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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 11 the
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and
Members of Their Families,12 the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, 13 the Convention on the Rights of the Child 14 and
other applicable international human rights instruments;
3.
Calls upon States to promote and protect fully the human rights of
migrants, as contained in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action; 6
4.
Strongly condemns all forms of racial discrimination and xenophobia
with regard to access to employment, vocational training, housing, schooling, health
services and social services, as well as services intended for use by the public, and
welcomes the active role played by governmental and non-governmental
organizations in combating racism and assisting individual victims of racist acts,
including migrant victims;
5.
Requests all States, in conformity with national legislation, firmly to
prosecute cases of violation of labour law with regard to the conditions of work of
migrant workers, including those related to, inter alia, their remuneration and the
conditions of health and safety at work;
6.
Calls upon all States to review and, where necessary, revise immigration
policies with a view to eliminating all discriminatory practices against migrants and
to provide specialized training for government policy-making and law enforcement,
immigration and other concerned officials, thus underlining the importance of
effective action to create conditions that foster greater harmony and tolerance within
societies;
7.
Reiterates the need for all States parties to protect fully the universally
recognized human rights of migrants, especially women and children, regardless of
their legal status, and to treat them humanely, in particular with regard to assistance
and protection;
8.
Reaffirms emphatically the duty of States parties to the Vienna
Convention on Consular Relations of 1963 15 to ensure full respect for and
observance of the Convention, in particular with regard to the right of foreign
nationals, regardless of their immigration status, to communicate with a consular
official of their own State in the case of detention, and the obligation of the State in
whose territory the detention occurs to inform the foreign national of that right;
9.
Reaffirms the responsibility of Governments to safeguard and protect the
rights of migrants against illegal or violent acts, in particular acts of racial
discrimination and crimes perpetrated with racist or xenophobic motivation by
individuals or groups, and urges them to reinforce measures in this regard;
10. Urges all States to adopt effective measures to put an end to the arbitrary
arrest and detention of migrants, including by individuals or groups;
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Resolution 2106 A (XX), annex.
Resolution 45/158, annex.
13
Resolution 34/180, annex.
14
Resolution 44/25, annex.
15
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 596, No. 8638.
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