Only 46 States have ratified the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. However, it mainly restates rights which already follow from other treaties. All States have ratified at least one of the other core international human rights treaties and, owing to the non-discrimination principle, are thus obliged to respect the human rights of migrants, including those in an irregular situation.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants