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Pushbacks of migrants on land and at sea must end, says UN expert

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Stories

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09 Jul 2021

In his latest report to the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Felipe González Morales said that States must put an end to pushback practices and ensure that current COVID-19 travel restrictions do not deny effective access to asylum and protection under international law.

Independent Expert on International Solidarity to Human Rights Council: Limiting Patent Protections for COVID-19 Related Medical Products Will Facilitate Access to Lower-cost Generic Versions of COVID-19 Vaccines

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Press releases

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24 Jun 2021

24 June 2021 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity. It also concluded the interactive dialogue...

Deadly practice of migrant ‘pushbacks’ must cease - UN Special Rapporteur

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Press releases

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23 Jun 2021

Read the Spanish version on the OHCHR-Guatemala website GENEVA (23 June 2021) – States must immediately cease the cruel and deadly practice of pushing back migrants, the UN Special Rapporteur on the...

In the Absence of Individualized Assessments, Pushbacks are a Violation of the Prohibition of Collective Expulsion and Heighten the Risk of Further Violations, Special Rapporteur on Migrants Tells Human Rights Council

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Press releases

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23 Jun 2021

23 June 2021 Afternoon Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing: Access to Housing is a Matter of Life and Death The Human Rights Council this afternoon started an interactive dialogue with the Special...

A/HRC/47/30: Report on means to address the human rights impact of pushbacks of migrants on land and at sea - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants

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Thematic reports

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12 May 2021

Summary The present report, submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 43/6, provides an account of the activities undertaken by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of...

UN experts urge the Bahamas to halt plans to demolish 600 homes

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Press releases

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07 May 2021

GENEVA (7 May 2021) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Bahamas to halt planned demolitions this week of approximately 600 homes at two informal settlements known as the Farm and the Farm...

UN Committee on Migrant Workers issues findings on Chile

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Press releases

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20 Apr 2021

Español GENEVA (20 April 2021) — The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) has issued its findings on Chile, which it examined during its...

UN Free & Equal and IOM: Jen’s story

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Videos

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19 Apr 2021

For many lesbian, gay, bi, trans, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people, leaving their communities in search of a safer and more welcoming place to call home is the only way to find a job, get access to...

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Committee on the rights of migrants workers suspends its thirty-second session

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Press releases

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16 Apr 2021

16 April 2021 The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon suspended its online thirty-second session after adopting its concluding...

Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Discusses the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Migrants and the Ratification of the Convention in a Meeting with States and Other Stakeholders

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Press releases

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14 Apr 2021

14 April 2021 The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon held an informal meeting with States and other stakeholders, during...