UN QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLATIONS OF MIGRANT'S HUMAN RIGHTS

In its resolution 1999/44 entitled "Human Rights of Migrants", the Commission on Human Rights decided to appoint for a three year period, a Special Rapporteur to examine ways and means to overcome the obstacles existing to the full and effective protection of the human rights of migrants, including obstacles and difficulties for the return of migrants who are undocumented or in an irregular situation. Ms. Gabriela Rodriguez Pizarro (Costa Rica) was appointed as Special Rapporteur in August 1999.

The Commission (resolution 2001/52 on the Human Rights of Migrants) requested the Special Rapporteur, "in carrying out her mandate and within the framework of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all other international human rights instruments, to request, receive and exchange information on violations of the human rights of migrants, wherever they may occur, from Governments, treaty bodies, specialized agencies, special rapporteurs for various human rights questions and from intergovernmental organizations, other competent organizations of the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations, including migrants' organizations, and to respond effectively to such information."

The Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants would like to encourage the above mentioned actors to submit to her any reliable information they may posses with regards to violations of the human rights of migrants. For this purpose the Special Rapporteur has developed a questionnaire to facilitate the submission of cases. Subsequently, the Special Rapporteur may decide to raise these cases with governments to request their comments and observations on the matter.

The form can be found at http://www.december18.net/UNreportingform.htm