A/61/324 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 11 September 2006 Original: English Sixty-first session Agenda item 66 (b) of the provisional agenda* Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms Human rights of migrants Note by the Secretary-General** The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the members of the General Assembly the interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Jorge Bustamante, submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council decision 1/102 in which the Council decided to extend, exceptionally for one year, the mandates and the mandate holders of the special procedures of the Commission on Human Rights. * A/61/150. ** The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to incorporate recent information. 06-51782 (E) 280906 *0651782*