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, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Benin, Brazil, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Palau, Panama, Russian Federation, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Suspended sessions:
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Postponed sessions:
Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, Gabon, Germany, Haiti, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Togo, Ukraine, Uruguay
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 June 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 |
22 Oct 2021 – CERD (CR) |
15 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CERD (CR) |
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Albania |
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28 Jun to 23 July 2021 – HRCtee (LOI) |
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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!!! 07 Jun 2021 – CEDAW (LOI)
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NEW!!! 5 to 9 Jul 2021 – CEDAW (LOI)
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Australia |
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Austria |
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Azerbaijan |
POSTPONED!!! 26 Oct 2020 – CERD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 16 Nov to 4 Dec 2020 – CERD (CR) |
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Bahamas |
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Bahrain |
14 Jul 2021 – CERD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 21 Jun to 9 Jul 2021– CEDAW (CR) |
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Bangladesh |
14 Jul-2021 – CRPD (CR)
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16 Aug to 10 Sep 2021– CRPD (CR) |
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Barbados |
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Belarus |
NEW!!! 18 Jul 2021 – CRPD (LOI) |
NEW!!! 13 to 17 Sep 2021– CRPD (LOI) |
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Belgium |
14 Jun 2021 – CAT (CR) |
12 to 30 Jul 2021 – CAT (CR) |
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Belize |
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Benin |
NEW!!! 18 Jul 2021 – CRPD (LOI) |
NEW!!! 13 to 17 Sep 2021– CRPD (LOI) |
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Bhutan |
1 Jul 2021– CRC (LOI)
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27 Sep to 1 Oct 2021– CRC (LOI) |
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Bolivia |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Sep 2020 – HRCtee (CR)26 May 2021 – CERD (LOI) |
POSTPONED!!! 12 Oct to 6 Nov 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
30 Aug 2021 - CESCR (CR) |
27 Sep to 15 Oct 2021 - CESCR (CR) |
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Botswana |
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POSTPONED!!! 29 Jun to 24 Jul 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
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Brazil |
NEW!!! 2 Aug 2021- CED (CR) |
NEW!!! 13 to 24 Sep 2021- CED (CR) |
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Brunei Darussalam |
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Bulgaria |
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7 to 11 Jun 2021 – CRC (LOI) |
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Burkina Faso |
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Burundi |
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28 Jun to 23 July 2021 – HRCtee (LOI) |
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Cabo Verde |
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6 to 16 Apr 2021 – CMW (CR) |
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Cambodia |
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Cameroon |
POSTPONED!!! 26 Oct 2020 – CERD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 16 Nov to 4 Dec 2020 - CERD (CR) |
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Canada |
21 Jun 2021 – CAT (CR) |
28 Jun to 23 July 2021 – HRCtee (LOI) |
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Central African Republic |
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Chad |
16 Aug 2021 – CESCR (LOI)
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18 to 22 Oct 2021 – CESCR (LOI)
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Chile |
22 Oct 2021 – CERD (CR) |
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 |
NEW!!! 19 Jun 2021- CED (LOI) |
NEW!!! 13 to 24 Sep 2021- CED (LOI) |
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Côte D'Ivoire |
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Croatia |
15 Aug 2021 – CRC (CR) |
6 to 24 Sep 2021 – CRC (CR) |
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Cuba |
21 Mar 2022 - CAT (CR) |
25 Apr to 20 May 2022 - CAT (CR) |
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Cyprus |
15 Aug 2021 – CRC (CR) |
6 to 24 Sep 2021 – CRC (CR) |
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Czech Republic |
8 Nov 2021 – HRCtee (FU)
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6 to 24 Sep 2021 – CRC (CR) |
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Denmark |
14 Jul 2021 – CERD (CR) |
4 to 26 Aug 2021 – CERD (CR) |
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Djibouti |
NEW!!! 7 Jun 2021 – CEDAW (LOI) |
NEW!!! 5 to 9 Jul 2021 – CEDAW (LOI) |
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Dominica |
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Dominican Republic |
POSTPONED!!! 1 Jun 2020 – CEDAW (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 29 Jun to 9 Jul 2020 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Ecuador |
1 Jul 2021– CRC (LOI) |
28 Jun to 23 July 2021 – HRCtee (LOI) |
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Egypt |
24 Sep 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
NEW!!! 18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
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El Salvador |
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Equatorial Guinea |
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Eritrea |
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Estonia |
