United Nations: Deadlines to engage with human rights bodies
United Nationsan international organisation comprising 193 member States. It has the mission of maintaining peace and security, protecting human rights, providing humanitarian aid and ensuring economic and social development across the globe. It is a network of many different bodies and agencies, each of which has a particular role and responsibility.: Deadlines to engage with human rights mechanisms
ILGA World extends a warm welcome to its comprehensive index of deadlines facilitating engagement with UN human rights mechanisms.
This invaluable resource is meticulously crafted to serve as a guiding beacon for human rights defenders (HRDs) dedicated to advancing the rights of individuals within the realms of sexual orientationrefers to a person’s capacity for profound emotional, affectional and sexual attraction to - and intimate and sexual relations with - individuals of a different gender or the same gender or more than one gender., gender identityrefers to a person’s deeply felt internal and individual experience of gender, which may or may not correspond with the sex assigned at birth., gender expressionrefers to how a person presents their gender through physical appearance – including dress, hairstyles, accessories, cosmetics – and mannerisms, speech, behavioural patterns, names and personal references., and sex characteristicsa term that refers to physical features relating to sex - including genitalia and other sexual and reproductive anatomy, chromosomes, hormones, and secondary physical features emerging from puberty. (SOGIESCabbreviation standing for sexual orientation and gender identity & expression, and sex characteristics.). The active involvement of HRDs in UN mechanisms is paramount, acting as a catalyst for transformative global change.
For those aspiring to witness targeted recommendations on SOGIESCabbreviation standing for sexual orientation and gender identity & expression, and sex characteristics. issues directed at their respective countries, active participation in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)a mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council which monitors and seeks to improve the human rights record of all 193 UN member States. Every member State is reviewed and receives recommendations to improve its human rights situation every five years. holds utmost importance.
Similarly, collaboration with the Treaty Bodies provides a unique platform wherein a panel of experts rigorously evaluates a nation’s adherence to international human rights treaties, illuminating crucial intersections with the challenges faced by the LGBTIacronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Although this is not the acronym available to describe people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, it is the most commonly used in United Nations spaces and advocacy. community.
This index serves as a vital compass, delineating pivotal deadlines and milestones, empowering HRDs to navigate the intricate UN mechanisms strategically, thus making substantial contributions to promoting and protecting human rights on a global scale.
General United Nations deadlines
Special Rapporteur on disability
Deadline for submission of calls for inputs: 26 August 2024
Additional info and questionnaire: Call for input for country visit to Kyrgyzstan (to be presented at HRC 58)
Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights
Deadline for submission of calls for inputs: 16 August 2024
Additional info and questionnaire: Call for input for country visit to Samoa (to be presented at HRC 60)
Special Rapporteur on the sale of children
Deadline for submission of calls for inputs: 26 August 2024
Additional info and questionnaire: Call for input for country visit to Germany (to be presented at HRC 61)
Africa
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 16 July 2024
Review dates: Jan – Feb 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
Special Procedures
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights
Country visit: 04-14 November 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
NGO reporting deadline: 3 February 2025
Review session (CR|): 3 – 28 March 2024
Committee on the Rights of the Child
NGO reporting deadline: 1 November 2024
Review session (PSWG): 3 to 7 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Treaty Bodies
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
List of Issues: 29 November 2024
Review session (CR): 10 – 28 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2027
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates. 2027
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates. 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 08 April 2024
Review dates: October-November 2024
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
NGO reporting deadline: 6 January 2025
Review session (CR): 3 – 21 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 16 July 2024.
