A/58/275 I. Introduction 1. The Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Grabiela Rodríguez Pizarro, submits the present report to the General Assembly pursuant to General Assembly resolution 57/218, entitled “Protection of Migrants”, and Commission on Human Rights resolution 2003/46, entitled “Human rights of migrants”. 2. In the present document the Special Rapporteur reports to the General Assembly on her activities during the period under review and on her main observations regarding the situation of the human rights of migrants. II. Activities of the Special Rapporteur 3. During the reporting period, the Special Rapporteur participated in the following events: (a) From 20 to 22 November 2002, the Special Rapporteur participated in the Hemispheric Conference on International Migration: Human Rights and Trafficking in Persons in the Americas, held in Santiago, where she spoke about the human rights dimension of trafficking in the Americas and existing protection mechanisms; (b) From 3 to 5 December 2002, the Special Rapporteur travelled to Geneva for consultations with staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and to participate in the 84th session of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). At the meeting, the Special Rapporteur spoke about abuses suffered by migrants and about the need for a deeper discussion on migration management systems that were respectful of the human rights and dignity of migrants. She also participated in a parallel event organized by the Steering Committee for the Ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. On that occasion, the Special Rapporteur emphasized the need for a reliable and comprehensive legal framework for the protection of all migrant workers’ rights and highlighted how the various provisions of the Convention would provide protection against widespread abuses; (c) From 24 to 25 March 2003, the Special Rapporteur participated in the first International Seminar of Peruvian Communities Abroad (Seminario Internacional de Comunidades Peruanas en el Exterior), held in Lima, where she spoke about trends observed in migration policies and how they affected the human rights of migrants. In Lima, she also met with government representatives, representatives of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and financial institutions, and with academics; (d) From 4 to 6 April 2003, the Special Rapporteur participated in the Third International Citizens Meeting, which had the theme “Towards a new form of citizenship: alternatives to a single discourse” and which took place in Barcelona, Spain. At the meeting the Special Rapporteur highlighted the challenges, as well as the opportunities, posed by globalization to the human rights of migrants; 6