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Below is a list of 2018—2019 deadlines for UN Treaty Bodies (Italic: to be confirmed), as well as the dates of upcoming Treaty Body Sessions. Countries are organized alphabetically.
CAT: Committee against Torture
CED: Committee on Enforced Disappearances
CEDAW: Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
CERD: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
CESCR: Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
CMW: Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
CRC: Committee on the Rights of the Child
CRPD: Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
HRCtee: Human Rights Committee
LOI: List of Issues
CR: Country Review
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*As of 25 April 2018
Country |
Deadlines for NGO submissions |
Treaty Bodies sessions |
Afghanistan |
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Albania |
27 Apr 2018 – CED (CR) 17 Sep 2018 – CERD (LOI) 2 Nov 2018 – CERD (CR) |
22 May to 1 June – CED (CR) 26 Nov to 14 Dec 2018 – CERD (CR) |
Algeria |
13 Aug 2018 – CRPD (CR)
11 June 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
14 May to 1 June 2018 – CRC (CR) 27 Aug to 21 Sep 2018 – CRPD (CR) 2 to 27 July 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
Andorra |
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23 Apr to 18 May 2018 – CAT (LOI) |
Angola |
30 April 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) 11 June 2018 – CEDAW (LOI) 21 Jan 2019 – CEDAW (CR) |
2 to 27 July 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) 23 to 27 July 2018 – CEDAW (LOI) 14 May to 1 June 2018 – CRC (CR) 11 Feb to 1 March 2019 – CEDAW (CR) |
Antigua and Barbuda |
11 June 2018 – CEDAW (LOI) 21 Jan 2019 – CEDAW (CR) |
23 to 27 July 2018 – CEDAW (LOI) 11 Feb to 1 March 2019 – CEDAW (CR) |
Argentina |
20 Aug 2018 – CESCR (CR) |
14 May to 1 June 2018 – CRC (CR) 24 Sep to 12 Oct 2018 – CESCR (CR) |
Armenia |
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Australia |
11 June 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
2 to 20 July 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
Austria |
12 Jun 2018 – CRPD (LOIPR) 27 Apr 2018 – CED (CR) |
22 May to 1 June – CED (CR) 27 Aug to 21 Sep 2018 – CRPD (LOIPR) |
Azerbaijan |
12 Jun 2018 – CRPD (LOIPR) 13 Aug 2018 – CMW (LOI) |
23 Apr to 18 May 2018 – CAT (LOI) 27 Aug to 21 Sep 2018 – CRPD (LOIPR) 3 to 12 Sep 2018 – CMW (LOI) |
Bahamas |
1 Oct 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
22 Oct to 9 Nov 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
Bahrain |
11 June 2018 – HRCtee (CR) 15 Dec 2018 – CRC (CR) |
2 to 27 July 2018 – HRCtee (CR) 14 Jan to 1 Feb 2019 – CRC (CR) |
Bangladesh |
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Barbados |
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Belarus |
10 Sep 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
23 Apr to 18 May 2018 – CAT (LOI) 8 Oct to 2 Nov 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
Belgium |
15 Dec 2018 – CRC (CR) |
4 to 8 June 2018 – CRC (CR) 14 Jan to 1 Feb 2019 – CRC (CR) |
Belize |
10 Sep 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
8 Oct to 2 Nov 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
Benin |
25 June 2018 – CAT (LOI) |
12 Nov to 7 Dec 2018 – CAT (LOI) |
Bhutan |
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Bolivia |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
28 May 2018 – CERD (LOI) 13 July 2018 – CERD (CR) 13 Aug 2018 – CMW (LOI) |
6 to 31 Aug 2018 – CERD (CR) 3 to 12 Sep 2018 – CMW (LOI) |
Botswana |
11 June 2018 – CEDAW (LOI) 21 Jan 2019 – CEDAW (CR) |
23 Apr to 11 May 2018 – CERD (LOI) 23 to 27 July 2018 – CEDAW (LOI) 11 Feb to 1 March 2019 – CEDAW (CR)
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Brazil |
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Brunei Darussalam |
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Bulgaria |
13 Aug 2018 – CRPD (CR) 10 Sep 2018 – HRCtee (CR)
21 Jan 2019 – CEDAW (CR) |
27 Aug to 21 Sep 2018 – CRPD (CR) 8 Oct to 2 Nov 2018 – HRCtee (CR) 11 Feb to 1 March 2019 – CEDAW (CR) |
Burkina Faso |
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Burundi |
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Cabo Verde |
13 Aug 2018 – CMW (LOI) 20 Aug 2018 – CESCR (CR) |
3 to 12 Sep 2018 – CMW (LOI) 24 Sep to 12 Oct 2018 – CESCR (CR) |
Cambodia |
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Cameroon |
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Canada |
15 Oct 2018 – CAT (CR) |
12 Nov to 7 Dec 2018 – CAT (CR) |
Central African Republic |
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Chad |
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Chile |
23 June 2018 – CAT (CR) 5 Aug 2018 – CED (LOI) |
23 July to 10 Aug 2018 – CAT (CR) 5 to 16 Nov 2018 – CED (LOI) |
China |
28 May 2018 – CERD (LOI) 13 July 2018 – CERD (CR) |
6 to 31 Aug 2018 – CERD (CR) |
China (Hong Kong) |
28 May 2018 – CERD (LOI) 13 July 2018 – CERD (CR) |
6 to 31 Aug 2018 – CERD (CR) |
China (Macau) |
28 May 2018 – CERD (LOI) 13 July 2018 – CERD (CR) |
6 to 31 Aug 2018 – CERD (CR) |
Colombia |
11 June 2018 – CEDAW (LOI) 21 Jan 2019 – CEDAW (CR) |
