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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 12 the
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and
Members of Their Families, 13 the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, 14 the Convention on the Rights of the Child 15 and
other applicable international human rights instruments;
3.
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;
4.
Calls upon all States to review and, where necessary, revise immigration
policies with a view to eliminating all discriminatory policies and 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;
5.
Reiterates the need for all States to protect fully the universally
recognized human rights of migrants, especially women and children, regardless of
their legal status, and to provide humane treatment, in particular with regard to
assistance and protection, including those under the Vienna Convention on Consular
Relations, 16 regarding the right to receive consular assistance from the country of
origin;
6.
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;
7.
Urges all States to adopt effective measures to put an end to the arbitrary
arrest and detention of migrants, including by individuals or groups;
8.
Requests all Governments to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur
of the Commission on Human Rights on the human rights of migrants in the
performance of her mandated tasks and duties and to furnish all information
requested, including by reacting promptly to her urgent appeals;
9.
Encourages Member States that have not yet done so to enact domestic
criminal legislation to combat international trafficking of migrants, which should
take into account, in particular, trafficking that endangers the lives of migrants or
includes different forms of servitude or exploitation, such as any form of debt
bondage, sexual or labour exploitation, and to strengthen international cooperation
to combat such trafficking;
10. Welcomes the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur that close links
be established between her work and that of the Preparatory Committee for the
World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related
12
Resolution 2106 A (XX), annex.
Resolution 45/158, annex.
14
Resolution 34/180, annex.
15
Resolution 44/25, annex.
16
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 596, No. 8638.
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