Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants

The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants was created in 1999 by the Commission on Human Rights, pursuant to resolution 1999/44. The mandate was extended for a further three years period by the Commission on Human Rights in 2005, at its 62nd session (Res. 2005/47).

The mandate of the Special Rapporteur covers all countries, irrespective of whether a State has ratified the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, of 18 December 1990.

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Special Rapporteurs:

Mr. Jorge.A. Bustamante (Mexico), August 2005-present (Res. 2005/47 of the Commission on Human Rights and Res. 8/10 of the Human Rights Council)
Ms. Gabriela Rodríguez Pizarro (Costa Rica), 1999-2005