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Prevention of racial discrimination in the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system 2004, para. 30
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- [Formulates the following recommendations addressed to States parties:] [The right to the assistance of counsel and the right to an interpreter] Effectively guaranteeing these rights implies that States parties must set up a system under which counsel and interpreters will be assigned free of charge, together with legal help or advice and interpretation services for persons belonging to the groups referred to in the last paragraph of the preamble.
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- Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2004
- 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. 94
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Convey a road map for the evolution of this policy by developing a full 25-year strategy that outlines clear short-, medium- and long-term interventions and that articulates a shared vision for how the European Union can bank on mobility over a generation.
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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
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
The issue of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs 2013, para. 71
- Paragraph text
- The national legal framework should clearly identify criminal responsibility, ensuring that it extends to intermediaries, brokers, medical and transplant staff and technicians who are involved in trafficking in persons for the removal of organs.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
The issue of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs 2013, para. 76
- Paragraph text
- All States should review laws and policies around transplantation to ensure that there are no gaps or incentives that would encourage or facilitate trafficking in persons for the removal of organs. For example, it is well established that permitting live transplantation from unrelated donors carries particular risks of exploitation, as does providing incentives to "donors" that go beyond reimbursement of genuine costs.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Strengthening voluntary standards for businesses on preventing and combating trafficking in persons and labour exploitation, especially in supply chains 2017, para. 69
- Paragraph text
- Multi-stakeholder initiatives should develop and implement capacity-building activities to ensure that all stakeholders, including buyers, suppliers, labour recruiters, workers, civil society organizations and trade unions, especially at the local level, and their relevant partners understand the risks of trafficking in persons and labour exploitation in their activities and in those of their business partners, and should develop measures to be implemented to comply with the standards.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Strengthening voluntary standards for businesses on preventing and combating trafficking in persons and labour exploitation, especially in supply chains 2017, para. 66c
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- [Criteria and indicators should be strengthened in accordance with the benchmarks and indicators for ensuring trafficking-free supply chains proposed by the Special Rapporteur (A/HRC/23/48/Add.4, appendix I) and should include at a minimum the following indicators:] No fees or costs for recruitment are charged, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, to the worker, including costs associated with the processing of official documents and work visas;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Prevention of racial discrimination in the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system 2004, para. 24
- Paragraph text
- [Formulates the following recommendations addressed to States parties:] As regards persons placed in administrative holding centres or in holding areas in airports, States parties should ensure that they enjoy sufficiently decent living conditions.
- Body
- Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Study on illegal adoptions 2017, para. 96d
- Paragraph text
- [At the national level] [At the national level] [Specifically in respect of intercountry adoptions:] In dealing with States not parties to the 1993 Hague Convention, receiving countries that are parties to the Convention should apply as far as practicable the standards and safeguards of the Convention, prevent their nationals and agencies from creating a situation where illegal adoptions are bound to occur and assist authorities in States not parties to the Convention in stemming the flow;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Strengthening voluntary standards for businesses on preventing and combating trafficking in persons and labour exploitation, especially in supply chains 2017, para. 97
- Paragraph text
- States should ratify all relevant international instruments prohibiting trafficking in persons, forced labour, slavery and slavery-like practices, including the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, align their domestic legislation with international standards, criminalize all forms of trafficking in persons and impose adequate penalties for violations.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Recruitment practices and the human rights of migrants 2015, para. Chapter V. B.
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to private sector organizations] Enforce a zero-tolerance policy on the payment of recruitment fees among workers
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Recruitment practices and the human rights of migrants 2015, para. Chapter V. A.