POSTPONED!!! 26 Oct 2020 – CERD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 16 Nov to 4 Dec 2020 – CERD (CR) |
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Eswatini |
15 Aug 2021 – CRC (CR) |
6 to 24 Sep 2021 – CRC (CR) |
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Ethiopia |
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Fiji |
7 to 11 Jun 2021 – CRC (LOI) |
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Finland |
NEW!!! 7 Jun 2021 – CEDAW (LOI) |
NEW!!! 5 to 9 Jul 2021 – CEDAW (LOI) |
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France |
POSTPONED!!! 13 Jul 2020 – CERD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 4 to 14 Aug 2020 – CERD (CR) |
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Gabon |
POSTPONED!!! 1 Jun 2020 – CEDAW (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 29 Jun to 9 Jul 2020 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Gambia |
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Georgia |
NEW!!! 7 Jun 2021 – CEDAW (LOI) |
NEW!!! 5 to 9 Jul 2021 – CEDAW (LOI) |
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Germany |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Sep 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 12 Oct to 6 Nov 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
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Ghana |
NEW!!! 18 Jul 2021 – CRPD (LOI) |
NEW!!! 13 to 17 Sep 2021– CRPD (LOI) |
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Greece |
15 Dec 2021 CRC (CR) |
17 Jan to 4 Feb 2022 CRC (CR) |
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Grenada |
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Guatemala |
21 Jun 2021 – CAT (CR) |
27 Sep to 1 Oct 2021– CRC (LOI) |
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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 |
NEW!!! 7 Jun 2021 – CEDAW (LOI) |
NEW!!! 5 to 9 Jul 2021 – CEDAW (LOI) |
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Hungary |
POSTPONED!!! 1 Feb 2021 – CRPD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 8 Mar to 1 Apr 2021 – CRPD (CR) |
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Iceland |
21 Mar 2022 – CAT (CR) |
25 Apr to 20 May 2022 – CAT (CR) |
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India |
NEW!!! 9 Jun 2021- CERD (LOI) |
NEW!!! 9 to 25 Aug 2021 – CERD (LOI) |
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Indonesia |
24 Sep 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
NEW!!! 18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Iran |
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Iraq |
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Ireland |
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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 |
14 Jul-2021 – CRPD (CR) |
16 Aug to 10 Sep 2021– CRPD (CR) |
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Japan |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Sep 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 12 Oct to 6 Nov 2020 – HRCtee (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 |
30 Aug 2021 - CESCR (CR) |
27 Sep to 15 Oct 2021 - CESCR (CR) |
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Kyrgyzstan |
NEW!!! 24 Sept 2021 – CEDAW (CR)
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NEW!!! 18 Oct to 12 9 Nov 2021– CEDAW (CR) |
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Laos |
14 Jul-2021 – CRPD (CR) |
16 Aug to 10 Sep 2021– CRPD (CR) |
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Latvia |
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Lebanon |
NEW!!! 19 Jul 2021 – CERD (CR) |
NEW!!! 9 to 25 Aug 2021 – CERD (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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7 to 11 Jun 2021 – CRC (LOI)
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Lithuania |
11 Oct 2021 – CAT (CR) |
8 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CAT (CR) |
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Luxembourg |
14 Jul 2021 – CERD (CR) |
17 May to 4 Jun 2021 – CRC (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 |
NEW!!! 24 Sep 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
NEW!!! 18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021– CEDAW (CR) |
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Mali |
NEW!!! 19 Jun 2021- CED (LOI) |
NEW!!! 13 to 24 Sep 2021- CED (LOI) |
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Malta |
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Marshall Islands |
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Mauritania |
16 Aug 2021 – CESCR (LOI) |
18 to 22 Oct 2021 – CESCR (LOI) |
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Mauritius |
30 Aug 2021 - CESCR (FU) |
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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 |
POSTPONED!!! 1 Jun 2020 – CEDAW (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 29 Jun to 9 Jul 2020 – 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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28 Jun to 23 July 2021 – HRCtee (LOI) |
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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 |
NEW!!! 7 Jun 2021 – CEDAW (LOI) |
NEW!!! 5 to 9 Jul 2021 – CEDAW (LOI) |
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New Zealand |
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Nicaragua |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Sep 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 12 Oct to 6 Nov 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
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Niger |
NEW!!! 7 Jun 2021 – CEDAW (LOI) |
NEW!!! 5 to 9 Jul 2021 – CEDAW (LOI) |
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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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7 to 11 Jun 2021 – CRC (LOI)
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Pakistan |
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Palau |
NEW!!! 18 Jul 2021 – CRPD (LOI) |
NEW!!! 13 to 17 Sep 2021– CRPD (LOI) |
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Panama |
