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CONTENTS >> UNITED NATIONS / Council of Europe
UNITED NATIONS
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
90th session & 92 PSWG ■ 3 – 21 February 2025 & 24 – 28 February 2025
At its 90th session, the CEDAW will examine State reports submitted by Belarus, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg.
At its 92th Pre-Sessional Working Group, it will adopt a List of issues in respect of Lithuania and a List of issues prior to reporting in respect of Austria.
>> NGOs can submit information by 6 January 2025. See details on the sessions here.
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE
82nd session ■ 7 April – 2 May 2025
The CAT will consider the State reports submitted by Armenia, France, Monaco and Ukraine. It will also adopt Lists of issues prior to reporting (LOIPR) in respect of Iceland and Montenegro.
>> NGOs can submit information on LOIPR by 13 January 2025 and on State reports by 10 March 2025. See details on the session here.
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
77th session ■ 10 – 25 Febuary 2025
The CESCR will consider the State reports submitted by Croatia and the United Kingdom, will adopt a List of issues in respect of North Macedonia and will examine Serbia under the follow-up procedure.
>> NGOs can submit information on State reports and Follow-up reports by 13 January 2025. See details on the session here.
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE
143rd session ■ 3 – 28 March 2025
The Committee will review State reports submitted by Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
>> NGOs can submit information by 3 February 2025. See details on the session here.
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
DEPARTMENT FOR THE EXECUTION OF ECtHR JUDGMENTS
Country visit ■ Poland, North Macedonia, Cyprus
The DEJ will visit the following countries:
- Türkiye (on 10 – 12 December 2024)
- Cyprus (on 11 – 12 December 2024)
- Albania (on 17 – 18 December 2024)
>> NGOs are encouraged to contact the DEJ to discuss the implementation of judgments with the department’s lawyers. See updates on visits here.
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Country visits ■ 2024 & 2025
The CPT will visit Georgia by the end of 2024.
It has also announced it will visit the following countries in 2025: Azerbaijan, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Romania and Spain.
>> NGOs are invited to contact the Committee ahead of the visits. See the planned visits for 2024 here and the press release on the 2025 visits here.