Review dates: Jan – Feb 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 8 April 2024
Review dates: October – November 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Rights of the Child
NGO reporting deadline: 15 December 2024
Country session: 213-25 January 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 12 March 2026
Review dates: October – November 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 8 April 2024
Review dates: Oct – Nov 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 16 July 2024
Review dates: Jan – Feb 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Rights of the Child
NGO reporting deadline: 1 November 2024
Review session (PSWG): 3 to 7 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 11 October 2024
Review dates: Apr – May 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 September 2024
Review dates: Apr – May 2025
Special Procedures
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on Trafficking
Country visit: 12 – 22 November 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 8 Apr 2024
Review dates: Oct – Nov 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 11 October 2024
Review dates: Apr – May 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 13 March 2025
Review dates: April – May 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 13 March 2025
Review dates: October – November 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 13 March 2025
Review dates: October – November 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 16 July 2024
Review dates: January – February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 13 March 2025
Review dates: October – November 2025
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
NGO reporting deadline: 26 August 2024
Review session: 25 Nov – 13 December 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 June 2025
Review dates: January – February 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Treaty Bodies
Human Rights Committee
NGO reporting deadline: 6 January 2025
List of Issues prior to reporting: 3 – 28 March 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 September 2025
Review dates: Apr – May 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 September 2025
Review dates: Apr – May 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 September 2025
Review dates: April – May 2026
Special Procedures
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights
Country visit: 04-14 November 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 June 2025
Review dates: January – February 2026
Treaty Bodies
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (TBC)
NGO reporting deadline: 13 January 2025
Country session: 10 to 28 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 June 2025
Review dates: January – February 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 September 2025
Review dates: April – May 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 September 2025
Review dates: April – May 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholder report submission deadline: 25 September 2025
Review dates: April – May 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 June 2026
Review dates: January – February 2027
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 12 March 2026
Review dates: October – November 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 12 March 2026
Review dates: October – November 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 June 2026
Review dates: January – February 2027
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
NGO reporting deadline: 6 January 2025
List of Issues prior to reporting: 3-21 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 June 2026
Review dates: January – February 2027
Treat Bodies
Committe on the Rights of the Child
NGO reporting deadline: 01 November 2024
Review session: 3 – 7 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
NGO reporting deadline: 06 January 2025
List of Issues prior to reporting: 3 – 21 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 June 2026
Review dates: January – February 2027
Special Procedures
Mandate: Working Group on discriminationunequal or unfair treatment which can be based on a range of grounds - such as age, ethnic background, disability, and diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions or sex characteristics, amongst others. against women and girls
Country visit: 12-23 August 2025
Treaty Bodies
Human Rights Committee
NGO reporting deadline: 3 February 2025
Review session (CR): 3 – 28 March 2025
Asia
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 8 April 2024
Review dates: October – November 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 8 April 2024
Review dates: October – November 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 16 July 2024
Review dates: January – February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 16 July 2024
Review dates: January – February 2025
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
NGO reporting deadline: 6 January 2025
List of Issues: 3-21 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Treaty Bodies
Human Rights Committee
NGO reporting deadline: 6 January 2025
List of Issues prior to reporting: 3 – 28 March 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 11 October 2024
Review dates: April – May 2025
Special Procedures
Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls
Country visit: 3 – 12 November 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 11 October 2024
Review dates: April – May 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 June 2026
Review dates: January – February 2027
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Rights of the Child
NGO reporting deadline: 1 November 2024
Review session (PSWG): 3 to 7 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 13 March 2025
Review dates: October – November 2025
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Rights of the Child
NGO reporting deadline: 1 November 2024
Review session (PSWG): 3 to 7 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 13 March 2025
Review dates: October – November 2025
Special Procedures
Special Rapporteur on Privacy
Country visit: 1 – 15 October 2024
Treaty Bodies
Human Rights Committee
NGO reporting deadline: 3 February 2025
Review session (CR): 3 – 28 March 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 June 2025
Review dates: January – February 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 June 2025
Review dates: January – February 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 8 April 2024
Review dates: October – November 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 June 2025
Review dates: January – February 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
Treaty Bodies
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (state participation TBC)
