A/HRC/53/26
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
20 April 2023
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-third session
19 June–14 July 2023
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
How to expand and diversify regularization mechanisms and
programmes to enhance the protection of the human rights of
migrants
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants,
Felipe González Morales
Summary
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. He discusses how to address situations of vulnerability of
migrants due to a lack of regular migration status by creating and strengthening
regularization mechanisms.
On the basis of the information and analysis provided by States, international
organizations, civil society and other stakeholders, the Special Rapporteur identifies
promising practices, ongoing efforts and existing challenges and provides a set of
recommendations aimed at expanding and diversifying regularization mechanisms and
programmes to enhance the protection of the human rights of migrants.
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