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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. 123
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- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To the European Commission] Develop better policy coherence between the work of the different Directorate Generals of the European Commission in relation to migration. Aim to connect the humanitarian work of the Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection, with the broader work of the Commission on migration, particularly the Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Recruitment practices and the human rights of migrants 2015, para. Chapter V. A.
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- [Access to justice] Make easily available all the services necessary for ensuring effective access to justice for all migrant workers, such as legal aid, interpretation and translation services, information about rights and available remedies, as well as humanitarian visas to return to destination countries to testify and otherwise pursue justice. Bilateral agreements between countries of origin and destination should address the provision of such services
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Impact of the criminalization of migration on the protection and enjoyment of human rights 2010, para. 80
- Paragraph text
- The Special Rapporteur encourages the establishment and implementation of institutionalized services and programmes to provide comprehensive support and protection to persons arriving in mixed migratory flows, especially women, children and the elderly, including means to detect those who are in need of international protection. Protection services should include access to humanitarian assistance in the first instance, including adequate food and water, and access to health services, legal advice and effective asylum procedures. Longer term needs should include access to durable solutions in the case of persons in need of international protection and support for return to the community of origin for those people who are deemed able to return with no risk to their human rights.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2010
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Recruitment practices and the human rights of migrants 2015, para. Chapter V. B.
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- [Recommendations to private sector organizations] Provide a mechanism ensuring the refunding to migrants of all detected recruitment fees
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
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. 88
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- Claiming this leadership role involves the development of coherent and holistic human rights-based approaches that require short-, medium- and long-term interventions. It is vital that, in the short term, the European Union step up search and rescue operations, further explore alternatives to detention, particularly for children, start providing more resettlement opportunities for people from the Syrian Arab Republic and other countries, in line with its share of global resources, and take stock of the failing Dublin logic and the systemic pressures it is creating.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
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. 130
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To FRONTEX] Ensure that Operation Triton upholds international standards in relation to protection at sea and that the full transition from Operation Mare Nostrum does not result in the avoidable loss of life of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Impact of the criminalization of migration on the protection and enjoyment of human rights 2010, para. 88
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- States should allow consular access to and independent scrutiny and control mechanisms of the conditions of immigration detention (judicial authorities, international and local non-governmental organizations, civil society, international human rights mechanisms, consular services and humanitarian institutions).
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2010
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
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. 103
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Prepare for more arrivals by sea and commit to fully implementing obligations under international law to provide search and rescue services to migrants in distress at sea, with State provision being the cornerstone of search and rescue operations.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
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. 104
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Carefully consider options for how incentives that negatively impact private vessels' willingness to assist migrants in distress can be removed, including the development of a means by which compensation is given for commercial losses.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
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. 105
- Paragraph text
- [To the European Union and its member States] Develop protocols for how military vessels deployed in the Mediterranean Sea for purposes other than search and rescue should respond to incidents of migrants in distress to complement State action.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
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. 122
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To the European Commission] Step up work to explore the feasibility of new ways to provide legal avenues of migration for those in humanitarian situations and quickly implement reform.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Regional study: management of the European Union external border and the impact on the human rights of migrants 2013, para. 104
- Paragraph text
- [Specific recommendation to European Union institutions:] [To Frontex:] Fully include respect for the human rights of all migrants, including those in an irregular situation, during all its operations, including by applying a human rights-based approach to activities such as capacity-building, training, monitoring, reporting of incidents and deployment of guest officers.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
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. 100
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Take a global leadership role in relation to the Syrian civil war and other humanitarian crises and reduce the market for smugglers by developing, in cooperation with other States in the global North, resettlement opportunities so that the European Union can accommodate over 1 million of the world's refugees (0.2 per cent of the total population of the European Union) over a number of years.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
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. 101
- Paragraph text
- [To the European Union and its member States] Develop and incentivize other regular and safe migration channels, including for workers with varying skills levels, including for low-wage workers. Look at a variety of options for legal migration, such as humanitarian admission, humanitarian visas, temporary protection, family reunification, economic admissions at all skills levels, as well as for job seeking, student mobility and medical evacuation, in line with the suggestions of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 3.1.
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- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Protect the lives and safety of migrants and ensure the rescue of and immediate assistance to all migrants facing risks to life or safety, in accordance with the principles and practical guidance on the protection of the human rights of migrants in vulnerable situations (A/HRC/34/31), by developing and effectively implementing procedures and guidelines
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Goal
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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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- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Increased number and proportion of migrants protected as a result of search and rescue operations;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Goal
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 1.3.
