International Youth Day
2025-08-12
International Youth Day is observed on August 12.

Meeting Requests Due, UN WG Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances 137
2025-08-15 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances is scheduled to hold its 137th session in Geneva from September 15 to 24. According to its latest newsletter, States, victims, CSOs, NGOs and National Human Rights Institutions can request a meeting with the Working Group during the session. The meetings can be held in person or online, but requests for these meetings must be made at least one month prior to the start of the session by emailing hrc-wg-eid@un.org.

Visit to Brazil, UN SR on contemporary forms of slavery
2025-08-18 - 2025-08-29 | Brazil, Brazil
The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery is scheduled to visit Brazil.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) 179
2025-08-18 - 2025-09-03
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) will hold its 179th Ordinary Session.

World Humanitarian Day
2025-08-19
World Humanitarian Day is observed on August 19.

IACHR, Deadline to request public hearing for Period of Sessions 194
2025-08-22
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is set to conduct its 194th Period of Sessions between November 10 and November 21, 2025. In-person public hearings are to be held over the period November 17–21 at the University of Miami (United States).
Requests for public hearings may be filed between August 1 and 22 (Washington DC, time).

CERD, Civil Society Submissions Due
2025-08-25
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 the following:

The Committee’s adoption of lists of issues prior to reporting for Laos, Japan, Panama and Tonga.
The Committee’s assessment of reports following up on the most recent concluding observations issued to Bolivia, Mexico, Moldova, San Marino and Viet Nam.
The Committee’s consideration of the need for early warning measures or urgent action procedures (EWUAP).

Call for Input, UN SR on racism
2025-08-25
The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance has issued a call for input to inform an upcoming country visit to Austria in December 2025.

Session, UN WG on arbitrary detention
2025-08-25 - 2025-08-29 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The Working Group on arbitrary detention will hold a session in Geneva, Switzerland.

Day against Nuclear Tests
2025-08-29
International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on August 29.

Enforced Disappearances Day
2025-08-30
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is observed on August 30.

Victims of Disappearances Day
2025-08-30
The UN International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is observed on August 30.

Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, Preferred Submission Deadline
2025-08-31
The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine has issued a call for submission of information and documentation relevant to its mandate.

Call for Input, UN SR on the right to development
2025-08-31
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development has issued a call for input to inform an upcoming country visit to Germany.

Call for Input, UN SR on counter-terrorism and human rights (Artificial Intelligence)
2025-09-01
The UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights has issued a call for input to inform a position paper on the human rights impacts of using artificial intelligence in countering terrorism, including guidance on good practices.

Call for Input, UN SR on counter-terrorism and human rights (Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy)
2025-09-01
The UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights has issued a call for input to inform his priorities and technical recommendations for the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of the upcoming Ninth Review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, which will occur in mid-2026.

Call for Input, OHCHR (Rights of Persons with Disabilities)
2025-09-01
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for input to inform a report on the rights of persons with disabilities and disability-inclusive infrastructure, including transport and housing.

Call for Input, ACHPR WG on Extractive Industries, environment and human rights violations in Africa (WGEI)
2025-09-01
The African Commission’s Working Group on Extractive Industries, environment and human rights violations in Africa (WGEI) invites inputs from all stakeholders to inform its Intersession report on the right of peoples to a general satisfactory environment favourable to their development. This thematic report is meant to enhance the African Commission’s General Comment on the protection and promotion of the right to environment. Inputs may be submitted via email to au-banjul@africanunion.org (copying mayota@africanunion.org and xabaz@africanunion.org ) or via courier to the address below:
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
31 Bijilo Annex Layout, Kombo North District, Western Region
P.O. Box 673 Banjul
The Gambia

Visit to Botswana, UN SR on the rights of Indigenous Peoples
2025-09-01 - 2025-09-10 | Botswana, Botswana
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples is scheduled to visit Botswana from September 1 to 10.

African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR) 78
2025-09-01 - 2025-09-26
The African Court on Human & Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) will convene for its 78th Ordinary Session.

Visit to Kuwait, UN SR on violence against women and girls
2025-09-02 - 2025-09-09 | Kuwait, Kuwait
The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls (SR VAWG) will visit Kuwait.

Visit to Mauritania, UN SR on migrants
2025-09-02 - 2025-09-15 | Mauritania, Mauritania
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants is scheduled to visit Mauritania from September 2 to 15.

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) 78
2025-09-08 - 2025-09-26 | Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is scheduled to hold its 78th session September 8 to 26, in Geneva, Switzerland. The Committee will consider reports from Chile, Colombia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Netherlands, Russian Federation and Zimbabwe; lists of issues prior to reporting for Eswatini, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritius, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova and Tunisia; and follow-up to concluding observations (CoBs) made to El Salvador and Luxembourg. More information is available on the session page.
All public meetings of the Committee are generally webcast live at https://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 UN’s Indico calendar or by contacting ohchr-tbs@un.org via email.

Human Rights Council 60
2025-09-08 - 2025-10-08
The UN Human Rights Council is holding its 60th regular session in Geneva, Switzerland.

**POSTPONED** Visit to Ireland, UN SR on the environment
2025-09-09 - 2025-09-18 | Ireland, Ireland
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a healthy environment was scheduled to visit Ireland from September 9 to 18, but due to the current budget liquidity crisis at the UN, this visit has been postponed to February 2026.

UN General Assembly (UNGA) 80
2025-09-09 - 2025-09-28 | New York City, New York, NY, United States
The 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) opens on September 9, 2025. Two weeks later, High-Level General Debate kicks off Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

Call for Input, UN SR on summary, extrajudicial or arbitrary executions
2025-09-10
The UN Special Rapporteur on summary, extrajudicial or arbitrary executions has issued a call for input to inform his upcoming visit to Lebanon in September/October 2025.

International Democracy Day
2025-09-15
International Democracy Day is observed on September 15.

Call for Input, UN IE on the effects of foreign debt
2025-09-15
The UN Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt on the full enjoyment of human rights has issued a call for input to inform her upcoming visit to Kuwait in October 2025.

Call for Input, UN SR on minority issues
2025-09-15
The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues has issued a call for input to inform his upcoming visit to Nepal in October 2025.