23 to 27 July 2018 – CEDAW (LOI) 11 Feb to 1 March 2019 – CEDAW (CR) |
Comoros |
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Congo |
1 Oct 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
22 Oct to 9 Nov 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
Cook Islands |
11 June 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
2 to 20 July 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
Costa Rica |
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Côte D'Ivoire |
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Croatia |
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4 to 8 June 2018 – CRC (LOI) |
Cuba |
28 May 2018 – CERD (LOI) 13 July 2018 – CERD (CR) |
6 to 31 Aug 2018 – CERD (CR) |
Cyprus |
11 June 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
2 to 20 July 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
Czech Republic |
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23 Apr to 18 May 2018 – CAT (LOI) |
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Denmark |
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23 Apr to 18 May 2018 – CAT (LOI) |
Djibouti |
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Dominica |
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Dominican Republic |
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Ecuador |
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Egypt |
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El Salvador |
15 Aug 2018 – CRC (CR) |
17 Sep to 5 Oct 2018 – CRC (CR) |
Equatorial Guinea |
11 June 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
2 to 27 July 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
Eritrea |
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Estonia |
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Ethiopia |
11 June 2018 – CEDAW (LOI) 21 Jan 2019 – CEDAW (CR) |
23 to 27 July 2018 – CEDAW (LOI) 11 Feb to 1 March 2019 – CEDAW (CR) |
Fiji |
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Finland |
16 July 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) |
8 Oct to 2 Nov 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) |
France |
25 June 2018 – CAT (LOI) |
12 Nov to 7 Dec 2018 – CAT (LOI) |
Gabon |
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Gambia |
11 June 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
2 to 27 July 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
Georgia |
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Germany |
30 April 2018 – HRCtee (LOIPR) 12 Jun 2018 – CRPD (LOIPR) 20 Aug 2018 – CESCR (CR) |
2 to 27 July 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) 27 Aug to 21 Sep 2018 – CRPD (LOIPR) 24 Sep to 12 Oct 2018 – CESCR (CR) |
Ghana |
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Greece |
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Grenada |
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Guatemala |
15 Oct 2018 – CAT (CR) |
12 Nov to 7 Dec 2018 – CAT (CR) |
Guinea |
10 Sep 2018 – HRCtee (CR) 15 Dec 2018 – CRC (CR) |
8 Oct to 2 Nov 2018 – HRCtee (CR) 14 Jan to 1 Feb 2019 – CRC (CR) |
Guinea-Bissau |
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Guyana |
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Haiti |
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Holy See |
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Honduras |
27 Apr 2018 – CED (CR) 17 Sep 2018 – CERD (LOI) 2 Nov 2018 – CERD (CR) |
22 May to 1 June – CED (CR) 26 Nov to 14 Dec 2018 – CERD (CR) |
Hungary |
1 |
4 to 8 June 2018 – CRC (LOI) |
Iceland |
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India |
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Indonesia |
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Iran |
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Iraq |
17 Sep 2018 – CERD (LOI) 2 Nov 2018 – CERD (CR) |
26 Nov to 14 Dec 2018 – CERD (CR) |
Ireland |
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Israel |
30 April 2018 – HRCtee (LOIPR) 25 June 2018 – CAT (LOI) |
2 to 27 July 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) 12 Nov to 7 Dec 2018 – CAT (LOI) |
Italy |
5 Aug 2018 – CED (LOI)
15 Dec 2018 – CRC (CR) |
4 to 8 June 2018 – CRC (CR) 5 to 16 Nov 2018 – CED (LOI)
14 Jan to 1 Feb 2019 – CRC (CR) |
Jamaica |
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Japan |
28 May 2018 – CERD (LOI) 13 July 2018 – CERD (CR) 15 Aug 2018 – CRC (CR) 5 Oct 2018 – CED (LOI) |
22 May to 1 June 2018 – CED (LOI) 6 to 31 Aug 2018 – CERD (CR) 17 Sep to 5 Oct 2018 – CRC (CR) 5 to 16 Nov 2018 – CED (CR) |
Jordan |
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23 Apr to 18 May 2018 – CAT (LOI) |
Kazakhstan |
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Kenya |
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Kiribati |
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Kuwait |
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Kyrgyzstan |
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23 Apr to 11 May 2018 – CERD (CR) |
Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
11 June 2018 – HRCtee (CR) 15 Aug 2018 – CRC (CR) 1 Oct 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
