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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 18
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- In order to regulate mobility effectively, States are required to adopt a whole-of-government approach to migration, taking into account all aspects thereof, including all benefits and challenges in terms of economic growth, demographic changes, cultural diversity, social integration, human rights and respect for the rule of law. By taking a long-term strategic approach, States will be better positioned to respond to the significant imminent demographic, economic, social, political and cultural challenges.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 66
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- Newly arrived migrants could face a variety of challenges in accessing public services, such as health care, education or housing, given their limited command of the local language and their lack of knowledge of the laws and systems of the host country. The enjoyment of such rights by migrants is effectively hampered in the absence of relevant support, such as the provision of language training or free information on relevant laws and regulations. A related concern is the lack of disaggregated indicators on the economic, social and cultural rights of all migrants, which would be useful for adequate policy-making, including on enhancing the accessibility of such services.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (d)
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- [Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech] Significant investment is made in mechanisms for providing information and education on a culture of diversity, the focus of which is to create awareness of the cultural, social and economic contributions of migrants, support the reintegration of migrants and their families into their countries of origin, empower marginalized groups, including migrants, in the social, political and economic fields, and empower migrants to combat all forms of discrimination, labour exploitation, abuse, xenophobia, violence and related intolerance.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 60
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- The impact of prolonged detention, coupled with the frequently inhuman detention conditions (namely, overcrowding, unsanitary personal hygiene facilities and kitchens and insufficient access to health care, family members, lawyers, international or civil society organizations and physical and recreational activities), has a devastating effect on the physical and mental health of migrants. Long periods of immigration detention can also lead to sustained barriers to the ability of migrants to claim their economic and social rights, even after having been released.
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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
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 73
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- Mobility and diversity create complex issues that require sophisticated policies, a long-term vision, targeted investments and nuanced discourses. Until now, with a few exceptions, these requirements have not been met even though strong integration policies, efficient equality and anti-discrimination mechanisms, vigorous countering of hate speech, access to justice for all and the promotion of diversity at all levels are urgently needed in order to ensure that migrants become active citizens.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 1.8.
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Counteract deskilling and increase the proportion of migrants who are working at the skill level that is most relevant to their education, training and work experience, so as to facilitate their integration into the local labour force and their reintegration into the labour market in the country of origin
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 6.1.
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- [Ensure easy access for all migrants to basic services, including education and health] Establish firewalls between immigration enforcement and public services, thereby allowing for access to justice, housing, health care, education, police, social and labour services for all migrants, without fear of detection, detention and deportation
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 7.3.
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- [Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech] Establish at all levels of government, including municipal authorities, inclusive institutions, policies and practices that recognize and value all forms of diversity
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (k)
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- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Number of migrants with equal access to social security and benefiting from the cross-border portability of earned social security benefits, such as pensions, including through the conclusion of bilateral and multilateral agreements;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (a)
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- [Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech] Decreased number and proportion of migrants who are victims of xenophobic crime, including bias-driven violence;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (e)
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Increased number of regional and bilateral mobility agreements;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 6.4.
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- [Ensure easy access for all migrants to basic services, including education and health] Ensure access for all migrants to adequate, safe and affordable housing and to other basic services
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 7.5.
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- [Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech] Develop and implement campaigns at the national and global levels to counter xenophobia, discrimination, racism and violence against all migrants
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (b)
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- [Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech] Inclusive institutions, policies and practices are in place at all levels of government, including the municipal level, to promote diversity, pluralism and multiculturalism as essential features of contemporary societies;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 7.2.
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- [Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech] Prohibit by law acts of violence and manifestations and expressions of racism, discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance against migrants to ensure the protection of migrants and guarantee their access to means of recourse, redress and remedies
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 43 (Goal 7.)
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- [The Special Rapporteur proposes the following goals:] Goal 7. Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (c)
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- [Ensure easy access for all migrants to basic services, including education and health] Access to universal health-care coverage, formal education, language training, vocational training and lifelong education, and cross-border recognition of skills and qualifications, thereby facilitating the social and economic integration of all migrants.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 43 (Goal 1.)
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- [The Special Rapporteur proposes the following goals:] Goal 1. Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 23
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- The use of appropriate language and studies, the presentation of facts and policies that favour diversity and the inclusion of migrants are key to facilitating the integration of migrants and their contribution to development and to reducing negative populist representations of migrants. States therefore need to develop a long-term, human rights-based strategic vision and narrative on mobility and diversity that will give meaning, coherence and direction to current and future action.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 2.9.
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- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Pursue publicly funded social protection policies in critical areas that guarantee the well-being of the entire community, including migrants
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (a)
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- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Increased number of countries whose national legislation and policies provide for equality of treatment for all migrants in respect of employment, including through the protection of the labour rights of migrants and their equal access to social security benefits and redress mechanisms;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 7.4.
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- [Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech] Incorporate diversity, whether of origin, transit or destination, into the national narrative of all countries
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 23
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- States must also develop a long-term strategic vision of how they want their mobility policies and practices to be, 10 to 30 years from now. Preparing such a strategic vision with appropriate consultations in an inclusive and robust public debate, with full recognition of their human rights obligations and respect for the rule of law for all, will allow States to determine the steps needed to achieve their goals, as well as with realistic timelines and the kind of public discourse needed to convince their electorates. Such a vision will only be legitimate if it is placed within a human rights-based framework that will empower all concerned, including all migrants, to test the legality of mobility policies and practices.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 53
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- Under international law, States have a binding obligation to ensure the economic, social and cultural rights of all individuals without distinction, including the right to work, which provides migrants with compensation that is equal to that provided to nationals, a decent living for themselves and their families, safe and healthy working conditions, rest, leisure and a reasonable limitation on working hours and periodic holidays with pay, as well as remuneration for public holidays. States also have the responsibility to respect and uphold the rights to, inter alia, education, health, social security, housing, food and water, a healthy environment and culture in a manner that promotes non-discrimination, dignity and freedom for migrants.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 22
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- Effectively regulating mobility requires States to develop a much more complex view of why and how people move. States must adopt a whole-system view of migration, taking into account all its aspects, including all benefits and challenges in terms of economic growth, demographic changes, cultural diversity, social integration, personal freedom and respect for the rule of law. A whole-of-government approach is best.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 46g
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- [Human rights must be a cross-cutting issue that informs all discussions at the High-level Dialogue, and, as outlined in the 2013 report of the Special Rapporteur (see A/68/283), States should consider raising issues such as:] Enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to education, health, social security and adequate housing, as well as labour rights, for all migrants, including irregular migrants;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 55
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- States should not only sanction employers and others who engage in unethical behaviour, but also introduce incentive systems for improving working conditions, as are included in the trade agreement between the United States of America and Cambodia. The MERCOSUR and Ibero-American agreements have also strengthened the economic, cultural and social integration of migrants by enhancing the portability of social security and other acquired benefits.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 83
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- States should also implement "firewalls" between immigration enforcement and public services, thereby allowing for access to justice, housing, health care, education, social and labour services for all migrants, whatever their status, without fear of detection, detention and deportation, as recently recommended by the Council of Europe.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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Recruitment practices and the human rights of migrants 2015, para. 68
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- There are a number of different ways that destination countries can support the integration of migrants into society. Facilitating access to justice, without fear of detection, detention or deportation, in order to help migrants fight for their rights, would go a long way towards legitimizing human-rights-based migration policies, by showing that territorial sovereignty and human rights are not incompatible. Ensuring that migrants can access basic social protection services irrespective of their migration status would significantly reduce the precariousness of the migrant situation. Tackling racism and xenophobia through fact-based analyses is another important step towards the integration of migrants in countries of destination. Additionally, offering access to permanent residency and citizenship would not only have a practical impact of increasing the migrants' sense of belonging and security in the country of destination, but would also be a powerful symbolic gesture recognizing the role and value of migrant workers in the development of the country of destination.
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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
- Persons on the move
- 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. 72
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- The view of migrants among many stakeholders as "illegal" is counterproductive and is not based on facts or the provisions of international law. While migrants who come to the European Union without documents are in an irregular situation (or "undocumented" or "unauthorized"), they have not committed a criminal act. The conceptualization of irregular migrants as "illegal" has undoubtedly played into the use of immigration detention. It has also had an impact on the general public's perception of migrants, legitimizing policies that are not in line with human rights guarantees and contributing to xenophobia and discrimination.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
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