- Paragraph text
- [Strengthening the overall legal and policy framework in relation to recruitment practices] Ensure the total elimination of wage discrimination on the basis of nationality
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Working methods, thematic priorities and vision for a meaningful anti-torture advocacy 2017, para. 54
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- Throughout his tenure, the Special Rapporteur intends to continue some of the thematic work streams initiated by his predecessors, such as the envisaged protocol on non-coercive interviewing and other issues arising in the area of police custody and pretrial detention. Furthermore, the Special Rapporteur will also endeavour to widen the protection space for victims of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. To that end, he intends to take up a number of issues that have not yet received systematic attention from the international community, such as torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment occurring in relation to forced migration, in extra-custodial settings and at the hands of non-State actors.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Strengthening voluntary standards for businesses on preventing and combating trafficking in persons and labour exploitation, especially in supply chains 2017, para. 98e
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- [States should:] Enhance legislation on transparency, which should require companies to disclose actual measures adopted to tackle trafficking in persons in their operations and supply chains. Such measures should address at the minimum certain areas of concern, such as recruitment practices, methodology used in monitoring compliance with the company policy, use of alternative sources of information to supplement audit information, the quality of the grievance mechanism, and coordination with relevant stakeholders, including trade unions and civil society representatives;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Strengthening voluntary standards for businesses on preventing and combating trafficking in persons and labour exploitation, especially in supply chains 2017, para. 77
- Paragraph text
- Multi-stakeholder initiatives should ensure that an evaluation of labour recruiters, when such recruiters are used by the supplier to recruit workers or as employment agents, is included in the assurance process and that the above-mentioned criteria and indicators that are under the control of those intermediaries, as recruitment or employment agents, are applied. The results of the evaluation of the labour recruiters’ compliance should be made an integral part of the evaluation of the company’s compliance and have an effect on the determination of certification status.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
The issue of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs 2013, para. 79
- Paragraph text
- All States should ensure that their reporting systems on trafficking in persons include trafficking in persons for the removal of organs as a distinct category.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Strengthening voluntary standards for businesses on preventing and combating trafficking in persons and labour exploitation, especially in supply chains 2017, para. 66d
- Paragraph text
- [Criteria and indicators should be strengthened in accordance with the benchmarks and indicators for ensuring trafficking-free supply chains proposed by the Special Rapporteur (A/HRC/23/48/Add.4, appendix I) and should include at a minimum the following indicators:] Employers that engage private employment and/or recruitment agencies use only agencies that are licensed or certified by the competent public authority;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Recruitment practices and the human rights of migrants 2015, para. Chapter V. A.
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- [Strengthening the overall legal and policy framework in relation to recruitment practices] Develop country-level and regional policies on tackling exploitative and abusive recruitment practices, which bring together the perspectives of the multiple stakeholders involved in the recruitment process, articulate a clear vision for eliminating abuse and exploitation, and precisely define the roles and responsibilities within the complex network of actors who contribute to international recruitment
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Strengthening voluntary standards for businesses on preventing and combating trafficking in persons and labour exploitation, especially in supply chains 2017, para. 94
- Paragraph text
- In cooperation with other businesses and suppliers, and after an evaluation of risk indicators and a mapping of suppliers’ supply chains, companies should invest in the assessment and monitoring of second-tier suppliers. Also in cooperation with other businesses and suppliers, companies should establish a capacity-building programme to improve the compliance of second-tier suppliers with standards on trafficking and forced labour.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Discrimination against non-citizens 2004, para. 26
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- [Recommends,] [Based on these general principles, that the States parties to the Convention, as appropriate to their specific circumstances, adopt the following measures:] Ensure that non-citizens are not subject to collective expulsion, in particular in situations where there are insufficient guarantees that the personal circumstances of each of the persons concerned have been taken into account;
- Body
- Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 74
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- Potential discriminatory effects of certain domestic legislation should be eliminated, in particular with regard to legislation on terrorism, immigration and nationality, as well as legislation that has the effect of penalizing without legitimate grounds certain groups or members of certain communities, including people of African descent, and in any case, respecting the principle of proportionality in its application.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
The issue of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs 2013, para. 75
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- All States, in particular source countries for trafficking in persons for the removal of organs, should take legislative steps to prevent trafficking in persons for the removal of organs by way of transplant tourism through measures such as imposing restrictions on transplantation for foreign nationals, ensuring genuine transparency in the allocation of organs for transplantation and in the conduct of transplantations and preventing commercialization of transplantation.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Recruitment practices and the human rights of migrants 2015, para. Chapter V. A.
- Paragraph text
- [Data collection] Ensure that all data collection systems include disaggregated metrics to fully understand labour migration and recruitment patterns
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
The issue of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs 2013, para. 62
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- The international legal framework around trafficking in persons for the removal of organs also provides important guidance for navigating the larger ethical and policy issues around transplantation and transplantation-related exploitation. For example, it can be convincingly argued that international human rights law and a rights-based approach support a complete rejection of all forms of transplant commercialism because of the inherent and ultimately unmanageable risks of exploitation. A human-rights-based approach will also accord priority to equality and non-discrimination over other considerations when it comes to developing responses to organ shortages and establishing criteria for equitable allocation of organs.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
The issue of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs 2013, para. 66
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- When considering responses to trafficking in persons for the removal of organs, it is important to acknowledge the disproportionate burden that is placed on less-wealthy countries in relation to all aspects of the problem and its response. It is from those countries that most, if not all, victims originate and it is largely within less-developed countries that trafficking in persons for the removal of organs, including associated transplantation procedures, is actually conducted. Relatively wealthier countries are often the source of demand for trafficking in persons for the removal of organs. They do not bear the costs incurred to victims and are rarely the focus of calls for investigation and prosecution. A human-rights-based approach requires a review of this situation and more equitable sharing of the burden of victim protection and support, in addition to legal and criminal justice responses.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Strengthening voluntary standards for businesses on preventing and combating trafficking in persons and labour exploitation, especially in supply chains 2017, para. 88
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- Companies should establish and implement a company policy on the elimination of trafficking in persons from the company’s supply chains or adhere to a multi-stakeholder initiative or industry coalition that addresses trafficking in persons and forced labour in accordance with the recommendations set out in the present report. The policy must be part of the company’s larger human rights policy commitment and the continuous human rights due diligence the company conducts in accordance with the framework established in the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Adherence to the policy must be recognized by the highest level of management in the company. A company establishing its own policy should seek the collaboration of workers, trade unions and civil society to formulate the policy and implementation measures that effectively address issues related to trafficking in persons.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Strengthening voluntary standards for businesses on preventing and combating trafficking in persons and labour exploitation, especially in supply chains 2017, para. 90
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- Companies should integrate their policies on trafficking in persons, forced labour and any other form of labour exploitation as a binding part of contracts with suppliers. Communication should be clear regarding the application of sanctions in the event of non-compliance by the supplier itself or issues of non-compliance found further down in the supplier’s supply chain, including in their labour supply chain. Sanctions may include the immediate termination of a contract where grave violations of workers’ rights are found. A stepwise plan should be established together with the supplier to ensure that issues of non-compliance are corrected and that workers are not negatively affected by the sanction applied. The plan should include specific timelines and deliverables in order to make it possible to measure improvement in the implementation of the company’s policy.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
The issue of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs 2013, para. 98
- Paragraph text
- International organizations working on trafficking in persons should consider developing special training materials and other resources for medical professionals who may be exposed to trafficking in persons for the removal of organs. These resources should aim to educate medical professionals about their legal and ethical obligations, ensure that they are familiar with existing codes of professional practice and provide them with guidance on responding to cases or potential cases of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
Article 1, paragraph 1, of the Convention (Descent) 2002, para. (ii)
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- [Recommends that the States parties, as appropriate for their particular circumstances, adopt some or all of the following measures:] Work with intergovernmental organizations, including international financial institutions, to ensure that development or assistance projects which they support take into account the economic and social situation of members of descent-based communities;
- Body
- Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2002
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
The issue of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs 2013, para. 65
- Paragraph text
- This duality of regimes is the product of historical factors and the distinct sets of skills and experiences that have shaped various aspects of our understanding of, and response to, trafficking in persons for the removal of organs. There is a clear need to bring together the circle of transplant surgeons, cultural anthropologists and health and human rights activists "who have developed remarkable knowledge" on trafficking in persons for the removal of organs within the circle of experts and practitioners working on trafficking in persons.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph
The issue of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs 2013, para. 68
- Paragraph text
- All States should ensure that the term "removal of organs" is included within their national legal definition of trafficking in persons and that "consent" to removal of organs is vitiated by any of the accepted means, including abuse of a position of vulnerability.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph