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CONTENTS >> UNITED NATIONS / Council of Europe / EUROPEAN UNION
UNITED NATIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE
Call for input ■ Freedom of Association
The Committee is seeking input for its General Comment on Article 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on freedom of association.
>> Submit by 19 December 2025. See details here.
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
92nd session ■ 2 – 20 February 2026
The CEDAW will consider the State reports submitted by the Czech Republic, Lithuania and the Netherlands.
>> Submit by 5 January 2026. See details on the session here
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE
145th session ■ 2 – 19 March 2026
The Committee will consider the State reports submitted by Andorra, Moldova and Slovakia. It will also adopt a list of issues prior to reporting in respect of Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
>> Submit by 5 January 2026 for LOIPR and by 2 February 2026 for State reports. See details on the session here
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
79th session ■ 9 February – 6 March 2026
The CESCR will consider the State reports submitted by Austria and Georgia as well as Lithuania‘s follow-up report.
>> Submit by 13 January 2026. See details on the session here.
Committee on Enforced disappearances & Working group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
Call for input ■ Enforced disappearances / transnational repression
The CED and the WGEID are seeking input for their joint statement on enforced disappearances in the context of transnational repression, defined as “acts conducted or directed by a State, or its proxy, to deter, silence or punish dissent, criticism or human rights advocacy towards it, expressed from outside its territory”.
>> Submit by 31 January 2026. See details here.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Call for input ■ Cooperation with Georgia
The OHCHR is seeking input on the situation in the non‑government‑controlled territories of Georgia, in line with the Human Rights Council resolution 60/29 on “Cooperation with Georgia” . Contributions received will inform the OHCHR’s forthcoming oral update (at the Human Rights Council’s 61st session) and written report (at the 62nd session).
>> Submit by 31 January 2026. See details here.
Special Rapporteur on summary, extrajudicial or arbitrary executions
Call for input ■ Death penalty
The SR on summary executions is seeking input for its report on the death penalty, including on “conditions of detention for persons on death row and the cumulative suffering associated with prolonged confinement”. Contributions received will inform the SR report, to be presented at the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council.
>> Submit by 28 February 2026. See details here.
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
DEPARTMENT FOR THE EXECUTION OF ECtHR JUDGMENTS
Country visits ■ Belgium
The DEJ will visit Belgium on 8 – 9 December 2025.
>> NGOs are encouraged to contact the department ahead of visits. See calendar of visits here.
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Country visits ■ Germany, Montenegro
The CPT has announced it will visit the following countries in 2025: Germany and Montenegro.
>> NGOs are invited to contact the Committee ahead of the visits. See the list of visits here.
EUROPEAN UNION
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Call for evidence ■ 2026 EU Justice Scoreboard 2026
The European Commission is seeking input for the 2026 EU Justice Scoreboard, which aims to present an overview of key aspects of the justice systems (efficiency, quality, independence).
>> Submit by 11 December 2025. See details here.