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UN Treaty Bodies: 2021-2023 deadlines
Monday, January 1, 2018 to Sunday, December 31, 2023
2021-2023 Deadlines Relating to the UN Treaty Bodies *
!!! Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, several sessions of Treaty Bodies are being postponed and some of them will be held online. If you are planning to engage with Treaty Bodies in the upcoming months, please take this into account. We will be informing you about any updates. !!!
New Deadlines:
Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Botswana, Canada, Dominican Republic, Finland, Gabon, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mongolia, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Senegal, South Sudan, Spain, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam
Suspended Sessions:
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Postponed Sessions:
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chile, Estonia, France, Ghana, Haiti, Hungary, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Luxembourg, Maldives, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Palau, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
Below is a list of 2021-2023 deadlines for UN Treaty Bodies (Italic : to be confirmed), as well as the dates of upcoming Treaty Body Sessions (updated: 1 October 2021). Countries are organised alphabetically.
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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
FU: Follow-Up
2021-2023 deadlines relating to the UN Treaty Bodies*
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COUNTRY |
DEADLINES FOR NGO SUBMISSIONS |
TREATY BODIES' SESSIONS |
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Afghanistan |
POSTPONED!!! 22 Oct 2021 – CERD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 15 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CERD (CR) |
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Albania |
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Algeria |
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Andorra |
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Angola |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
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Argentina |
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Armenia |
NEW!!! 4 Oct 2021- HRCtee (CR) |
18 to 22 Oct 2021 – CESCR (LOI) NEW!!! 11 Oct to 5 Nov 2021- HRCtee (CR) |
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Australia |
NEW!!! 4 Feb 2022 - CESCR (LOI) |
NEW!!! 7 to 11 Mar 2022 – CESCR (LOI) |
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Austria |
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Azerbaijan |
POSTPONED!!! 26 Oct 2020 – CERD (CR) NEW!!! 5 Jan 2022 – CEDAW (CR) 15 Aug 2022 – CRC (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 16 Nov to 4 Dec 2020 – CERD (CR) 11 Oct to 5 Nov 2021- HRCtee (LOI) NEW!!! 5 to 23 Sep 2022 – CRC (CR) NEW!!! 07 Feb to 4 Mar 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Bahamas |
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Bahrain |
22 Oct 2021 – CERD (CR) NEW!!! 5 Jan 2022 – CEDAW (CR) NEW!!! 28 Dec 2021 - CESCR (CR) |
15 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CERD (CR) NEW!!! 07 Feb to 4 Mar 2022 – CEDAW (CR) NEW!!! 14 Feb to 4 Mar 2022- CESCR (CR) |
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Bangladesh |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Jul-2021 – CRPD (CR)
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POSTPONED!!! 16 Aug to 10 Sep 2021– CRPD (CR) |
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Barbados |
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Belarus |
POSTPONED!!! 18 Jul 2021 – CRPD (LOI) 28 Dec 2021 - CESCR (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 13 to 17 Sep 2021– CRPD (LOI) 14 Feb to 4 Mar 2022- CESCR (CR) |
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Belgium |
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Belize |
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Benin |
POSTPONED!!! 18 Jul 2021 – CRPD (LOI) |
POSTPONED!!! 13 to 17 Sep 2021– CRPD (LOI) |
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Bhutan |
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Bolivia |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Sep 2020 – HRCtee (CR) 11 Oct 2021 – CAT (CR) 22 Oct 2021 – CERD (CR) NEW!!! 5 Jan 2022 – CEDAW (CR) 15 Aug 2022 – CRC (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 12 Oct to 6 Nov 2020 – HRCtee (CR) 8 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CAT (CR) 15 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CERD (CR) NEW!!! 07 Feb to 4 Mar 2022 – CEDAW (CR) NEW!!! 5 to 23 Sep 2022 – CRC (CR) |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Botswana |
NEW!!! 4 Oct 2021- HRCtee (CR) |
NEW!!! 11 Oct to 5 Nov 2021- HRCtee (CR) |
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Brazil |
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Brunei Darussalam |
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Bulgaria |
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Burkina Faso |
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Burundi |
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Cabo Verde |
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POSTPONED!!! 6 to 16 Apr 2021 – CMW (CR)
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Cambodia |
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Cameroon |
POSTPONED!!! 26 Oct 2020 – CERD (CR)
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POSTPONED!!! 16 Nov to 4 Dec 2020 - CERD (CR) |
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Canada |
15 Apr 2022 – CRC (CR) |
8 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CAT (CR) NEW!!! 9 May to 27 May 2022 – CRC (CR) |
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Central African Republic |
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Chad |
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18 to 22 Oct 2021 – CESCR (LOI)
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Chile |
POSTPONED!!! 22 Oct 2021 – CERD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 15 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CERD (CR) |
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China |
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China (Hong Kong) |
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China (Macau) |
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Colombia |
