Impact of the criminalization of migration on the protection and enjoyment of human rights 2010, para. 101a
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[Detention of children should be a measure of last resort and should be for the shortest period of time possible. The deprivation of liberty of children in the context of migration should never have a punitive nature, accordingly:] The exceptional migration related detention of children should be executed in places ensuring the integral protection and well-being of the child, taking due consideration of the fulfilment of the child's rights, inter alia, to education, health care, recreation, consular assistance and legal representation;
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants