Date: 11:59 AM 7/19/00 +0200
From: Sergio Briguglio
Subject: UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights
of Migrants
Cari amici,
ricevo dalla Federazione Chiese Evangeliche e
diffondo. Mi sembra
moltointeressante.
Cordiali saluti
sergio briguglio
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Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 11:59:29 +0200
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Subject: messaggio di Patrick Taran
From: "Patrick Taran"
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Subject: migrantwatch: Invitation for
cooperation with the UN Special
Rapporteur on Human Rights of Migrants
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 09:19:46 +0200
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Dear colleagues,
In consultation with the Office of the UN High
Commissioner for Human
Rights, we take this opportunity to remind you
that the Special Rapporteur
on Human Rights of Migrants, Ms. Gabriela
Rodriguez of Costa Rica, is now
fully engaged in her mandate. Having earlier written to governments
and
international agencies, the Special Rapporteur
would like to invite more
extensive NGO and civil society cooperation in
fulfilling the
responsibilities entrusted to her.
The Special Rapporteur would like to invite
all concerned organisations
interested in establishing contact and
cooperating in her work, to write a
brief note to her office by email if possible,
or by post, giving:
1. A brief description of the organisation
(including name and address) and
the categories of migrants they work with.
2. A brief list of the key issues and concerns
affecting the migrants they
work with.
As you may know, the UN Commission on Human
Rights established last year a
broad and comprehensive mandate for the
Special Rapporteur. The “SR” is
“to
examine ways and means to overcome the
obstacles existing to the full and
effective protection of the human rights of
this vulnerable group, including
obstacles and difficulties for the return of
migrants who are non-documented
or in an irregular situation, with the
following functions:
(a) To request and receive information from
all relevant sources, including
migrants themselves, on violations of the
human rights of migrants and their
families;
(b) To formulate appropriate recommendations
to prevent and remedy
violations of the human rights of migrants,
wherever they may occur;
(c) To promote the effective application of
relevant international norms and
standards on the issue;
(d) To recommend actions and measures
applicable at the national, regional
and international levels to eliminate
violations of the human rights of
migrants;
(e) To take into account a gender perspective
when requesting and analysing
information, as well as to give special
attention to the occurrence of
multiple discrimination and violence against
migrant women.”
Ms Rodriguez intends to send a formal letter
inviting further dialogue and
cooperation to all those NGOs and other
institutions which reply to this
informal request.
Address: Special Rapporteur on Human Rights of
Migrants
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human
Rights
Palais des Nations
1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
E-mail (please write to both addresses):
sway.hchr@unog.ch
pespiniella.hchr@unog.ch
Thank you for your interest,
Patrick A. Taran, Migrants Rights
International
Myriam de Feyter, December 18