Contribute to the international debate: UN Call for inputs, May 2026

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has invited civil society to contribute with their own words, comments, observations and any other useful information regarding the preparation of the following documents: 

• Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism of the Independent Expert on the rights of persons with albinism, deadline 17 May 2026
• OHCHR’s compilation of examples and good practices of North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation for the advancement of all human rights, including the right to development of the OHCHR, deadline 18 May 2026
• Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus of the UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus, deadline 18 May 2026
• Report of the Special Rapporteur in the field of Cultural Rights, deadline 22 May 2026
• Independent Expert’s report on women and international solidarity of the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, deadline 31 May 2026
• Agenda of the Sixth session of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, deadline 31 May 2026
• Study requested under HRC resolution 59/15 aimed at assessing the effectiveness of national frameworks for the protection of journalists, deadline 1 June 2026
• Report on the role of Justice Systems in Addressing the Climate Crisis by the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, deadline 2 June 2026
• GA report on the right to life of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, deadline 5 June 2026
• Report on the impact of trade agreements on women’s economic empowerment of the HRC, deadline 12 June 2026
• Thematic report on “Counter-terrorism law, organized crime and human rights” of the Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, deadline 15 June 2026
• Report on Reconstruction and Internally Displaced Persons in conflict-affected and mass devastation settings of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, deadline 15 June 2026
• First draft of the General Comment No. 2 of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances on “The impact of Enforced Disappearances on Women and Girls”  
• Draft General Comment No.38 on Article 22 (on the right to freedom of association) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, deadline 30 June 2026
• Study of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development “Peace and Security and the Right to Development”, deadline 15 July 2026
• Independent Expert’s country visit to Finland, of the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, deadline 1 September 2026