Impact of the criminalization of migration on the protection and enjoyment of human rights 2010, para. 10
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While recognizing the complexity of irregular migration and the plight of irregular migrants, smuggled migrants and victims of abusive forms of migration and transnational organized crime, the Special Rapporteur wishes to stress that he does not aim to encourage irregular migration, but rather to underscore that irregular migration is sometimes tacitly encouraged by the migration management policies put in place by States. He also aims to highlight that a simplistic crime prevention or law enforcement approach is ineffective and usually neglects the human rights concerns involved in the complex causes and effects of irregular migration, in particular the importance of States adhering to international human rights standards vis-à-vis all migrants, whether documented or not.
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Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Migrants, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/222, para. 10.