Calendar
Here is a schedule of upcoming treaty body sessions. All of these meetings will be in Geneva:
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January 13-31
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Committee on the Rights of the
Child (CRC)
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February 3-21
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Committee on the Elimination of all
Forms of Racism (CERD)
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February 10-28
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Committee on the Elimination of all
Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
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February 24-28
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Subcommittee on the Prevention of
Torture (SPT) (closed session, not public)
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March 10-28
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Human Rights Committee (CCPR)
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March 17-28
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Committee on Enforced
Disappearances (CED)
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March 31 - April 11
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Committee on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities (CRPD)
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March 31 - April 11
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Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)
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April 28 - May 23
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Committee on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights (CESC)
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April 28 - May 23
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Committee Against Torture (CAT)
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May 26 - June 13
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Committee on the Rights of the
Child (CRC)
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June 2-6
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Subcommittee on the Prevention of
Torture (SPT) (closed session, not public)
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I've prepared an unofficial table of session dates and submission deadlines, organised alphabetically by country. Please be aware that these dates are subject to change. Some of these deadlines have already passed; if one of these dates affects you, be sure to check with the Committee's Secretariat since they will sometimes accept late submissions.
| Country | Treaty body | Session | Start date | Type of review | Official deadline for submissions |
| Argentina | CCPR | 110th | Mar 10 | Prepare LOIPR | 20-Dec-13 |
| Armenia | CESC | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 17-Mar-14 |
| Azerbaijan | CRPD | 11th | Mar 31 | Country report | 28-Feb-14 |
| Azerbaijan | SPT | country visit in 2014 | dates not set yet | ||
| Bahrain | CEDAW | 57th | Feb 10 | Country report | 24-Jan-14 |
| Belgium | CEDAW | 59th WG | Mar 3 | Prepare list of issues | 24-Jan-14 |
| Belgium | CERD | 84th | Feb 3 | Country report | 24-Jan-14 |
| Belgium | CED | 6th | Mar 17 | Prepare list of issues | 27-Jan-14 |
| Belgium | CRPD | 12th WG | Apr 14 | Prepare list of issues | 28-Feb-14 |
| Belize | CMW | 20th | Mar 31 | Country report | 17-Mar-14 |
| Brunei Darussalam | CEDAW | 59th WG | Mar 3 | Prepare list of issues | 24-Jan-14 |
| Burundi | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | prepare list of issues | 14-Feb-14 |
| Cambodia | CRC | 68th WG | Jun 14 | prepare LOI: OPSC + OPAC | 01-Mar-14 |
| Cameroon | CEDAW | 57th | Feb 10 | Country report | 24-Jan-14 |
| Chad | CCPR | 110th | Mar 10 | Country report | 14-Feb-14 |
| China | CEDAW | 59th WG | Mar 3 | Prepare list of issues | 24-Jan-14 |
| China | CESC | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 17-Mar-14 |
| Colombia | CRC | 68th WG | Jun 14 | prepare LOI: periodic report | 01-Mar-14 |
| Congo | CRC | 65th | Jan 13 | Country report | 01-Mar-13 |
| Costa Rica | CRPD | 11th | Mar 31 | Country report | 28-Feb-14 |
| Croatia | CRC | 67th | Feb 3 | periodic report | 01-Nov-13 |
| Cuba | CRC | 66th | May 26 | OPAC report | 01-Jul-13 |
| Cuba | CRC | 68th WG | Jun 14 | prepare LOI: OPSC + OPAC | 01-Mar-14 |
| Cyprus | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 11-Apr-14 |