2 to 27 July 2018 – HRCtee (CR) 17 Sep to 5 Oct 2018 – CRC (CR) 22 Oct to 9 Nov 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
Latvia |
28 May 2018 – CERD (LOI) 13 July 2018 – CERD (CR) |
6 to 31 Aug 2018 – CERD (CR) |
Lebanon |
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Lesotho |
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14 May to 1 June 2018 – CRC (CR) |
Liberia |
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Libya |
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Liechtenstein |
11 June 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
23 Apr to 18 May 2018 – CAT (LOI) 2 to 20 July 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
Lithuania |
11 June 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
2 to 27 July 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
Luxembourg |
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Madagascar |
13 Aug 2018 – CMW (CR) |
3 to 12 Sep 2018 – CMW (CR) |
Malawi |
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Malaysia |
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Maldives |
15 Oct 2018 – CAT (CR) |
12 Nov to 7 Dec 2018 – CAT (CR) |
Mali |
20 Aug 2018 – CESCR (CR)
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24 Sep to 12 Oct 2018 – CESCR (CR)
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Malta |
13 Aug 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
27 Aug to 21 Sep 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
Marshall Islands |
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Mauritania |
23 June 2018 – CAT (CR) 16 July 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) 15 Aug 2018 – CRC (CR) |
23 Apr to 11 May 2018 – CERD (CR) 23 July to 10 Aug 2018 – CAT (CR) 17 Sep to 5 Oct 2018 – CRC (CR) 8 Oct to 2 Nov 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) |
Mauritius |
28 May 2018 – CERD (LOI) 13 July 2018 – CERD (CR) 1 Oct 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
6 to 31 Aug 2018 – CERD (CR) 22 Oct to 9 Nov 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
Mexico |
11 June 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
2 to 20 July 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
Micronesia |
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Monaco |
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Mongolia |
12 Jun 2018 – CRPD (LOIPR) |
27 Aug to 21 Sep 2018 – CRPD (LOIPR) |
Montenegro |
28 May 2018 – CERD (LOI) 13 July 2018 – CERD (CR) |
14 May to 1 June 2018 – CRC (CR) 6 to 31 Aug 2018 – CERD (CR) |
Morocco |
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Mozambique |
13 Aug 2018 – CMW (CR) |
3 to 12 Sep 2018 – CMW (CR) |
Myanmar |
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Namibia |
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Nauru |
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Nepal |
1 Oct 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
23 Apr to 11 May 2018 – CERD (CR) 22 Oct to 9 Nov 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
Netherlands |
15 Oct 2018 – CAT (CR) |
12 Nov to 7 Dec 2018 – CAT (CR) |
New Zealand |
11 June 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
2 to 20 July 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
Nicaragua |
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Niger |
30 April 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) 15 Aug 2018 – CRPD (CR) 15 Aug 2018 – CRC (CR) |
2 to 27 July 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) 17 Sep to 5 Oct 2018 – CRC (CR) 24 Sep 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
Nigeria |
11 June 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
2 to 27 July 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
Norway |
15 Aug 2018 – CRPD (CR)
17 Sep 2018 – CERD (LOI) 2 Nov 2018 – CERD (CR) |
23 Apr to 18 May 2018 – CAT (LOI) 14 May to 1 June 2018 – CRC (CR) 24 Sep 2018 – CRPD (CR) 26 Nov to 14 Dec 2018 – CERD (CR) |
Oman |
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Pakistan |
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Palau |
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Panama |
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Papua New Guinea |
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Paraguay |
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Peru |
5 Aug 2018 – CED (LOI) 15 Oct 2018 – CAT (CR) |
23 Apr to 11 May 2018 – CERD (CR) 5 to 16 Nov 2018 – CED (LOI) 12 Nov to 7 Dec 2018 – CAT (CR) |
Philippines |
25 June 2018 – CAT (LOI) 13 Aug 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
27 Aug to 21 Sep 2018 – CRPD (CR) 12 Nov to 7 Dec 2018 – CAT (LOI) |
Poland |
13 Aug 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
27 Aug to 21 Sep 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
Portugal |
5 Oct 2018 – CED (LOI) |
22 May to 1 June 2018 – CED (LOI) 5 to 16 Nov 2018 – CED (CR) |
Qatar |
17 Sep 2018 – CERD (LOI) 2 Nov 2018 – CERD (CR) |
23 Apr to 18 May 2018 – CAT (LOI) 26 Nov to 14 Dec 2018 – CERD (CR) |
Republic of Korea |
17 Sep 2018 – CERD (LOI) 2 Nov 2018 – CERD (CR) |
26 Nov to 14 Dec 2018 – CERD (CR) |
Republic of Moldova |
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Romania |
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Russian Federation |
23 June 2018 – CAT (CR)
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14 May to 1 June 2018 – CRC (CR)
23 July to 10 Aug 2018 – CAT (CR) |
Rwanda |
15 Aug 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
24 Sep 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Saint Lucia |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
11 June 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
2 to 27 July 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
Samoa |
1 Oct 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
22 Oct to 9 Nov 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
San Marino |
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Sao Tome and Principe |
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Saudi Arabia |
15 Aug 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
23 Apr to 11 May 2018 – CERD (CR) 24 Sep 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
Senegal |
15 Aug 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
23 Apr to 18 May 2018 – CAT (LOI) 24 Sep 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
Serbia |
11 June 2018 – CEDAW (LOI) 21 Jan 2019 – CEDAW (CR) |
23 to 27 July 2018 – CEDAW (LOI) 11 Feb to 1 March 2019 – CEDAW (CR) |
Seychelles |
23 June 2018 – CAT (CR) |
23 July to 10 Aug 2018 – CAT (CR) |
Sierra Leone |
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Singapore |
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Slovakia |
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Slovenia |
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Solomon Islands |
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Somalia |
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South Africa |
25 June 2018 – CAT (LOI) 13 Aug 2018 – CRPD (CR) 20 Aug 2018 – CESCR (CR) |
24 Sep to 12 Oct 2018 – CESCR (CR) 27 Aug to 21 Sep 2018 – CRPD (CR) 12 Nov to 7 Dec 2018 – CAT (LOI) |
South Sudan |
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Spain |
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Sri Lanka |
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State of Palestine |
11 June 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
2 to 20 July 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
Sudan |
10 Sep 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
8 Oct to 2 Nov 2018 – HRCtee (CR) |
Suriname |
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Swaziland |
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Sweden |
12 Jun 2018 – CRPD (LOIPR) |
23 Apr to 11 May 2018 – CERD (CR) 27 Aug to 21 Sep 2018 – CRPD (LOIPR) |
Switzerland |
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Syrian Arab Republic |
15 Dec 2018 – CRC (CR) |
4 to 8 June 2018 – CRC (CR) 14 Jan to 1 Feb 2019 – CRC (CR) |
Tajikistan |
16 July 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) 1 Oct 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
23 Apr to 18 May 2018 – CAT (LOI) 8 Oct to 2 Nov 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) 22 Oct to 9 Nov 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
Thailand |
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23 Apr to 18 May 2018 – CAT (LOI) |
The FYR Macedonia |
1 Oct 2018 – CEDAW (CR) 13 Aug 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
27 Aug to 21 Sep 2018 – CRPD (CR) 22 Oct to 9 Nov 2018 – CEDAW (CR) |
Timor-Leste |
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Togo |
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Tonga |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
16 July 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) |
8 Oct to 2 Nov 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) |
Tunisia |
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Turkey |
25 June 2018 – CAT (LOI) 15 Aug 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
24 Sep 2018 – CRPD (CR) 12 Nov to 7 Dec 2018 – CAT (LOI) |
Turkmenistan |
11 June 2018 – CEDAW (CR) 20 Aug 2018 – CESCR (CR) |
2 to 20 July 2018 – CEDAW (CR) 24 Sep to 12 Oct 2018 – CESCR (CR) |
Tuvalu |
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Uganda |
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Ukraine |
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United Arab Emirates |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
11 June 2018 – CEDAW (LOI) 21 Jan 2019 – CEDAW (CR) |
23 to 27 July 2018 – CEDAW (LOI) 11 Feb to 1 March 2019 – CEDAW (CR) |
United Republic of Tanzania |
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United States of America |
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Uruguay |
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Uzbekistan |
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Vanuatu |
15 Aug 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
24 Sep 2018 – CRPD (CR) |
Venezuela |
13 Aug 2018 – CMW (LOI) |
3 to 12 Sep 2018 – CMW (LOI) |
Viet Nam |
30 April 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) 15 Oct 2018 – CAT (CR) |
2 to 27 July 2018 – HRCtee (LOI) 12 Nov to 7 Dec 2018 – CAT (CR) |
Yemen |
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Zambia |
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Zimbabwe |
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