​​Comments on legislation and policy

In this page, the UN Special Rapporteur shares all comments provided by the mandate to States on national laws, regulations and policies.

Recent communications

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• Joint Other Letter on concerns about the Nationality and Borders Bill and its compliance with the State’s obligations under international law to prevent trafficking in persons, and assist and protect all victims of trafficking, without discrimination, as well as on the potential impact on the human rights of victims of trafficking and of contemporary forms of slavery, 5 November 2021 - GBR 11/2021
• Joint Other letter on Information received concerning the Policy Paper, Memorandum of Understanding (the MOU) concluded between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership arrangement to strengthen shared international commitments on the protection of refugees and migrants", published on 14 April 2022 and its compliance with the State’s obligations under international human rights law - 1 July 2022 - GBR 9/2022

India

• Joint Other Letter concerning the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill 2021 and its compliance with the State's obligations under international law to prevent trafficking in persons, assist and protect trafficked persons without discrimination, ensuring gender equality and promoting the human rights of trafficked persons, 16 December 2021 - OL IND 20/2021

Republic of Korea

• Bill on the Prevention of Human Trafficking-Exploitation, the Protection of Victims, Etc. (Bill No. 6912), 15 March 2021 - KOR 2/2021
  Government reply: 1 June 2021

Ireland

• Joint Other Letter concerning the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill, the General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill and the proposed Restorative Recognition Scheme.- IRL 2/2021
  Government replies: 9 February 2021, Annex A, Annex B
• Comments on the Atypical Working Scheme (AWS) for Sea fishers
• White Paper on the future of the International Protection System, 16 February 2022 - IRL 1/2021
  Government reply: 18 February and 12 May 2021

France

• Comments on the French draft law n° 714, June 2018 -OL FRA 6/2018 (in French only)
  Government reply: 27 August 2018

European Union

• Comments on the reform of the European migration and asylum system, September 2018 - OL OTH 64/2018
• Other letter on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on corporate sustainability due diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937, and its compliance with the State’s obligations under international human rights law , 16 June 2022 – OL OTH (49.2022)

Other

• Comments to the Draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention