Rights of migrant workers in an irregular situation and members of their families 2013, para. 21b
Párrafo
Paragraph text
[Migrant workers in an irregular situation, particularly women, are at increased risk of ill-treatment and other forms of violence at the hands of both private actors, including employers, and State officials which includes sexual violence, beatings, threats, psychological abuse, and denial of access to medical care, for example. Under article 16, paragraph 2, States parties have an obligation to protect all migrant workers and members of their families against violence, physical injury, threats and intimidation, whether by public officials or by private individuals, groups or institutions. This obligation requires States parties to:] Effectively investigate cases of abuse and violence;
Condicón jurídica
Non-negotiated soft law
Organismo
Committee on Migrant Workers
Tipo de documento
General Comment / Recommendation
Medio de adopción
N.A.
Temas
Movement
Violence
Personas afectadas
Families
Persons on the move
Women
Año
2013
Tipo de párrafo
Other
Reference
CMW General Comment No. 2, Rights of migrant workers in an irregular situation and members of their families (2013), para. 21b.