Irregular migration and criminalization of migrants, protection of children in the migration process and the right to housing and health of migrants 2011, para. 66
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The Special Rapporteur notes that many destination countries have in the past prohibited all political activities of non-citizens. A number of countries still have special constraints on the freedoms of expression, assembly, and association for noncitizens. Some States deny foreign nationals the right to be members of political parties. Therefore it is worth recalling that international human rights law permits restrictions only if they "are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, public order, the protection of public health or morals, or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others". Accordingly, the Special Rapporteur believes that policies denying migrants these freedoms merely because of their nationality are not sustainable.
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants