A/HRC/50/31 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 43/6. It contains information on the activities of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants since the submission of his report to the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session.3 The thematic section of the report contains a study on recent migration and border governance developments impacting on the human rights of migrants, as well as examples that illustrate effective ways to prevent human rights violations at international borders. Through the study, the Special Rapporteur aims to provide further information to the Council on his work to address the human rights impact of pushbacks of migrants on land and at sea, 4 with a particular emphasis on trends, prevention and accountability. II. Activities of the Special Rapporteur Country visits 2. The Special Rapporteur requested an invitation to conduct an official visit to the border area between Belarus and Poland in December 2021. While Poland accepted the visit request, the Special Rapporteur regrets not having received any response from Belarus. Given the lack of response from Belarus and the global sanitation situation in December 2021, the Special Rapporteur decided to postpone the visit. Other activities 3. On 12 July 2021, the Special Rapporteur delivered a presentation at a seminar organized by Conectas Direitos Humanos about the impact of Brazilian migration policies on the Venezuelan mobility, and participated at a University Diego Portales conference on collective expulsions of migrants in Chile. 4. On 27 August 2021, the Special Rapporteur participated in the multi-stakeholder consultation of the African Regional Review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. 5. On 1 September 2021, the Special Rapporteur participated in the African Regional Review of the Global Compact for Migration. On 7 September, he delivered a keynote speech at a conference organized by the Inter-American Association of Public Defenders on the situation of migrants during the pandemic. On 15 September, he spoke at a conference organized by the Association for Women’s Rights in Development and the Universal Rights Group. On 20 September, he participated in a webinar held by Anti-Slavery International on climate change, migration and modern slavery. 6. On 23 September 2021, the Special Rapporteur participated in a workshop convened by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences. On 28 September, he exchanged views with members of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families during a regular session of the Committee. On 29 September, he was the keynote speaker at a seminar entitled “Pushingback the right to protection?”, organized by Carlos III University of Madrid, Complutense University of Madrid and European Law Open. 7. On 1 October 2021, the Special Rapporteur gave a lecture on deportations for a course organized by Franciscans International. On 7 October, he delivered a presentation at an event launching the general comment of the Committee on Migrant Workers on migrants’ rights to liberty, freedom from arbitrary detention and their connection with other human rights. From 12 to 14 October, he participated in the Economic Community of West African States consultation on the Global Compact for Migration. On 18 October, he gave an inaugural lecture on current trends in international migration at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in San Remo, Italy. 3 4 2 A/76/257. A/HRC/47/30.