April 2025 Deadlines: Calls for Inputs by Human Rights Mechanisms

The following calls for inputs have been issued by UN Human Rights Mechanisms with deadlines in April 2025 and law professors whose practice, research, and/or scholarship touches on these topics may be interested in submission:

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – Call for inputs to inform the 2025 report of the Secretary-General on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities. Deadline Apr. 15, 2025. Read more.

Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues – Call for inputs to inform the report of the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues on the contribution of the UN to the full realization of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities. Deadline Apr. 15, 2025. Read more.

Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Healthy Environment – Call for inputs to inform the thematic report of the Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment regarding environmental impact assessments (EIA) and strategic impact assessments (SEA) as a human rights obligation. Deadline Apr. 15, 2025. Read more.

Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls - Call for inputs to inform the thematic report of the Special Rapporteur to the UNGA 80^th Session on surrogacy and violence against women and girls. Deadline Apr. 18, 2025. Read more.

Group of Independent Eminent Experts on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action – Call for inputs to collect information to inform the preparation of the comprehensive study of the Group of Independent Eminent Experts on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophombia and related intolerance globally, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 51/32. Deadline Apr. 20, 2025. Read more.

Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity – Call for inputs to inform the report on the human right to education and the protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). Deadline Apr. 21, 2024. Read more.

Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement – Call for input to inform the preparation of the report on systemic racism against Africans and people of African descent in the criminal justice system. Deadline Apr. 25, 2025. Read more.

Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children – Call for input to inform their forthcoming report title “A child-centered response to sexual exploitation of children in street situations.” Deadline Apr. 25, 2025. Read more.

Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons - Call for Inputs for thematic report on the (re)integration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in urban settings. Deadline Apr. 28, 2025. Read more.

Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Call for inputs to inform the report on care and support for children with disabilities within the family environment and its gendered dimensions. Deadline Apr. 30, 2025. Read more.

Special Rapporteur on Climate Change – Call for inputs to inform the thematic report, “Human Rights in the life cycle of Renewable Energy and Critical Minerals,” on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change. Deadline Apr. 30, 2025. Read more.

Working Group on Business and Human Rights – Call for inputs to inform the report on “Labour Migration, Business and Human Rights” regarding the protection of transnational migrant workers. Deadline Apr. 30, 2025. Read more.

Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders - Call for input to inform the report on human rights defenders working on climate change and a just transition. Deadline Apr. 30, 2025. Read more.

This information was compiled from https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input-listing.