| Czech Republic | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | prepare LOIPR | 14-Feb-14 |
| Czech Republic | CESC | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 17-Mar-14 |
| Denmark | CRPD | 12th WG | Apr 14 | Prepare list of issues | 28-Feb-14 |
| Dominican Republic | CRC | 68th WG | Jun 14 | prepare LOI: periodic report | 01-Mar-14 |
| Ecuador | CCPR | 110th | Mar 10 | Prepare LOIPR | 20-Dec-13 |
| Ecuador | CRPD | 12th WG | Apr 14 | Prepare list of issues | 28-Feb-14 |
| Ecuador | SPT | country visit in 2014 | dates not set yet | ||
| El Salvador | CESC | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 17-Mar-14 |
| Fiji | CRC | 67th | Feb 3 | periodic report | 01-Nov-13 |
| Finland | CEDAW | 57th | Feb 10 | Country report | 24-Jan-14 |
| Gambia | CRC | 68th WG | Jun 14 | prepare LOI: periodic report | 01-Mar-14 |
| Gambia | CESC | 53rd WG | May 26 | Prepare list of issues | 26-Mar-14 |
| Germany | CRC | 65th | Jan 13 | Periodic Rept + OPSC | 01-Mar-13 |
| Germany | CED | 6th | Mar 17 | Country report | 03-Feb-14 |
| Germany | CRPD | 12th WG | Apr 14 | Prepare list of issues | 28-Feb-14 |
| Ghana | CEDAW | 59th WG | Mar 3 | Prepare list of issues | 24-Jan-14 |
| Ghana | CMW | 20th | Mar 31 | Country report | 17-Mar-14 |
| Greece | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | prepare LOIPR | 14-Feb-14 |
| Guatemala | CESC | 53rd WG | May 26 | Prepare list of issues | 26-Mar-14 |
| Guinea | CEDAW | 59th WG | Mar 3 | Prepare list of issues | 24-Jan-14 |
| Guinea | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | review in absence of state report | 11-Apr-14 |
| Haiti | CCPR | 110th | Mar 10 | Prepare list of issues | 20-Dec-13 |
| Holy See | CRC | 65th | Jan 13 | Periodic Rept + OPSC & OPAC | 01-Mar-13 |
| Holy See | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 11-Apr-14 |
| Honduras | CERD | 84th | Feb 3 | Country report | 24-Jan-14 |
| Honduras | CMW | 20th | Mar 31 | Prepare LOIPR | 17-Mar-14 |
| Hong Kong | CESC | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 17-Mar-14 |
| Hungary | CRC | 67th | Feb 3 | periodic rept + OPSC + OPAC | 01-Nov-13 |
| India | CRC | 66th | May 26 | periodic rept + OPSC | 01-Jul-13 |
| Indonesia | CRC | 66th | May 26 | periodic report | 01-Jul-13 |
| Indonesia | CESC | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 17-Mar-14 |
| Iraq | CEDAW | 57th | Feb 10 | Country report | 24-Jan-14 |
| Iraq | CRC | 68th WG | Jun 14 | prepare LOI: OPSC + OPAC | 01-Mar-14 |
| Jamaica | CRC | 68th WG | Jun 14 | prepare LOI: periodic report | 01-Mar-14 |
| Jordan | CRC | 66th | May 26 | periodic rept + OPSC + OPAC | 01-Jul-13 |
| Kazakhstan | CEDAW | 57th | Feb 10 | Country report | 24-Jan-14 |
| Kazakhstan | CERD | 84th | Feb 3 | Country report | 24-Jan-14 |
| Kyrgyzstan | CRC | 66th | May 26 | periodic report | 01-Jul-13 |
| Kyrgyzstan | CCPR | 110th | Mar 10 | Country report | 14-Feb-14 |
| Latvia | CCPR | 110th | Mar 10 | Country report | 14-Feb-14 |
| Lesotho | CMW | 20th | Mar 31 | Prepare LOIPR | 17-Mar-14 |
| Lithuania | CESC | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 17-Mar-14 |
| Lithuania | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 11-Apr-14 |
| Luxembourg | CERD | 84th | Feb 3 | Country report | 24-Jan-14 |
| Macao | CESC | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 17-Mar-14 |
| Malta | CCPR | 110th | Mar 10 | Prepare list of issues | 20-Dec-13 |
| Malta | SPT | country visit in 2014 | dates not set yet | ||
| Mauritania | CMW | 20th | Mar 31 | Prepare LOIPR | 17-Mar-14 |
| Mauritius | CRC | 68th WG | Jun 14 | prepare LOI: periodic report | 01-Mar-14 |
| Mexico | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | prepare LOIPR | 14-Feb-14 |
| Mexico | CRPD | 12th WG | Apr 14 | Prepare list of issues | 28-Feb-14 |
| Monaco | CESC | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 17-Mar-14 |
| Montenegro | CCPR | 110th | Mar 10 | Prepare list of issues | 20-Dec-13 |
| Montenegro | CERD | 84th | Feb 3 | Country report | 24-Jan-14 |
| Montenegro | CESC | 53rd WG | May 26 | Prepare list of issues | 26-Mar-14 |
| Montenegro | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 11-Apr-14 |
| Morocco | CRC | 67th | Feb 3 | periodic rept + OPAC | 01-Nov-13 |
| Nepal | CCPR | 110th | Mar 10 | Country report | 14-Feb-14 |
| Nepal | CESC | 53rd WG | May 26 | Prepare list of issues | 26-Mar-14 |
| Netherlands | CED | 6th | Mar 17 | Country report | 03-Feb-14 |
| Netherlands | SPT | country visit in 2014 | dates not set yet | ||
| New Zealand | CCPR | 110th | Mar 10 | Prepare LOIPR | 20-Dec-13 |
