A/59/377 Summary The present report contains an update on the work of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants since the presentation of her fifth report to the Commission on Human Rights (E/CN.4/2004/76 and Add.1-4). The report summarizes the activities carried out during the period under review. The Special Rapporteur notes a continuing deterioration in the human rights situation of migrants and in particular of those with irregular administrative status. The Special Rapporteur describes a series of developments that took place during the period under review and which have been instrumental in promoting the protection of the human rights of migrants. She notes the scant attention paid to the human rights of this vulnerable group in debates on immigration policy and the need to recognize these rights in practice. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the emergence of many consultative processes in the area of migration management. She nevertheless considers it necessary to share with the General Assembly her thoughts on a number of issues of particular concern which, in her view, require urgent attention. The Special Rapporteur asks Member States to consider ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, as well as the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children. She believes that regularization procedures for immigrants with irregular administrative status must be carried out with absolute respect for the human rights of those concerned, so that they cannot be blackmailed if regularization is left to their employers. Lastly, she urges the General Assembly to continue its work on the codification of the draft articles on responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts, submitted by the International Law Commission, and urges the Commission on Human Rights to do likewise with regard to the Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Violations of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. 2