A/HRC/52/35 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 2 February 2023 Original: English Human Rights Council Fifty-second session 27 February–31 March 2023 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Cultural rights and migration Report of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights* Summary In the present report to the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Alexandra Xanthaki, underlines the rights of migrants to have access to and effectively participate in all aspects of cultural lives, both of the host State and their own cultures. The Special Rapporteur recalls that international human rights law provisions protect those rights, regardless of the legal status of migrants, notes the need to ensure substantial equality in protecting cultural rights and emphazises the importance of the effective participation of migrants in all aspects of cultural rights. The Special Rapporteur reflects on overcoming the obstacles that migrant artists face and highlights the need for intercultural exchange and interaction to ensure dynamic, diverse and democratic societies. * The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to reflect recent developments. GE.23-01011 (E) 010223 020223