Human Rights of Migrants Mandate of Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants

A/HRC/RES/61/17View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2026.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2023–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/HRC/RES/61/17	Human rights of migrants mandate of Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants :	839	99%Compare
2023	A/HRC/RES/52/20	Human rights of migrants mandate of Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants :	834	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Human Rights Migrants Special Rapporteurs

What’s in this document?

17 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend, for a period of three years, effective from the end of its sixty-second session, the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, with the following functions:

To examine ways and means to overcome the obstacles existing to the full and effective protection of the human rights of migrants, recognizing their disproportionate impact on migrants in situations of vulnerability, including women, children and those who are undocumented or in an irregular situation;

To request and receive information from all relevant sources, including migrants themselves, on violations of the human rights of migrants and their families;

To formulate appropriate recommendations to prevent and remedy violations of the human rights of migrants, wherever they may occur;

To promote the effective application of relevant international norms and standards on the issue, including the principle of non-discrimination;

To recommend actions and measures applicable at the national, regional and international levels to eliminate violations of the human rights of migrants;

To take into account gender, age and disability perspectives when requesting and analysing information and give special attention to the occurrence of multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and violence against migrant women and girls, children, older migrant persons, migrants with disabilities and Indigenous migrants;

To give particular emphasis to recommendations on practical solutions with regard to the implementation of the rights relevant to the mandate, including by identifying best practices and concrete areas and means for international cooperation;

To report regularly to the Human Rights Council, according to its annual programme of work, and to the General Assembly, bearing in mind the utility of maximizing the benefits of the reporting process;

Requests the Special Rapporteur, in carrying out the mandate, to take into consideration relevant human rights instruments of the United Nations to promote and protect the human rights of migrants;

Also requests the Special Rapporteur, in carrying out the mandate, to request, receive and exchange information on violations of the human rights of migrants from States, treaty bodies, specialized agencies, special rapporteurs for various human rights questions and from intergovernmental organizations, other competent organizations of the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations, including migrants’ organizations, and to respond effectively to such information;

Further requests the Special Rapporteur, as part of his or her activities, to continue his or her programme of visits, which contribute to improving the protection afforded to the human rights of migrants and to the broad and full implementation of all aspects of the mandate;

Requests the Special Rapporteur, in carrying out the mandate, to take into account bilateral, regional and international initiatives that address issues relating to the effective protection of the human rights of migrants, including the return and reintegration of migrants who are undocumented or in an irregular situation;

Encourages States to give serious consideration to inviting the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries so as to enable him or her to fulfil the mandate effectively;

Also encourages States to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur in the performance of the tasks and duties mandated, to furnish all information requested, to consider the implementation of the recommendations contained in the reports of the Special Rapporteur and to react promptly to his or her urgent appeals;

Requests all relevant mechanisms to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur;

Requests the Secretary-General to give the Special Rapporteur all the human and financial assistance necessary for the fulfilment of the mandate.

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