The present report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe González Morales, contains the findings on his visit to Poland from 12 to 15 July and from 21 to 25 July 2022. The...

The present report outlines the main activities undertaken by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe González Morales, during the reporting period. In the report, the Special Rapporteur highlights the human rights challenges faced by migrants in an irregular situation by providing an analysis on how irregularity increases vulnerability to human rights violations.

GENEVA (11 April 2023) – The United Kingdom must ensure the protection of all children seeking asylum without discrimination and put an end to the practice of placing unaccompanied children in hotels...

GENEVA (05 April 2023) – Condemning the events that led to the death of 39 migrants and asylum seekers at an immigration detention centre in northern Mexico, UN experts today called for prompt...

GENEVA (9 February 2023) – A UN expert* today condemned the criminalisation and repression of human rights defenders involved in sea-rescue charities in Italy, ahead of the trial of NGO crew members...

DHAKA/GENEVA (31 January 2023) – Bangladesh must step up efforts to strengthen regulation of the migrant recruitment system to protect migrant workers against exploitation and abuses, a UN expert*...

GENEVA (20 January 2023) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe González Morales, will conduct an official visit to Bangladesh from 20 to 31 January 2023. The Special...

GENEVA (19 December 2022) – Demonising victims of trafficking and contemporary forms of slavery erodes public sympathy for measures to protect them and may lead to attacks on these groups by...

GENEVA (16 December 2022) – States must immediately and efficiently coordinate their efforts to prevent the disappearance of thousands of migrants en route to their countries of destination each year...

GENEVA (7 December 2022) – Independent United Nations experts today urged all UN member states to prioritise enacting, enforcing and implementing anti - discrimination legislation, as the Office of...