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4.
Reaffirms the duty of States to effectively promote and protect the human
rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants, especially those of women and children,
regardless of their immigration status, in conformity with the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights and the international instruments to which they are party;
5.
Expresses concern at legislation and measures adopted by some States that
may adversely affect the full enjoyment of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of
migrants, including those in transit;
6.
Reaffirms that, when exercising their sovereign right to enact and implement
migration and border security measures, States have a duty to comply with their obligations
under international law, including international human rights law, in order to ensure full
respect for the human rights of migrants;
7.
Calls upon all States to ensure that their immigration policies are consistent
with their obligations under international human rights law, and to promote the enjoyment
of human rights by all migrants without discrimination, including by taking steps:
(a)
To promote and protect the human rights of all migrants, including migrants
in transit, without discrimination of any kind, and to this end to provide assistance and
relief to migrants who need it, regardless of their immigration status, and to create a safe
and enabling environment in which individuals and organizations that provide such
attention can operate free from hindrance and insecurity;
(b)
To adopt effective measures to prevent and punish any form of illegal
deprivation of liberty of migrants by individuals or groups within the territory and
jurisdiction of the State;
(c)
To the effect that domestic law and administrative provisions and their
application facilitate the work of all actors providing humanitarian assistance to and
defending the human rights of irregular migrants, including by avoiding any
criminalization, stigmatization, impediments, obstructions or restrictions thereof contrary to
international human rights law;
(d)
To adopt concrete measures to prevent the violation of the human rights of
migrants while in transit, including in ports and airports and at borders and other transit
areas for migration, and to adequately train public officials who work in those facilities and
in border areas to treat these migrants respectfully and in accordance with their obligations
under international human rights law;
(e)
To adopt effective measures to prevent and punish the smuggling of migrants
and trafficking in persons, and to reinforce cooperation and coordination at all levels to
detect and suppress both the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons, in
accordance with applicable international law;
(f)
To ensure that repatriation mechanisms allow for the identification and
special protection of persons in vulnerable situations;
(g)
To recognize the importance of coordinated efforts by the international
community and other stakeholders to assist and support migrants stranded in a vulnerable
situation;
(h)
To provide assistance to persons in distress at sea and to enhance cooperation
for such purposes in accordance with applicable international law;
(i)
To adopt a comprehensive and integral approach to migration policies and
cooperate at the international level on the basis of shared responsibility to harness fully the
economic developments and cultural and social opportunities that migration represents and
to address efficiently its challenges in line with international human rights standards;
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