Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 95
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Many rights-based alternatives to detention exist. A number of countries have moved towards open reception facilities, particularly for vulnerable migrants such as unaccompanied minors and families. However, prolonged immigration detention and its associated negative human rights consequences continue in many countries.
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants