Pursuant to Human Rights Council Resolution 34/21, the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants is mandated "to take into account a gender perspective when requesting and analysing information, and to give special attention to the occurrence of multiple forms of discrimination and violence against migrant women".

In carrying out the mandate, the Special Rapporteur presented to the 41st session of the Human Rights Council a study on the impact of migration on migrant women and girls, which provided an analysis on this issue from a gender perspective (A/HRC/41/38).  

The study aimed to contribute to deepening the understanding of migration as a gendered phenomenon and its human rights impact. The Special Rapporteur considered that a greater understanding of the gender perspective of migration could enable States to better protect migrant women and girls from gender-based discrimination, abuses and violations at all stages of migration, as well as to support their empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.  

To further the efforts in assisting States in this regard, the Special Rapporteur decided to dedicate the report to the 74th session of the General Assembly on good practices or initiatives of gender-responsive migration legislation and policies. The Special Rapporteur was also interested in learning from States any challenges or obstacles they face in their implementation; as well as seek their views on how their efforts could be better supported by other stakeholders to maximise the impact.

Submissions

Member States

• Republic of Albania
• Principality of Andorra
• Republic of Argentina
• Republic of Armenia
• Republic of Azerbaijan
• Federative Republic of Brazil
• Republic of Chad
• Republic of Colombia
• Republic of El Salvador
• Republic of Estonia
• European Union
• Hellenic Republic (Greece)
• Ireland
• Republic of Italy
• Republic of Lebanon
• Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
• Malaysia
• United Mexican States (Mexico)
• Montenegro
• Republic of Portugal 1 – 2
• Republic of Serbia
• Slovak Republic
• Republic of Slovenia
• Kingdom of Spain
• Swiss Confederation
• Republic of Turkey
• Ukraine

NHRIs

• Office of the People’s Advocate – Albania – Annex 1 – 2 – 3 – 4
• Defensoría del Pueblo de la Nación Argentina (Ombudsman)
• Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan
• The Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Comisionado Nacional de los Derechos Humanos – Honduras (CONADEH)
• Commission consultative des Droits de l’Homme du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
• Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos – México
• National Human Rights Council – Morocco – Annex 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
• National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria – Annex 1 – 2 – 3  
• Commission on Human Rights - Philippines
• Romanian Institute for Human Rights
• Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) - Serbia
• Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights

NGOs and Civil Society Organizations

• Alianza Americas
• Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal – México – Annex 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 11 – 12 – 13 – 14 – 15 – 16 – 17 – 18 – 19 – 20 - 21
• Differenza Donna
• Fundación para la Justicia y el Estado Democrático de Derecho
• Global Detention Project
• La Cimade
• Maat For Peace, Development, and Human Rights
• Maisha e.V. – African Women in Germany - Annex 1
• Migrant Forum in Asia
• NSWP – Global Network of Sex Work Projects
• PICUM – Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants - Annex 1
• Sin Fronteras
• SMJ - Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan
• WIMN – Women in Migration Network
• Women’s Link Worldwide

International/Inter-governmental Organisations

• Council of Europe
• International Organisation for Migration – IOM – Annex 1 – 2 – 3
• United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment – UN-Women - Annex 1 - 2