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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 12
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- The Special Rapporteur envisions an agenda that, building on target 10.7, outlines how human mobility can be facilitated effectively and underlines the importance of taking a long-term strategic approach to developing more accessible, regular, safe and affordable mobility policies and practices that will place States in a better position to respond to the significant demographic, economic, social, political and cultural challenges that lie ahead.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 3.5.
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- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Decriminalize undocumented entry and stay
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 3.9.
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- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Returns should be carried out in full respect of international human rights law, in conditions of safety and dignity and with due procedural guarantees
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 15
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- The only way to effectively reduce smuggling is to offer more accessible, regular, safe and affordable mobility solutions, with all the identity and security checks that efficient visa procedures can provide.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 90
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- The development of international trade is in the interest of all, but respect for the human rights of all individuals, regardless of their status, must be the fundamental principle that guides economic growth and advancements in social welfare.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 74
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- International and regional cooperation is essential to transition to an ethical system, as the playing field must be levelled in order to make progress. No one country alone will be able to end exploitative and abusive recruitment. Member States must develop a level playing field for all recruitment agencies, using initiatives such as the International Labour Organization (ILO) Fair Recruitment Initiative and the IOM International Recruitment Integrity System.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 47
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- International human rights law protects, inter alia, the right of an individual to an effective remedy from the competent judicial, administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of a State, and the possibilities of judicial remedy.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 24
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- Taking such a long-term strategic approach in developing the global compact for accessible, regular, safe and affordable mobility policies and practices will place States in a better position to respond to the significant demographic, economic, social, political and cultural challenges that lie ahead.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 29
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- States assume obligations under international law to respect, protect and fulfil human rights. These obligations are also broadly echoed by the national human rights standards and regional instruments, which apply to all, regardless of nationality or administrative status.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
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Recruitment practices and the human rights of migrants 2015, para. 69
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- Such measures should be integrated through a comprehensive public discourse in which politicians recognize mobility and diversity as central elements of contemporary democratic societies, thus providing moral, intellectual and political leadership on such complex issues.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
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Banking on mobility over a generation: follow-up to the regional study on the management of the external borders of the European Union and its impact on the human rights of migrants 2015, para. 60
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- Developing a human rights-based framework by tackling the most pressing concerns and sustaining the political will needed to stay the course of reform over a generation will allow the European Union to bank on the economic and social benefits of mobility.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
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Recruitment practices and the human rights of migrants 2015, para. 57
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- Examples of independent monitoring mechanisms capable of identifying abuse and exploitation, such as systemic value-chain auditing and other investigative systems by competent independent bodies (such as auditing firms), including through systems based on complaints from unions, national human rights institutions, ombudspersons or civil society organizations, have been discussed but rarely put in place effectively: more work is needed.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
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Banking on mobility over a generation: follow-up to the regional study on the management of the external borders of the European Union and its impact on the human rights of migrants 2015, para. 63
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- The establishment of a human rights-based framework based on the core principles and provisions of international and regional law requires immediate action to stop widespread suffering at the borders of the European Union.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
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Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 37
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- The Millennium Development Goals failed to address the issue of inequality and the plight of the most disadvantaged members of society, which resulted in some Governments concentrating their interventions on the groups easiest to reach, rather than on those most marginalized.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
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Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 58
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- The goal should fully capture the right to health, which is an inclusive right extending not only to timely and appropriate health care, but also to the underlying determinants of health, including access to healthy occupational and environmental conditions and to health-related education and information, including on sexual and reproductive health. This right should be captured in all other interrelated goals, including those pertaining to access to safe and potable water and adequate sanitation and an adequate supply of safe nutrition.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
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Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 108
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- The post-2015 agenda must address the freedom from fear and from want. Countries that have been seen as success stories of the Millennium Development Goals have also seen massive social unrest and political upheaval. Economic growth alone is not an adequate measure of development. The post-2015 agenda must address economic, social and cultural rights, together with civil and political rights, to achieve peaceful societies, access to justice and political participation.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
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Labour exploitation of migrants 2014, para. 25
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- Article 8 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights prohibits slavery, servitude and forced labour. Article 22 provides the right to freedom of association. Article 26 provides that all persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
