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irregular migrants, including by avoiding any criminalization, stigmatization, impediments,
obstructions or restrictions thereof contrary to international human rights law;
(g)
To avoid the stigmatization of irregular migrants in language, policies and
practice, and to use correct terminology that qualifies actions rather than persons;
(h)
To respect the human rights and inherent dignity of migrants, to put an end to
arbitrary arrest and detention and, in order to avoid excessive detention of irregular
migrants, to review, where necessary, detention periods and to use alternatives to detention,
where appropriate;
(i)
To respect in all circumstances the principle of non-refoulement and to
comply fully with their international legal obligations with regard to the expulsion of
migrants;
(j)
To put in place, if they have not yet done so, systems and procedures that can
easily be applied in order to ensure full compliance with their international human rights
law obligations by all their programmes and institutions in the field of migration;
(k)
To participate in international and regional dialogues on migration that
include countries of origin, transit and destination;
5.
Takes note with appreciation of the actions taken by several special
procedures of the Human Rights Council and the treaty bodies for the effective prevention
of violations of the human rights of migrants, including through joint statements and urgent
appeals, and encourages them to continue their collaborative efforts to this end, within their
respective mandates;
6.
Requests the Special Rapporteur to, in accordance with his mandate, continue
to pay attention to the topic of the universal enjoyment of human rights for all migrants;
7.
Encourages States and regional and international organizations to enhance
cooperation with the Special Rapporteur;
8.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
40th meeting
14 June 2014
[Adopted without a vote.]
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