POSTPONED!!! 1 Jun 2020 – CEDAW (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 29 Jun to 9 Jul 2020 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Papua New Guinea |
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Paraguay |
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6 to 16 Apr 2021 – CMW (CR) |
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Peru |
21 Jun 2021 – CAT (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 29 Jun to 24 Jul 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
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Philippines |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Sep 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 12 Oct to 6 Nov 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
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Poland |
15 Aug 2021 – CRC (CR) |
6 to 24 Sep 2021 – CRC (CR) |
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Portugal |
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Qatar |
16 Aug 2021 – CESCR (LOI) |
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) |
12 to 30 Sept 2022 – CRC (CR) |
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Romania |
16 Aug 2021 - CESCR (LOI) |
18 to 22 Oct 2021 – CESCR (LOI) |
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Russian Federation |
NEW!!! 28 Sep 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
NEW!!! 18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021– CEDAW (CR) |
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Rwanda |
NEW!!! 30 Aug 2021-CMW (CR) |
NEW!!! 27 Sep to 8 Oct 2021-CMW (CR) |
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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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Sao Tome and Principe |
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Saudi Arabia |
21 Jun 2021 – CAT (CR) |
8 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CAT (CR) |
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Senegal |
POSTPONED!!! 28 Sep 2020 – CEDAW (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 26 Oct to 5 Nov 2020 – CEDAW (CR)
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Serbia |
11 Oct 2021 – CAT (CR) |
8 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CAT (CR) |
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Seychelles |
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Sierra Leone |
1 Jul 2021 - CRC (LOI) |
27 Sep to 1 Oct 2021– CRC (LOI) |
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Singapore |
POSTPONED!!! 1 Feb 2021 – CRPD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 8 Mar to 1 Apr 2021 – CRPD (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 |
24 Sep 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
NEW!!! 18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
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South Sudan |
NEW!!! 24 Sep 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
NEW!!! 18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021– CEDAW (CR) |
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Spain |
NEW!!! 24 Sep 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
NEW!!! 18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021– 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 |
14 Jun 2021 – CAT (CR) |
12 to 30 Jul 2021 – CAT (CR) |
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Sudan |
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Suriname |
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Sweden |
24 Sep 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
NEW!!! 18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
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Switzerland |
POSTPONED!!! 26 Oct 2020 – CERD (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 16 Nov to 4 Dec 2020 – CERD (CR) |
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Syrian Arab Republic |
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Tajikistan |
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Thailand |
6 Sep 2021 – CERD (LOI) |
15 Nov to 3 Dec 2021 – CERD (CR) |
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Timor-Leste |
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28 Jun to 23 July 2021 – HRCtee (LOI) |
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Togo |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Sep 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 12 Oct to 6 Nov 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
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Tonga
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Trinidad and Tobago |
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Tunisia |
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17 May to 4 Jun 2021 – CRC (CR)
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Turkey |
NEW!!! 7 Jun 2021 – CEDAW (LOI) |
28 Jun to 23 July 2021 – HRCtee (LOI) |
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Turkmenistan |
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Tuvalu |
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Uganda |
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Ukraine |
POSTPONED!!! 14 Sep 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
POSTPONED!!! 12 Oct to 6 Nov 2020 – HRCtee (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) |
POSTPONED!!! 29 Jun to 24 Jul 2020 – HRCtee (CR) |
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Uzbekistan |
15 Aug 2022 – CRC (CR) |
12 to 30 Sept 2022 – CRC (CR) |
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Vanuatu |
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Venezuela |
14 Jul-2021 – CRPD (CR) |
16 Aug to 10 Sep 2021– CRPD (CR) |
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Viet Nam |
15 Apr 2022 – CRC (CR) |
16 May to 3 Jun 2022 – CRC (CR)
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Yemen |
NEW!!! 24 Sep 2021 – CEDAW (CR) |
NEW!!! 18 Oct to 12 Nov 2021– CEDAW (CR) |
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Zambia |
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12 Apr to 7 May 2021 – CED (LOI) |
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Zimbabwe |
NEW!!! 9 Jun 2021 – CERD (LOI) |
NEW!!! 9 to 25 Aug 2021 – CERD (LOI) |