Human Rights Council 43rd Sess
2020-02-24 - 2020-03-20
The Human Rights Council, an intergovernmental deliberative body, will hold its 43rd Session from February 24 to March 20, 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland.

UN WG women discrimination
2020-02-24 - 2020-03-06
The UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls agreed to visit Romania from February 24 to March 6, 2020.

UN WG African descent (Peru)
2020-02-25 - 2020-03-04
The UN Working Group of experts on people of African descent agreed to visit Peru from February 25 to March 4, 2020.

ECtHR: Hanana v. Germany
2020-02-26
The ECtHR will also hold a Grand Chamber hearing in the case Hanana v. Germany (no. 4871/16) on February 26, 2020, in Strasbourg, France.

IACHR 175th Period of Sessions
2020-03-01 - 2020-03-10
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold its 175th Period of Sessions from March 1 to 10, 2020 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Postponed: UN SR expression
2020-03-01 - 2020-03-08
The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression agreed to visit the Maldives from March 1 to 8, 2020.

Zero Discrimination Day
2020-03-01
Zero Discrimination Day is observed on March 1.

CRC 84th Extraordinary Session
2020-03-02 - 2020-03-06
The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) will hold its 84th Extraordinary Session from March 2 to 6, 2020, in Apia, Samoa.

Human Rights Committee 128th
2020-03-02 - 2020-03-13
The Human Rights Committee will hold its 128th Session from March 2 to 27, 2020, in Geneva Switzerland.

UN IE older persons
2020-03-02 - 2020-03-12
The UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons agreed to visit New Zealand from March 2 to 12, 2020.

International Women's Day
2020-03-08 - 2020-03-09
The United Nations International Women’s Day is observed on March 8.

IACtHR 134th Session
2020-03-09 - 2020-03-13
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) will hold its 134th Regular Session from March 9 to 20, 2020, in San Jos√©, Costa Rica. (The session ended a week early due to COVID-19 concerns)

Postponed: CRPD 23rd Session
2020-03-09 - 2020-03-27
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) will hold its 23rd Session from March 9 to 27, 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland.

CESCR Pre-Sess WG 66th Session
2020-03-09 - 2020-03-13
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) Pre-sessional Working Group will hold its 66th Session from March 9 to 13, 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland.

UN SR indigenous peoples
2020-03-10 - 2020-03-19
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples agreed to visit Denmark and Greenland from March 10 to 19, 2020.

Postponed: UN IE solidarity
2020-03-16 - 2020-03-27
The UN Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity agreed to visit Costa Rica from March 16 to 27, 2020.

Cancelled: ECtHR- MA v Denmark
2020-03-18
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will hold a hearing in the case M.A. v. Denmark (no. 6697/18) on March 18, 2020, in Strasbourg, France.

Elimination of Race Discrimination
2020-03-21
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is commemorated on March 21 each year.

World Water Day
2020-03-22
World Water Day is commemorated on March 22.

Postponed: UN SR health
2020-03-23 - 2020-04-03
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health agreed to visit New Zealand from March 23 to April 3, 2020.

ECSR 312th Session
2020-03-23 - 2020-03-27
The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) of the Council of Europe will hold its 312th Session from March 23 to 27, 2020, in Strasbourg, France.

Right to Truth Day
2020-03-24
International Day for the Right to Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims is commemorated on March 24.

Slavery Victim Remembrance Day
2020-03-25
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is observed on March 25.

Postponed:CRPD 13th Pre-SessWG
2020-03-30 - 2020-04-03
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will hold its 13th Pre-sessional Working Group from March 30 to April 3, 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Canceled: CMW 32nd
2020-03-30 - 2020-04-03
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW) will hold its 32nd Session from March 30 to April 3, 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Rescheduled WG African descent
2020-03-30 - 2020-04-03
The UN Working Group of experts on people of African descent will hold its 26th Session from March 30 to April 3, 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland. (Rescheduled to November 30 ‚Äì December 4, 2020)

Mine Awareness Day
2020-04-04
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed on April 4.

World Health Day
2020-04-07
The World Health Organization’s World Health Day is observed on April 7.

Rwandan Genocide Remembrance
2020-04-07
Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide is observed on April 7.

Postponed:IACtHR 135th Session
2020-04-13 - 2020-04-24
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) will hold its 135th Regular Session from April 13 to 24, 2020, in San Jos√©, Costa Rica.
