A/HRC/44/42/Add.2 According to the statistics provided by the authorities during the visit of the Special Rapporteur, between January 2018 and August 2019, approximately 40,000 migrants entered Bosnia and Herzegovina irregularly. Most of them crossed the eastern border with Serbia, and some entered from the southern border with Montenegro. Once in Bosnia and Herzegovina, most migrants travelled through the territory of Republika Srpska to reach UnaSana Canton in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the visit, there were approximately 7,300 migrants in the country. Most of them were sheltered in Una-Sana Canton, bordering Croatia. The migrant influx has exposed the political divisions in the country. In October 2019, one year after the elections, Bosnia and Herzegovina still had not formed a State-level Government. 7. Nevertheless, in his exchanges with government officials, the Special Rapporteur noted with appreciation that, despite having different points of view on various issues, authorities at all levels mentioned the humanitarian aspect of their approaches to the migration situation in the country. It is equally hopeful to know that ordinary citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina have demonstrated sympathy and solidarity towards migrants. Having experienced an atrocious war, many citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina mentioned that they related to the plight of migrants. It is remarkable that people generously distributed food, clothes and basic goods to migrants transiting through their towns. Some also sheltered migrants in their private homes. In areas where reception centres are located, local residents came forward to work with United Nations agencies and civil society organizations, providing a wide range of services and assistance to migrants. III. Normative and institutional framework for the protection of the human rights of migrants A. International legal framework 8. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a party to all the core human rights treaties, including the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the second Optional Protocol thereto, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Optional Protocol thereto, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Optional Protocol thereto, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocols thereto and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. 9. Bosnia and Herzegovina has ratified the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto, the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. Bosnia and Herzegovina has also ratified the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. 10. It is also noteworthy that Bosnia and Herzegovina voted in favour of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (see A/73/PV.60). 1. National legislation and policies 11. Annex 4 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, signed on 14 December 1995, contains the current Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As an integral part of a peace agreement, the Constitution establishes Bosnia and Herzegovina as a democratic State, operating under the rule of the law, and grants citizens all of the rights and freedoms set forth in the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the Protocols thereto. 12. Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of two entities, namely, Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Each entity has its own Constitution. Article 2 of the Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina guarantees that all persons within 3