| New Zealand | CRPD | 12th WG | Apr 14 | Prepare list of issues | 28-Feb-14 |
| Nicaragua | CMW | 20th | Mar 31 | Prepare LOIPR | 17-Mar-14 |
| Nicaragua | SPT | country visit in 2014 | dates not set yet | ||
| Nigeria | SPT | country visit in 2014 | dates not set yet | ||
| Norway | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | prepare LOIPR | 14-Feb-14 |
| Paraguay | CED | 6th | Mar 17 | Prepare list of issues | 27-Jan-14 |
| Paraguay | CESC | 53rd WG | May 26 | Prepare list of issues | 26-Mar-14 |
| Peru | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | prepare LOIPR | 14-Feb-14 |
| Poland | CEDAW | 59th WG | Mar 3 | Prepare list of issues | 24-Jan-14 |
| Poland | CERD | 84th | Feb 3 | Country report | 24-Jan-14 |
| Portugal | CRC | 65th | Jan 13 | Periodic Rept + OPSC & OPAC | 01-Mar-13 |
| Portugal | CESC | 53rd WG | May 26 | Prepare list of issues | 26-Mar-14 |
| Qatar | CEDAW | 57th | Feb 10 | Country report | 24-Jan-14 |
| Republic of Korea | CRPD | 12th WG | Apr 14 | Prepare list of issues | 28-Feb-14 |
| Romania | CCPR | 110th | Mar 10 | Prepare LOIPR | 20-Dec-13 |
| Romania | CESC | 53rd WG | May 26 | Prepare list of issues | 26-Mar-14 |
| Russia | CRC | 65th | Jan 13 | Periodic Rept + OPAC | 01-Mar-13 |
| Russia | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | prepare LOIPR | 14-Feb-14 |
| Saint Lucia | CRC | 66th | May 26 | periodic report | 01-Jul-13 |
| Serbia | CESC | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 17-Mar-14 |
| Sierra Leone | CEDAW | 57th | Feb 10 | Country report | 24-Jan-14 |
| Sierra Leone | CCPR | 110th | Mar 10 | Country report | 14-Feb-14 |
| Sierra Leone | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 11-Apr-14 |
| Singapore | CRC | 67th | Feb 3 | OPAC report | 01-Nov-13 |
| Slovenia | CESC | 53rd WG | May 26 | Prepare list of issues | 26-Mar-14 |
| Solomon Islands | CEDAW | 59th WG | Mar 3 | Prepare list of issues | 24-Jan-14 |
| Sri Lanka | CCPR | 110th | Mar 10 | Prepare list of issues | 20-Dec-13 |
| Sweden | CCPR | 110th | Mar 10 | Prepare LOIPR | 20-Dec-13 |
| Sweden | CRPD | 11th | Mar 31 | Country report | 28-Feb-14 |
| Sweden | CRC | 68th WG | Jun 14 | prepare LOI: periodic report | 01-Mar-14 |
| Switzerland | CERD | 84th | Feb 3 | Country report | 24-Jan-14 |
| Switzerland | CRC | 68th WG | Jun 14 | prepare LOI: periodic report | 01-Mar-14 |
| Tajikistan | CESC | 53rd WG | May 26 | Prepare list of issues | 26-Mar-14 |
| Tanzania | CRC | 68th WG | Jun 14 | prepare LOI: periodic report | 01-Mar-14 |
| Thailand | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 11-Apr-14 |
| Togo | SPT | country visit in 2014 | dates not set yet | ||
| Turkmenistan | CRC | 68th WG | Jun 14 | prepare LOI: rept, OPAC & OPSC | 01-Mar-14 |
| UK | CRC | 66th | May 26 | OPSC report | 01-Jul-13 |
| Ukraine | CESC | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 17-Mar-14 |
| Uruguay | CRC | 68th WG | Jun 14 | prepare LOI: rept, OPAC & OPSC | 01-Mar-14 |
| Uruguay | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 11-Apr-14 |
| USA | CCPR | 110th | Mar 10 | Country report | 14-Feb-14 |
| Uzbekistan | CERD | 84th | Feb 3 | Country report | 24-Jan-14 |
| Uzbekistan | CESC | 52nd | Apr 28 | Country report | 17-Mar-14 |
| Venezuela | CRC | 67th | Feb 3 | periodic rept + OPSC + OPAC | 01-Nov-13 |
| Venezuela | CEDAW | 59th WG | Mar 3 | Prepare list of issues | 24-Jan-14 |
| Venezuela | CAT | 52nd | Apr 28 | prepare list of issues | 14-Feb-14 |
| Viet Nam | CESC | 53rd WG | May 26 | Prepare list of issues | 26-Mar-14 |
| Yemen | CRC | 65th | Jan 13 | Periodic Rept + OPAC | 01-Mar-13 |
Notes for the above table:
1. The dates cover the first six months of 2014; all dates are tentative, subject to change.
2. The data cover 91 countries, which includes 135 reports, visits or lists of issues to be prepared.
3. The Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture has decided to visit seven countries this year. They have not announced the exact dates yet, so some of these visits may extend into the 2nd half of 2014.
LOIPR = list of issues prepared prior to reporting
LOI = list of issues (after a report is submitted)
OPSC = optional protocol on sale/pornography of children
OPAC = optional protocol on child soldiers
WG = a presessional working group of a Committee which meets to prepare lists of issues on countries to be reviewed at the next regular session of the Committee
data last updated: January 1, 2014
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