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Considerably increase the number of resettlement and humanitarian visa options for refugees
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Goal
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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 respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Pushback operations and collective expulsions are stopped;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Goal
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Climate change and migration 2012, para. 57
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- The Special Rapporteur notes further the obligation to provide humanitarian relief to persons affected by climate change. Such assistance should support environmentally induced migrants around the time of their displacement and may take different forms, either as an emergency response to a sudden disaster, or planned in advance to accompany steady movements of migrants or to assist resettlement. Humanitarian relief should aim at ensuring the most basic rights of environmentally induced migrants, be premised on human rights principles and pay due regard to the fundamental principles of non-discrimination, participation, empowerment and accountability.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2012
- Paragraph type
- Other
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Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 96i
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- [Indicators for such a target should include:] Capacity-building for the collection, dissemination and use of disaggregated data on the situation of migrants;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2014
- Paragraph type
- Other
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 46
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- Through resettlement programmes for refugees and the provision of humanitarian visas and other opportunities, it is well within the means of States to develop the mechanisms necessary for providing resettlement opportunities to refugees. A worldwide, well-governed distribution key that provides resettlement programmes for refugees and humanitarian visas and other opportunities will create a reliable long-term programme and ensure that a large number of refugees will seek resettlement rather than spend large sums of money and risk their lives and those of their children in smuggling operations. This would considerably reduce the market for smugglers, as well as the cost of refugee status determination procedures in the countries of destination.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Other
Paragraph
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. 28
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- Commonly, boats carrying migrants to the European Union leave from: Egypt and Libya when using central and eastern Mediterranean channels; Morocco and Tunisia when using the western Mediterranean; and Turkey when using the Aegean Sea route. Many migrants have come an extremely long way, including from sub-Saharan countries and countries in the Middle East, to make these journeys. Migrants travelling through the Sahara are subjected to horrific treatment, including rape and other forms of violence.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Other
Paragraph
Impact of the criminalization of migration on the protection and enjoyment of human rights 2010, para. 37
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- The Special Rapporteur is also concerned about the disproportionate use of force by security forces at borders, which, according to information received, has led to shootings and deaths of migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees. In this regard, the Special Rapporteur wishes to recall that international law and human rights standards demand that the use of force by law enforcement officials must be proportionate to the actual threat faced, and wishes to discuss, in the present report, the impact of the criminalization of irregular migration on asylum-seekers, victims of trafficking and children.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2010
- Paragraph type
- Other
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Detention of migrants in an irregular situation 2012, para. 65
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- Voluntary return programmes may be used as a mechanism to support and facilitate the departure of individuals who have no grounds to remain in the country and who have no protection or humanitarian concerns. Voluntary return programmes can be a solution for migrants who wish to return home but lack the means to do so. It can be a humane alternative to detention and deportation and, in certain circumstances, can allow a prepared, dignified and sustainable return and reintegration. However, care must be taken to ensure that the decision to return is fully voluntary and a result of a genuine, informed choice, particularly if the migrant is in a situation of closed detention when offered the option of an assisted voluntary return programme and that preparations have been made to ensure that his or her return is sustainable for the long term.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2012
- Paragraph type
- Other
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Labour exploitation of migrants 2014, para. 34
- Paragraph text
- One case brought to the Special Rapporteur's attention concerned alleged arbitrary arrest and detention, and lack of access to food, water and adequate housing in the context of a natural disaster. In this situation, migrants were reportedly excluded from the distribution of food and other essential items, and denied access to emergency shelters, which were open to citizens only. Another case brought to the Special Rapporteur's attention concerned a migrant who was subjected to a mandatory medical test that revealed an old tuberculosis scar in his lung. He was subsequently deported, with no right to appeal the decision, despite the fact that he did not have an active tuberculosis infection.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2014
- Paragraph type
- Other
Paragraph
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. 30
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- The boat trips themselves are perilous, involving very basic vessels that have limited navigation systems, are not seaworthy and often have insufficient amounts of food, water, fuel, first aid kits and life jackets. Boats are usually extremely overcrowded and sometimes contain more than double the recommended capacity. Once migrants have paid for the journeys, they are often forced to go ahead with their plans despite sometimes having second thoughts when seeing the vessels. Migrants have reported incidents of boats not having captains, with inexperienced migrants being required to navigate, as smugglers do not want to risk being caught by the authorities.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Other
Paragraph
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. 32
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- The search and rescue services provided unilaterally by Italy and FRONTEX are a response to these alarming trends (see appendix). In a report to the Special Rapporteur, the European Commission said that Operation Mare Nostrum had rescued over 160,000 persons at sea in 2014 and that Operation Triton was estimated to have rescued approximately 22,300 people between November 2014 and early 2015. In addition, some private and military vessels have saved migrants' lives. However, as underlined by the International Maritime Organization, the support provided to search and rescue operations by merchant vessels should remain exceptional, and States should shoulder the main responsibility for such operations.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Other
Paragraph
Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 36a
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- [Fully implementing a global compact relying on a human rights-based framework for regular migration therefore involves a number of policy orientations, including:] Increasing search-and-rescue capacity;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Paragraph type
- Other
Paragraph
Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 107
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- To assess progress in achieving the goal and its targets, the rate of progress as set according to the target for each population group and the reduction of inequalities should be clearly measured, including for migrants.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2014
- Paragraph type
- Other
Paragraph
Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 64
- Paragraph text
- The Special Rapporteur recommends that States develop and incentivize accessible, regular, safe and affordable migration channels at all skill levels and consider a variety of options for regular migration, such as humanitarian visas, temporary protection, family reunification, work permits at all skill levels, as well as for migration for job seeking, student mobility and medical evacuation. States can also increase the number of migrants admitted under existing regular migration schemes, including for seasonal workers and student visas.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Paragraph type
- Other
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