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CONTENTS >> UNITED NATIONS / Council of Europe / EUROPEAN UNION
UNITED NATIONS
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Call for input ■ Situation of Armed Conflicts
The CESCR is seeking input for its Draft General Comment on the application of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in situations of armed conflicts.
>> Submit by 15 May 2026. See details here.
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus
Call for input ■ Human Rights in Belarus
The SR on the situation of human rights in Belarus is seeking input specifically on the situation on women, including in places of deprivation of liberty. The input received will inform his report for the 81st session of the General Assembly.
>> Submit by 18 May 2026. See details here.
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
Country visit ■ France
The SPT will visit France on 17-23 May 2026.
>> NGOs are invited to contact the SPT ahead of the visit to maximise impact. See the calendar of visits here.
Human Rights Committee
Call for input ■ Right to Freedom of Association
The Committee is seeking input on its Draft General Comment No. 38 on Article 22 on the right to freedom of association.
>> Submit by 30 June 2026. See details here.
COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
31st session ■ 14 – 24 September 2026
The CED will examine Armenia‘s report and adopt List of priority themes (LOTs) in respect of Italy.
>> Submit by 30 June 2026 for LOTs and by 30 July 2026 for reports. See details here.
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
35th session ■ 12 – 27 August 2026
The CRPD will examine the reports of the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovakia, and will adopt List of issues (LOIs) in respect of Latvia and Romania.
>> Submit by 12 July 2026 (tbc). See details here.
Universal Periodic Review
54th session ■ January – February 2027
The UPR Working Group will review State reports submitted by Iceland, Lithuania, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.
>> Submit by 17 July 2026. See details here.
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE
146th session ■ 19 October – 6 November 2026
The Committee will review Working Group will review Austria‘s report and will adopt List of issues prior to reporting (LOIPR) in respect of the Czech Republic and Romania. It will also examine Luxembourg under the Follow-up procedure.
>> Submit by 27 July 2026 for Follow-up reports, by 24 August 2026 for LOIPR and by 21 September 2026 for State reports. See details here.
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
80th session ■ 2 – 13 November 2026
The CESCR will examine Austria‘s report, will adopt List of issues in respect of Estonia and Slovakia, and examine Portugal under the Follow-up procedure.
>> Submit by 3 September 2026 for State reports, and by 2 October 2026 for State reports and Follow-up reports. See details here.
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Department for the Execution of Judgments of the ECtHR
Country visits ■ 2026
The Department will visit Germany on 18 June 2026.
>> NGOs may wish to contact the Department ahead of the visit to maximise impact. See the list of visits here.
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Country visits ■ 2026/2027
The CPT will visit the following countries in 2026: Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Moldova, Serbia, Sweden, United Kingdom.
It has also planned to visit the following countries in 2027: Albania, Andorra, Croatia, Iceland, Latvia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Türkiye.
>> NGOs may wish to contact the Committee ahead of the visits to maximise impact. See the list of visits for 2026 here and the list of countries to be visited in 2027 here.
EUROPEAN UNION
No advocacy opportunity identified