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CONTENTS >> UNITED NATIONS / Council of Europe
UNITED NATIONS
SR BELARUS
Call for input ■ Repression for political motives
The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus is seeking contributions for his report covering the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, focusing among other things on the situation of persons subjected to repression and/or deprived of their liberty for political reasons.
The report will be presented at the 59th session of the Human Rights Council in June 2025.
>> NGOs can provide input by 24 February 2025. See details here.
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
58th session ■ 24 February – 4 April 2025
The programme includes interactive dialogues with Special Rapporteurs (Special Rapporteurs on torture, on the rights of persons with disabilities, on human rights and counter-terrorism), with the Commission of Inquiry & the High Commissioner on Ukraine, with the Group of Experts on Belarus, and a panel discussion on HIV response. The Council will also adopt UPR outcomes in respect of Norway, Albania, Portugal.
>> NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC can be accredited to participate as Observers. See the session’s programme here and details on NGO participation here.
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
78th session ■ 8 September – 3 October 2025
The CESCR working group will examine reports submitted by the Netherlands and Russia. It will also adopt lists of issues in respect of Germany and Moldova and will consider Luxembourg under the follow-up procedure.
>> NGOs can submit information on lists of issues by 30 June 2025 and on State reports by 8 August 2025. See details on the session here.
UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Department for the Execution of ECtHR Judgments
Country visits ■ Montenegro, Serbia
The DEJ will visit the following countries:
- Montenegro: 25-26 March 2025
- Serbia: 27 March 2025
>> NGOs are invited to contact the DEJ before the visits. See the calendar here.
European Committee of Social Rights
Comments on State Parties reports ■ First group of articles
Third-party organisations are invited to comment on reports submitted by States parties that have not accepted the collective complaints procedure (see list here), on a selected number of articles in the area of labour rights.
>> NGOs can submit information by 30 June 2025. See details here.
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Country visits ■ 2025
The CPT has 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 list of visits here.
