The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 53
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Human rights are not reserved for citizens; they benefit everyone, everywhere. States must promote and protect the rights of all in their territory or within their jurisdiction, without discrimination, regardless of status and circumstances. While States have the power to admit, refuse to admit or return migrants, they equally have an obligation to respect the human rights of migrants in the process.
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants