A/77/189
I. Introduction
1.
The present report is submitted to the General Assembly by the Special
Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe González Morales, pursuant to
Assembly resolution 74/148 and Human Rights Council resolution 43/6.
II. Activities undertaken by the Special Rapporteur
2.
On 30 March 2022, the Special Rapporteur participated in a round table on
migration and human rights in Africa, convened by the African Commission on
Human and Peoples’ Rights.
3.
On 7 April, the Special Rapporteur participated in the launch of a book entitled
Acceso a la Justicia de las Personas Migrantes, Refugiadas y Otras Sujetas de
Protección Internacional en las Américas (Access to Justice for Migrants, Refugees
and Other Persons Subject to International Protection in the Americas), published in
Mexico by the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and
Members of Their Families, Sin Fronteras and the International Committee of the Red
Cross.
4.
On 21 April, he was the keynote speaker at the thirtieth edition of a conference
on migration and international protection, organized by the Spanish Bar Association,
where he gave a presentation on current trends in migration from a human rights
perspective.
5.
On 29 April, the Special Rapporteur delivered the closing speech at a regional
meeting on regularizing the migration status of Venezuela migrants and refugees, held
in Peru and organized by the International Organization for Migration, where he
spoke about challenges in regularization processes.
6.
On 2 May, he participated in the inaugural conference of the international
migration law course organized by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in
San Remo, Italy, and gave a presentation about current trends in migration.
7.
On 3 May, the Special Rapporteur gave a presentation on migration and human
rights for the participants of the specialized training on migration and asylum from a
human rights perspective at the University of Lanús in Buenos Aires.
8.
From 4 to 6 May, he participated in an international conference on the migration
crisis in Europe and the Americas in the light of international human rights law,
organized by the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
9.
From 17 to 20 May, the Special Rapporteur participated in the International
Migration Review Forum in New York. He was the keynote speaker at round table
No. 2 on saving the lives of migrants, managing borders, promoting alternati ves to
immigration detention and other related issues. He also gave presentations at the side
events entitled “Upholding the human rights guiding principle in the Global Compact
for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration”, “By migrants, for migrants: advocating for
migrants’ meaningful participation in International Migration Review Forum and
Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration processes ”, “Vulnerability
to trafficking in mixed migration contexts: community perspectives and current
approaches” and “Saving lives and missing migrants: from commitment to action ”.
10. On 24 May, the Special Rapporteur attended the launch of a report entitled Bajo
la Bota: Militarización de la Política Migratoria en México (Under the Boot:
Militarization of Migration Policy in Mexico) and a microsite, organized by the
Fundación para la Justicia.
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