed in the FFMI’s Call for Submissions. The Call for Submissions also contains recommendations on steps to follow when submitting information to the FFMI.

World Food Day
2025-10-16
World Food Day is observed on October 16.

Call for Input, UN SR on the human right to a healthy environment
2025-10-16
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a healthy environment has issued a call for input to inform her report on the protection of clean air, as a vital element of the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The special rapporteur plans to present this report at the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council in March 2026.

Poverty Eradication Day
2025-10-17
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on October 17.

Call for Input, UN IE on international solidarity
2025-10-17
The UN Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity has issued a call for input to inform her upcoming report to the Human Rights Council on on Peace and international solidarity.
While submissions on other topics are welcome, the UN Independent Expert has provided in her call for input a list of 17 specific areas related to which she is most interested in receiving comments, observations and examples of good practices on.

Call for Input, UN IE on the rights of persons with albinism
2025-10-17
The UN Independent Expert on the rights of persons with albinism has issued a call for input to inform a report on the right to employment for persons with albanism. The call for input details specifies further the type of information the rapporteur is looking for, such as information on employment-related data and experiences, as well as examples of policies and measures. The special rapporteur plans to present her report to the 61st session of the Human Rights Council in March 2026.

CERD, Civil Society Submissions Due
2025-10-20
In preparation for its 116th session, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is accepting written contributions from NGOs and other civil society actors to inform its review of the following State reports: Burundi, Guatemala, Maldives, New Zealand, Sweden and Tunisia.

Call for Input, UN SR on unilateral coercive measures
2025-10-20
The UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights has issued a call for submissions of additional input, comments and suggestions for the finalisation of “Principles and Guidance on humanitarian action” that she has been drafting.

Call for Input, UN SR on unilateral coercive measures
2025-10-20
The UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights has issued a second call for input to collect feedback, comments and suggestions on her first draft of the Guidance on Effective Remedy, Responsibility and Redress in Unilateral Sanctions Environment.

Call for Input, ACHPR Draft Advocacy Framework for withdrawing reservations on some provisions of the Maputo Protocol
2025-10-22
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) invites stakeholders to submit their contributions to improve the final text of its Draft Advocacy Framework for withdrawing reservations on some provisions of the Maputo Protocol on the rights of women and girls. Please email submissions of no more than 5 pages to au-banjul@africanunion.org, copying MbengueI@africanunion.org.

United Nations Day
2025-10-24
United Nations Day is observed on October 24.

Call for Input, UN SR on freedom of religion or belief
2025-10-24
The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has issued a call for input to inform a report on freedom of religion or belief in relation to death and the honouring of the deceased. This report will be presented at the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council in March 2026.

Registration Deadline for Attendance, Committee Against Torture (CAT) 83
2025-10-26
NGOs and other civil society actors that have submitted written information to the Committee Against Torture (CAT) in respect of a given State party under review during the Committee’s 83rd session may register to participate in person in the 83rd session in November 2025. Instructions for getting accredited and for registering to participate in the session are available on the Committee’s webpage.
All public meetings of the Committee are also generally webcast live at http://webtv.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 Committee’s main webpage (under “Sessions”), the UN’s Indico calendar or by contacting ohchr-tbs@un.org via email.

Session, UN EM on the Right to Development 12
2025-10-27 - 2025-10-29 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The UN Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development (EMRTD) is scheduled to hold its 12th session in Geneva.

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) PSWG 94
2025-10-27 - 2025-10-31
Due to the ongoing liquidity crisis at the UN, the Pre-sessional Working Group for the 94th session of the Committee on the Elimination against Women (CEDAW) will be held online, in closed meetings. During these meetings the Committee will:

adopt a list of issues in relation to the periodic report of Cook Islands, as well as lists of issues prior to reporting for the following States parties: Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon, Croatia, Eswatini, Ghana, India, Liberia, Madagascar, Sierra Leone and Vanuatu; and
assess the follow-up reports of Costa Rica, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Slovenia, Tunisia, and Ukraine.

NGOs are invited to provide written information following the instructions for participation available on the session information page. At the time of submission of written information, NGOs may also request to participate remotely in an informal private meeting that will be held online on Monday, 27 October 2025 from 14h00 to 15h30 (Geneva time; time to be confirmed).
The Committee has postponed its State party reviews of Argentina, Cabo Verde, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Iraq, Lesotho, Lithuania, The Netherlands and Viet Nam to its next session in February 2026.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) 182
2025-10-27 - 2025-10-31
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) will hold its 182nd Ordinary Session.

UN Social Forum
2025-10-30 - 2025-10-31 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The UN Human Rights Council will convene the annual Social Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. This year’s theme is focused on the contribution of education to the respect, promotion, protection and fulfilment of all human rights for all. Participants are required to register ahead of time through the UN’s Indico System.

Call for Input, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
2025-10-31
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has issued a call for input to inform draft guidelines on addressing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls with disabilities. The deadline for submissions in response to this call for input has been extended to October 31, 2025.

Call for Input, UN WG on discrimination against women and girls
2025-10-31
The UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls has issued a call for inputs to inform its preparation of a report on the digital space and artificial intelligence’s existing and potential impact on substantive gender equality. The Working Group will present this report to the UN Human Rights Council in June 2026.

Call for Input, UN SR on the rights of persons with disabilities
2025-10-31 | Colombia, Colombia
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities has issued a call for input to inform a report on equal participation of persons with disabilities in political life. The Special Rapporteur will present this report to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2026.

Call for Input, UN SR on the sale and sexual exploitation of children
2025-10-31 | Colombia, Colombia
The UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children has issued a call for input to inform her final report to the UN Human Rights Council in February-March 2026. “The report will focus on an overview of the main developments relating to the mandate and new patterns of sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children with a view to developing ideas and recommendations for taking the mandate forward and effectively combatting the phenomenon.” While the Special Rapporteur welcomes all submissions, she has outlined in the call for input some specific questions she’s looking to receive information on.

CRC, Civil Society Submissions Due
2025-11-01
In preparation for its Pre-Sessional Working Group for the 102nd session, the Committee on the Rights of the Child is accepting written contributions from NGOs and other civil society actors to inform its adoption of a list of issues for Suriname. The Committee requests that written contributions be submitted through the Child Rights Connect website.

**POSTPONED** Visit to Saudi Arabia, UN SR on violence against women and girls
2025-11-02 - 2025-11-12 | Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls was scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia, but this visit has been postponed for financial reasons.

Call for Input, UN SR on minority issues
2025-11-03
The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues has issued a call for input to inform his upcoming visit to the European Union in January 2026.

CMW, Civil Society Submissions Due
2025-11-03
In preparation for its 41st session, the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers (CMW) is accepting written contributions from NGOs and other civil society actors to inform the Committee’s assessment of State reports received from Honduras, Indonesia, and Mauritania, as well as to inform the adoption of lists of issues for Colombia, Albania, and Uganda.

Universal Periodic Review 50
2025-11-03 - 2025-11-14
The Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) will hold its 50th session from November 3 to 14, 2025 to conduct the fourth cycle reviews for Belarus, Liberia, Malawi, Mongolia, Panama, Maldives, Andorra, Bulgaria, Honduras, United States of America, Marshall Islands, Croatia, Jamaica and Libya.
All UPR meetings are generally webcast live at http://webtv.un.org/.