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Comoros |
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Congo |
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Cook Islands |
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Costa Rica |
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Côte D'Ivoire |
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Croatia |
15 Dec 2021 CRC (CR) |
17 Jan to 4 Feb 2022 CRC (CR) |
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Cuba |
21 Mar 2022 - CAT (CR) 15 Dec 2021 CRC (CR) |
25 Apr to 20 May 2022 - CAT (CR) 17 Jan to 4 Feb 2022 CRC (CR) |
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Cyprus |
15 Dec 2021 CRC (CR) |
17 Jan to 4 Feb 2022 CRC (CR) |
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Czech Republic |
8 Nov 2021 – HRCtee (FU) 28 Dec 2021 - CESCR (CR) |
14 Feb to 4 Mar 2022- CESCR (CR) |
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
28 Dec 2021 - CESCR (CR) |
14 Feb to 4 Mar 2022- CESCR (CR) |
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Denmark |
8 Mar 2023 – CEDAW (FU) 22 Oct 2021 – CERD (CR) |
15 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CERD (CR) |
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Djibouti |
15 Dec 2021 CRC (CR)
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17 Jan to 4 Feb 2022 CRC (CR)
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Dominica |
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Dominican Republic |
NEW!!! 5 Jan 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
11 Oct to 5 Nov 2021- HRCtee (FU) NEW!!! 07 Feb to 4 Mar 2022 – CEDAW (CR)
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Ecuador |
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18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Egypt |
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18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
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El Salvador |
28 Dec 2021 - CESCR (CR) |
14 Feb to 4 Mar 2022- CESCR (CR) |
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Equatorial Guinea |
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Eritrea |
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Estonia |
POSTPONED!!! 26 Oct 2020 – CERD (CR)
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POSTPONED!!! 16 Nov to 4 Dec 2020 – CERD (CR)
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Eswatini |
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Ethiopia |
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Fiji |
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Finland |
15 Aug 2022 – CRC (CR) 26 Mar 2022– HRCtee (FU) |
NEW!!! 5 to 23 Sep 2022 – CRC (CR) |
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France |
POSTPONED!!! 13 Jul 2020 – CERD (CR)
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POSTPONED!!! 4 to 14 Aug 2020 – CERD (CR)
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Gabon |
NEW!!! 5 Jan 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
NEW!!! 07 Feb to 4 Mar 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Gambia |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
NEW!!! 4 Oct 2021- HRCtee (CR) 15 Aug 2022 – CRC (CR) |
11 Oct to 5 Nov 2021- HRCtee (CR) NEW!!! 5 to 23 Sep 2022 – CRC (CR) |
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Ghana |
POSTPONED!!! 18 Jul 2021 – CRPD (LOI) |
POSTPONED!!! 13 to 17 Sep 2021– CRPD (LOI) |
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Greece |
15 Dec 2021 CRC (CR)
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17 Jan to 4 Feb 2022 CRC (CR) 11 Oct to 5 Nov 2021- HRCtee (LOI)
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Grenada |
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Guatemala |
28 Dec 2021 - CESCR (CR) |
8 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CAT (CR) 14 Feb to 4 Mar 2022- CESCR (CR) |
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Guinea |
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Guinea-Bissau |
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Guyana |
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Haiti |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Sep 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 12 Oct to 6 Nov 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
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Holy See |
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Honduras |
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Hungary |
POSTPONED!!! 1 Feb 2021 – CRPD (CR)
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POSTPONED!!! 8 Mar to 1 Apr 2021 – CRPD (CR) |
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Iceland |
21 Mar 2022 – CAT (CR) 15 Apr 2022 – CRC (CR) |
25 Apr to 20 May 2022 – CAT (CR) NEW!!! 9 May to 27 May 2022 – CRC (CR) |
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India |
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Indonesia |
NEW!!! 4 Feb 2022 - CESCR (LOI) |
18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021 – CEDAW (CR) NEW!!! 7 to 11 Mar 2022 – CESCR (LOI) |
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Iran |
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Iraq |
4 Feb 2022 - CESCR (LOI) 12 Jun 2022 CAT (CR) |
7 to 11 Mar 2022 – CESCR (LOI) 11 Jul to 29 Jul 2022-CAT (CR) |
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Ireland |
4 Feb 2022 - CESCR (LOI) |
7 to 11 Mar 2022 – CESCR (LOI) |
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Israel |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Sep 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 12 Oct to 6 Nov 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
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Italy |
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Jamaica |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Jul-2021 – CRPD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 16 Aug to 10 Sep 2021– CRPD (CR) |
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Japan |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Sep 2020 – HRCtee (CR) POSTPONED!!! 14 Jul-2021 – CRPD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 12 Oct to 6 Nov 2020 – HRCtee (CR) POSTPONED!!! 16 Aug to 10 Sep 2021– CRPD (CR) |
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Jordan |
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Kazakhstan |
POSTPONED!!! 26 Oct 2020 – CERD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 16 Nov to 4 Dec 2020 – CERD (CR)
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Kenya |
21 Mar 2022 - CAT (CR) |
25 Apr to 20 May 2022 - CAT (CR) |
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Kiribati |
15 Dec 2021 CRC (CR) |
17 Jan to 4 Feb 2022 CRC (CR) |
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Kuwait |
15 Apr 2022 – CRC (CR) |
NEW!!! 9 May to 27 May 2022 – CRC (CR) |
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Kyrgyzstan |
11 Oct 2021 – CAT (CR) 4 Feb 2022 - CESCR (LOI) |
18 Oct to 12 9 Nov 2021– CEDAW (CR) 8 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CAT (CR) 7 to 11 Mar 2022 – CESCR (LOI) |
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Laos |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Jul-2021 – CRPD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 16 Aug to 10 Sep 2021– CRPD (CR) |
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Latvia |
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Lebanon |
NEW!!! 5 Jan 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
NEW!!! 7 Feb to 4 Mar 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Lesotho |
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Liberia |
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Libya |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
11 Oct 2021 – CAT (CR) |
8 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CAT (CR) |
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Luxembourg |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Jul 2021 – CERD (CR)
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POSTPONED!!! 4 to 26 Aug 2021 – CERD (CR)
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Madagascar |
15 Dec 2021 CRC (CR) |
17 Jan to 4 Feb 2022 CRC (CR) |
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Malawi |
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Malaysia |
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Maldives |
POSTPONED!!! 18 Jul 2021 – CRPD (LOI) |
18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021– CEDAW (CR) POSTPONED!!! 13 to 17 Sep 2021– CRPD (LOI) |
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Mali |
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Malta |
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Marshall Islands |
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Mauritania |
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18 to 22 Oct 2021 – CESCR (LOI)
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Mauritius |
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Mexico |
POSTPONED!!! 1 Feb 2021 – CRPD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 8 Mar to 1 Apr 2021 – CRPD (CR) |
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Micronesia |
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Monaco |
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Mongolia |
NEW!!! 5 Jan 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
NEW!!! 7 Feb to 4 Mar 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Montenegro |
21 Mar 2022 - CAT (CR) |
25 Apr to 20 May 2022 - CAT (CR) |
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Morocco |
1 Jul 2021– CRC (LOI) |
27 Sep to 1 Oct 2021– CRC (LOI) |
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Mozambique |
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Myanmar |
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Namibia |
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Nauru |
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Nepal |
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Netherlands |
15 Dec 2021 CRC (CR) POSTPONED!!! 18 Jul 2021 – CRPD (LOI) |
8 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CAT (CR) 17 Jan to 4 Feb 2022 CRC (CR) POSTPONED!!! 13 to 17 Sep 2021– CRPD (LOI) |
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New Zealand |
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Nicaragua |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Sep 2020 – HRCtee (CR) POSTPONED!!! 26 Oct 2020 – CERD (CR) 12 Jun 2022 CAT (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 12 Oct to 6 Nov 2020 – HRCtee (CR) POSTPONED!!! 16 Nov to 4 Dec 2020 – CERD (CR) 18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021– CEDAW (CR) 11 Jul to 29 Jul 2022-CAT (CR) |
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Niger |
14 Jul 2021 – CERD (CR) |
4 to 26 Aug 2021 – CERD (CR) |
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Nigeria |
11 Oct 2021 – CAT (CR) |
8 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CAT (CR) |
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Norway |
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Oman |
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Pakistan |
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Palau |
POSTPONED!!! 18 Jul 2021 – CRPD (LOI) |
POSTPONED!!! 13 to 17 Sep 2021– CRPD (LOI) |
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Panama |
NEW!!! 5 Jan 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
NEW!!! 07 Feb to 4 Mar 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Papua New Guinea |
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Paraguay |
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POSTPONED!!! 6 to 16 Apr 2021 – CMW (CR)
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Peru |
NEW!!! 5 Jan 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 29 Jun to 24 Jul 2020 – HRCtee (CR) 8 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CAT (CR) NEW!!! 7 Feb to 4 Mar 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Philippines |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Sep 2020 – HRCtee (CR) 15 Apr 2022 – CRC (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 12 Oct to 6 Nov 2020 – HRCtee (CR) NEW!!! 9 May to 27 May 2022 – CRC (CR) |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
NEW!!! 5 Jan 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
NEW!!! 07 Feb to 4 Mar 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Qatar |
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18 to 22 Oct 2021 – CESCR (LOI) |
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Republic of Korea |
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Republic of Moldova |
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Republic of North Macedonia |
15 Aug 2022 – CRC (CR) |
11 Oct to 5 Nov 2021- HRCtee (LOI) NEW!!! 5 to 23 Sep 2022 – CRC (CR) |
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Romania |
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18 to 22 Oct 2021 – CESCR (LOI) |
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Russian Federation |
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18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021– CEDAW (CR)
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Rwanda |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Saint Lucia |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Samoa |
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San Marino |
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15 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CERD (LOI) |
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Sao Tome and Principe |
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Saudi Arabia |
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8 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CAT (CR) |
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Senegal |
6 Sep 2021 – CERD (LOI) 22 Oct 2021 – CERD (CR) 13 Dec 2021 – CESCR (FU) NEW!!! 5 Jan 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
15 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CERD (CR)
NEW!!! 07 Feb to 4 Mar 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Serbia |
11 Oct 2021 – CAT (CR) 28 Dec 2021 - CESCR (CR) |
8 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CAT (CR) 14 Feb to 4 Mar 2022- CESCR (CR) |
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Seychelles |
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Sierra Leone |
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Singapore |
POSTPONED!!! 1 Feb 2021 – CRPD (CR) 22 Oct 2021 – CERD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 8 Mar to 1 Apr 2021 – CRPD (CR) 15 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CERD (CR) |
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Slovakia |
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Slovenia |
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Solomon Islands |
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Somalia |
15 Dec 2021 CRC (CR) |
17 Jan to 4 Feb 2022 CRC (CR) |
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South Africa |
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18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
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South Sudan |
15 Aug 2022 – CRC (CR) |
18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021– CEDAW (CR) NEW!!! 5 to 23 Sep 2022 – CRC (CR) |
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Spain |
NEW!!! 5 Jan 2022 – CEDAW (CR)
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NEW!!! 07 Feb to 4 Mar 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Sri Lanka |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Sep 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 12 Oct to 6 Nov 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
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State of Palestine |
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18 to 22 Oct 2021 – CESCR (LOI) |
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Sudan |
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Suriname |
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Sweden |
11 Oct 2021 – CAT (CR) |
18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021 – CEDAW (CR) 8 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CAT (CR) |
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Switzerland |
POSTPONED!!! 1 Feb 2021 – CRPD (CR) 22 Oct 2021 – CERD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 8 Mar to 1 Apr 2021 – CRPD (CR) 15 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CERD (CR)
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Syrian Arab Republic |
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Tajikistan |
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Thailand |
22 Oct 2021 – CERD (CR) |
15 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CERD (CR) |
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Timor-Leste |
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Togo |
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Tonga
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Trinidad and Tobago |
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15 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CERD (LOI) |
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Tunisia |
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Turkey |
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Turkmenistan |
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Tuvalu |
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Uganda |
NEW!!! 5 Jan 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
NEW!!! 07 Feb to 4 Mar 2022 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Ukraine |
NEW!!! 4 Oct 2021- HRCtee (CR) 15 Apr 2022 – CRC (CR) |
11 Oct to 5 Nov 2021- HRCtee (CR) NEW!!! 9 May to 27 May 2022 – CRC (CR) |
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United Arab Emirates |
21 Mar 2022 - CAT (CR) |
25 Apr to 20 May 2022 - CAT (CR) |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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United Republic of Tanzania |
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United States of America |
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Uruguay |
POSTPONED!!! 28 Sep 2020 – CEDAW (CR) 21 Mar 2022 - CAT (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 29 Jun to 24 Jul 2020 – HRCtee (CR) POSTPONED!!! 26 Oct to 5 Nov 2020 – CEDAW (CR) 25 Apr to 20 May 2022 - CAT (CR) |
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Uzbekistan |
28 Dec 2021 - CESCR (CR) NEW!!! 5 Jan 2022 – CEDAW (CR) 15 Aug 2022 – CRC (CR) |
14 Feb to 4 Mar 2022- CESCR (CR) NEW!!! 07 Feb to 4 Mar 2022 – CEDAW (CR) NEW!!! 5 to 23 Sep 2022 – CRC (CR) |
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Vanuatu |
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Venezuela |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Jul-2021 – CRPD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 16 Aug to 10 Sep 2021– CRPD (CR) |
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Viet Nam |
15 Apr 2022 – CRC (CR) |
NEW!!! 9 May to 27 May 2022 – CRC (CR) |
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Yemen |
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18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021– CEDAW (CR)
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Zambia |
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Zimbabwe |
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POSTPONED!!! 9 to 25 Aug 2021 – CERD (LOI) |