NGO reporting deadline: 13 January 2025
Country session: 10 to 28 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 8 April 2024
Review dates: October – November 2024
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
NGO reporting deadline: 6 January 2025
List of Issues prior to reporting: 3-21 February 2025
Committee on the Rights of the Child
NGO reporting deadline: 1 November 2024
Review session (PSWG): 3 – 7 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 September 2025
Review dates: April – May 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
Special Procedures
Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers
Country visit: 4 – 14 November 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 June 2026
Review dates: January – February 2027
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 12 March 2025
Review dates: October – November 2025
Special Procedures
Mandate: Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
Country visit: 02–13 December 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 June 2026
Review dates: January – February 2027
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
Special Procedures
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on the sale of children
Country visit: 14-25 April 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Europe and Central Asia
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 8 April 2024
Review dates: October – November 2024
Treaty Bodies
Human Rights Committee
NGO reporting deadline: 3 February 2025
Review session (CR): 3-28 March 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 13 March 2025
Review dates: October – November 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 11 October 2024
Review dates: April – May 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 June 2025
Review dates: January – February 2026
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
NGO reporting deadline: 6 January 2025
List of Issues prior to reporting: 3-21 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 13 March 2025
Review dates: October – November 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 September 2025
Review dates: April – May 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 16 July 2024
Review dates: January – February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 13 March 2025
Review dates: October – November 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 13 March 2025
Review dates: October – November 2025
Treaty Bodies
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
NGO reporting deadline: 13 January 2025
Country session: 10 to 28 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 September 2025
Review dates: April – May 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 September 2025
Review dates: April – May 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Special Procedures
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on the sale of children
Country visit: 14 – 25 October 2024
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on the right to development
Country visit: 05 – 16 May 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 June 2025
Review dates: January – February 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 12 March 2026
Review dates: October – November 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 12 March 2026
Review dates: October – November 2026
Special Procedures
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on religion
Country visit: 07-18 October 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 June 2025
Review dates: January – February 2026
Special Procedures
Mandate: Independent Expert on international solidarity
Country visit: 21–25 October 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 12 March 2026
Review dates: October – November 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review, 4th cycle)
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 16 July 2024
Review dates: January – February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 16 July 2024
Review dates: January – February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 11 October 2024
Review dates: April – May 2025
Special Procedures
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Country visit: 16–26 September 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 September 2025
Review dates: April – May 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 June 2026
Review dates: January – February 2027
Special Procedures
Mandate: Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances
Country visit: 20–27 November 2024
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
NGO reporting deadline: 6 January 2025
Review session: 3-21 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 June 2025
Review dates: January – February 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
Treaty Bodies
Human Rights Committee
NGO reporting deadline: 3 February 2025
Review session (CR): 3-28 March
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
Treaty Bodies
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
List of Issues: 29 November 2024
Review session (CR): 10 – 28 February 2025
Human Rights Committee
NGO reporting deadline: 3 February 2025
Review session (CR): 3 – 28 March 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Treaty Bodies
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
List of Issues: 29 November 2024
Review session (CR): 10 – 28 February 2025
Human Rights Committee
NGO reporting deadline: 3 February 2025
Review session (CR): 3 – 28 March 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 8 April 2025
Review dates: October – November 2024
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Rights of the Child
NGO reporting deadline: 1 November 2024
Review session (PSWG): 3 – 7 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 8 April 2024
Review dates: October – November 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Rights of the Child
NGO reporting deadline: 1 November 2024
Review session (PSWG): 3 – 7 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 16 July 2024
Review dates: January – February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 16 July 2024
Review dates: January – February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 11 October 2024
Review dates: April – May 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 11 October 2024
Review dates: April – May 2025
Special Procedures
Special Rapporteur on Toxics and human rights
Country visit: 21 – 31 October 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Rights of the Child
NGO reporting deadline: 1 November 2024
Review session (PSWG): 3 – 7 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 11 October 2024
Review dates: April – May 2025
Special Procedures
