Rights of migrant workers in an irregular situation and members of their families 2013, para. 42
Paragraph
Paragraph text
Article 17, paragraph 6, requires States parties to pay attention to the problems that deprivation of liberty may pose for family members, in particular spouses and minor children. In such cases, the Committee is of the view that States parties should seek alternatives to administrative detention, as administrative detention often has dire consequences, both economically and psychologically, for spouses and children.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on Migrant Workers
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Persons on the move
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CMW General Comment No. 2, Rights of migrant workers in an irregular situation and members of their families (2013), para. 42.