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Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 85e
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- [Relevant targets should focus on:] Providing equal access to competent and affordable legal representation;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
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Labour exploitation of migrants 2014, para. 27
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- Article 5 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination provides the right of everyone, without distinction as to race, colour, or national or ethnic origin, to equality before the law, including in the enjoyment of civil rights and economic, social and cultural rights. Article 5(e)(i) provides the rights to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work, to protection against unemployment, to equal pay for equal work, and to just and favourable remuneration.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
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Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 21
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- Human rights are not reserved for citizens. They benefit everyone within a State's territory or jurisdiction, without discrimination, irrespective of administrative status and circumstances.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
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Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 43
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- A goal on equality should be broad, not only focusing on income disparities, but also identifying key dimensions of economic and social inequality, including in terms of participation and access to essential services such as health, education and social protection. This should be framed with reference to the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of all. In addition, targets and indicators relating to employment and fiscal or redistributive policies must be included under this goal and structural determinants of inequality should also be addressed.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 9
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- In 2000, States adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration, thereby committing themselves to a new global partnership to reduce extreme poverty, which led to a series of time-bound targets known as the Millennium Development Goals. The Goals provided clear direction for Governments and international actors to focus and work together on achieving specific development issues. The Goal framework supported the development of national statistical capacity and improved statistical system coordination at the national and international levels. This resulted in effective generation and collection of data for the Goals, which in turn influenced and shaped national and international policies on human development. The Goals stimulated global and national development efforts, notably towards eradicating poverty and improving access to primary education.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 85g
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- [Relevant targets should focus on:] Providing equal and affordable access to reliable legal information.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
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Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 86a
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- [Indicators should include:] Number of individuals who lack a basic legal identity document;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Labour exploitation of migrants 2014, para. 90
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- Refrain from using sponsorship systems that make immigration status conditional on one given employer, as this creates a precarious status, restricts freedom of movement, increases vulnerability to exploitation and abuse, and leads to forced labour.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2014
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Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 106
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- The post-2015 agenda reporting system should provide that registering progress require movement in the reduction of gaps, or be conditional upon demonstration of progress of the lowest quintiles, and in all regions of a country.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 79
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- States have assumed obligations to ensure equal access to justice for all within their borders by committing themselves to respecting, protecting and fulfilling several rights, including to an effective remedy, to equality before the courts and tribunals, to a fair trial, to legal assistance, to equality and equal protection of the law, access to justice without discrimination, to recognition as a person before the law and to seek and receive information.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
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Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 39
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- A human-rights-based approach to setting goals makes it essential to tackle inequalities when formulating development priorities. Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights". All persons are entitled to the enjoyment of all rights, on an equal footing and without discrimination on any grounds, including race, ethnicity, sex, gender, disability, socioeconomic status, age or nationality. Moreover, under international human rights treaties, States have committed themselves to taking measures to ensure the implementation of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights to the maximum extent of their available resources. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in its general comment No. 20, states that the lack of available resources cannot be considered to be an objective and reasonable justification for a difference of treatment, "unless every effort has been made to use all resources that are at the State party's disposition in an effort to address and eliminate the discrimination, as a matter of priority". International human rights law includes several widely agreed commitments to equality and a set of tools and mechanisms by which to achieve it, including the requirement that duty bearers address the root causes of inequality and discrimination.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
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Labour exploitation of migrants 2014, para. 24
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- Articles 6 to 10 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights recognize the rights of everyone to (a) work which they freely choose or accept; (b) enjoy just and favourable conditions of work, including equal remuneration for work of equal value; (c) form and join trade unions; (d) social security, including social insurance; (e) the special protection from economic and social exploitation of children and young persons.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2014
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Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 12
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- The Goals encouraged technical fixes and focused on the low-hanging fruit, rather than targeting the root causes of development problems. Consequently, they monitored progress and success through a one-size-fits-all lens, focusing only on what was easily measurable and not on what was important, such as the empowerment of marginalized groups. The lack of proper monitoring meant that it was difficult to hold Governments accountable at the global, national and local levels.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
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