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights
Country visit: 29 July-8 August 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Latin America and the Caribbean
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 16 July 2024
Review dates: January – February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
Special Procedures
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on racism
Country visit: 05–16 August 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Special Procedures
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers
Country visit: 29 July–09 August 2024
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on the right to health
Country visit: 21 November–04 December 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Special Procedures
Working Group on business and human rights
Country visit 29 July – 9 August 2024
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty
Country visit: 29 August – 4 September 2024
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls
Country visit: 21-30 May 2025
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Rights of the Child
NGO reporting deadline: 1 November 2024
Review session (PSWG): 3 to 7 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 8 April 2024
Review dates: October – November 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Rights of the Child
NGO reporting deadline: 15 December 2024
Country session: 13-25 January 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Special Procedures
Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls
Country visit: 22 – 31 July 2024
Treaty Bodies
Human Rights Committee
NGO reporting deadline: 6 January 2025
List of Issues prior to reporting: 3 – 28 March 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 16 July 2024
Review date: January – February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
Special Procedures
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on adequate housing
Country visit: 14 – 25 July 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 13 March 2025
Review dates: October – November 2025
Special Procedures
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on development
Country visit: 04-15 November 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 8 April 2024
Review dates: October – November 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 13 March 2024
Review dates: October – November 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 September 2025
Review dates: April – May 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 September 2025
Review dates: April – May 2026
Treaty Bodies
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
NGO reporting deadline: 13 January 2025
Country session: 10 to 28 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 June 2026
Review dates: January – February 2027
North America and the Caribbean
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 12 March 2026
Review dates: October – November 2026
Treaty Bodies
Human Rights Committee
NGO reporting deadline: 6 January 2025
List of Issues prior to reporting: 3 – 28 March 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
Treaty Bodies
Human Rights Committee
NGO reporting deadline: 6 January 2025
List of Issues prior to reporting: 3 – 28 March 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Special Procedures
Special Rapporteur on the rights of migrants
Country visit: 05 – 16 May 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 8 April 2024
Review dates: October – November 2024
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
NGO reporting deadline: 6 January 2025
List of Issues prior to reporting: 3 – 21 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 11 October 2024
Review dates: April – May 2025
Treaty Bodies
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
NGO reporting deadline: 6 January 2025
List of Issues prior to reporting: 3 – 21 February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 11 October 2024
Review dates: April – May 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 June 2026
Review dates: January – February 2027
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 13 March 2025
Review dates: October – November 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 June 2025
Review dates: January – February 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 June 2025
Review dates: January – February 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 12 March 2026
Review dates: October – November 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 12 March 2026
Review dates: October – November 2026
Special Procedures
Mandate: Independent Expert on international solidarity
Country visit: 20-29 January 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 12 March 2026
Review dates: October – November 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 13 March 2025
Review dates: October – November 2025
Oceania
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 June 2025
Review dates: January – February 2026
Special Procedures
Special Rapporteur on the right to Privacy
Country visit: 8 – 19 August 2024
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on slavery
Country visit: 11–22 November 2024
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on Myanmar
Country visit: 01-10 October 2024
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 16 July 2024
Review dates: January – February 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 11 October 2024
Review dates: April – May 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 13 March 2025
Review dates: October – November 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 June 2025
Review dates: January – February 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 26 June 2025
Review dates: January – February 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
Treaty Bodies
Human Rights Committee
NGO reporting deadline: 6 January 2025
List of Issues prior to reporting: 3 – 28 March 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 September 2025
Review dates: April – May 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 12 March 2026
Review dates: October – November 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 12 March 2026
Review dates: October – November 2026
Special Procedures
Mandate: Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights
Country visit: 28 October–08 November 2024
Treaty Bodies
Human Rights Committee
NGO reporting deadline: 6 January 2025
List of Issues prior to reporting: 3 – 28 March 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Stakeholders report submission deadline: 25 September 2025
Review dates: April – May 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2025
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026
UPR (Universal Periodic Review), 4th cycle
Midterm reports due dates: 2026