Political Processes

Related Links


Second Report on International Migration in the Americas (SICREMI 2012)
Annual Report 2012
Executive Summary

First Report on International Migration in the Americas (SICREMI 2011)
First Report on International Migration in the Americas (SICREMI 2011)
Annual Report 2011
Executive Summary
Country Reports

Database of Migration Legislation in the Americas (MILEX)
Database of Migration Legislation in the Americas (MILEX)
www.migracionoea.org/milex

Interactive Map of Temporary Employment Programs for Migrant Workers (MINPET)
Interactive Map of Temporary Employment Programs for Migrant Workers (MINPET)
www.migracionoea.org/minpet

Migración y Seguridad Social en América
 Migración y Seguridad Social en América (Spanish)

Juridical and Political Affairs

Juridical and Political Affairs Committee (CAJP)

The Committee for Judicial and Political Affairs (CAJP for its acronym in Spanish) was responsible for the Inter-American Program for the Promotion and the Protection of the Human Rights of Migrants.

Developed by a special working group in 2004, this Program came into effect in 2005 and was designed to tackle the issues and opportunities presented by the migration phenomenon holistically across the organization. It included the following topics: Human Rights, Gender, Youth and Children, Economic Development, Education, Democracy, Legislation, Trafficking in Persons, and Health.

For more information concerning the Inter-American Program for the Promotion and Protection of the Human Rights of Migrants, please click here.

With the creation of the Special Committee on Migration Issues (CEAM for its acronym in Spanish) in 2007, the responsibility for analyzing topics surrounding the rights of Migrants and Migration and Development was transferred from the CAJP to the CEAM.

However, the following topics are still reviewed within the framework of the CAJP:
- Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- Discrimination and Intolerance
- The Human Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families
- Attention to special populations (women, indigenous, afro-descendents)

Below, you will find the most recent mandates pertaining to the topic of Migration for the CAJP:

AG/RES. 2593 (XL-O/10) – The Human Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families

AG/RES. 2597 (XL-O/10) - Protection of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the Americas

To find out more about the background of the Migration topic in the CAJP, please visit the official page here.