A/HRC/RES/52/20
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
5 April 2023
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-second session
27 February–4 April 2023
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 3 April 2023
52/20.
Human rights of migrants: mandate of Special Rapporteur on the human
rights of migrants
The Human Rights Council,
Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which proclaims that all
human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and that everyone is entitled to all
the rights and freedoms set out therein, without discrimination of any kind, including as to
race, colour, sex, religion or national origin,
Recalling all international norms and standards relevant to the human rights of
migrants,
Recalling also Commission on Human Rights resolutions 1999/44 of 27 April 1999,
2002/62 of 25 April 2002 and 2005/47 of 19 April 2005, General Assembly and Human
Rights Council resolutions on the human rights of migrants, and Council resolutions 8/10 of
18 June 2008, 17/12 of 17 June 2011, 26/19 of 26 June 2014, 34/21 of 24 March 2017 and
43/6 of 19 June 2020, entitled “Human rights of migrants: mandate of the Special Rapporteur
on the human rights of migrants”, as well as Assembly resolution 73/195 of 19 December
2018,
Bearing in mind paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March
2006,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1, on the institution-building of the
Council, and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedure Mandate Holders of the
Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his or her
duties in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
Resolved to ensure respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all
migrants,
1.
Decides to extend, for a period of three years, effective from the end of its fiftythird session, the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, with the
following functions:
(a)
To examine ways and means to overcome the obstacles existing to the full and
effective protection of the human rights of migrants, recognizing their disproportionate
impact on migrants in situations of vulnerability, including women, children and those who
are undocumented or in an irregular situation;
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