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Protection of the labour and human rights of migrant workers
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2023
- Document code
- A/78/180
- Date added
- Dec 13, 2023
Document
How to expand and diversify regularization mechanisms and programmes to enhance the protection of the human rights of migrants
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2023
- Document code
- A/HRC/53/26
- Date added
- Dec 13, 2023
Document
The impact of climate change on the human rights of migrants
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2022
- Document code
- A/77/189
- Date added
- Dec 13, 2023
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Human rights violations at international borders: trends, prevention and accountability
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2022
- Document code
- A/HRC/50/31
- Date added
- Dec 13, 2023
Document
Impact of COVID-19 on the human rights of migrants
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2021
- Document code
- A/76/257
- Date added
- Dec 13, 2023
Document
Means to address the human rights impact of pushbacks of migrants on land and at sea
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2021
- Document code
- A/HRC/47/30
- Date added
- Dec 13, 2023
Document
Ending immigration detention of children and providing adequate care and reception for them
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2020
- Document code
- A/75/183
- Date added
- Dec 13, 2023
Document
Right to freedom of association of migrants and their defenders
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2020
- Document code
- A/HRC/44/42
- Date added
- Dec 13, 2023
Document
Good practices and initiatives on gender-responsive migration legislation and policies
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2019
- Document code
- A/74/191
- Date added
- Dec 13, 2023
Document
Impact of migration on migrant women and girls: a gender perspective
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2019
- Document code
- A/HRC/41/38
- Date added
- Dec 13, 2023
Document
Access to justice for migrant persons
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2018
- Document code
- A/73/178/Rev.1
- Date added
- Dec 13, 2023
Document
Return and reintegration of migrants
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2018
- Document code
- A/HRC/38/41
- Date added
- Dec 13, 2023
Document
2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2017
- Document code
- A/72/173
- Date added
- Dec 13, 2023
Document
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2017
- Document code
- A/HRC/35/25
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Developing the Global Compact on Migration
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2016
- Document code
- A/71/285
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Recruitment practices and the human rights of migrants
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2015
- Document code
- A/70/310
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Labour exploitation of migrants
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2014
- Document code
- A/HRC/26/35
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Climate change and migration
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2012
- Document code
- A/67/299
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2016
- Document code
- A/HRC/32/40
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
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
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2015
- Document code
- A/HRC/29/36
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Regional study: management of the European Union external border and the impact on the human rights of migrants
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2013
- Document code
- A/HRC/23/46
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Impact of the criminalization of migration on the protection and enjoyment of human rights
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2010
- Document code
- A/65/222
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2014
- Document code
- A/69/302
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Detention of migrants in an irregular situation
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2012
- Document code
- A/HRC/20/24
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Irregular migration and criminalization of migrants, protection of children in the migration process and the right to housing and health of migrants
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2011
- Document code
- A/HRC/17/33
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Recapitulation of main thematic issues (irregular migration and criminalization of migrants; protection of children in the migration process; the right to housing and health of migrants)
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2011
- Document code
- A/66/264
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Enjoyment of the rights to health and adequate housing by migrants
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2010
- Document code
- A/HRC/14/30
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Global migration governance
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2013
- Document code
- A/68/283
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (c)
- Paragraph text
- [End the use of detention as a border management and deterrence tool against migrants] The number of migrants in immigration detention is considerably reduced;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (a)
- Paragraph text
- [End the use of detention as a border management and deterrence tool against migrants] Judicial appeals of all detention orders are automatically implemented;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (h)
- Paragraph text
- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Number of undocumented migrants who have been regularized;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (d)
- Paragraph text
- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Increased pre-departure and post-arrival training of migrants;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 11
- Paragraph text
- The golden thread of such an approach would primarily be to address targets 10.7 and 8.8 of the Sustainable Development Goals through a rights-based, age- and gender-sensitive plan.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 43 (Goal 2.)
- Paragraph text
- [The Special Rapporteur proposes the following goals:] Goal 2. Protect the labour and human rights of all migrant workers, regardless of their status and circumstances
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 70
- Paragraph text
- Migrants also play an important role in the global economy. They fill labour shortages, contribute their skills, experience and expertise, send remittances home and open up new markets in destination countries. People migrate in part because there is a demand for their labour in destination countries. In many countries, the competitiveness of several economic sectors, such as agriculture, construction, hospitality, care-giving, fishing and extraction, rests on using what may be termed "cheap labour". Given that there are few legal migration channels, however, in particular for low-skilled workers, many migrants find themselves in an irregular situation, working in precarious conditions and exploited by recruiters, employers, smugglers and traffickers (see A/HRC/26/35). The International Labour Organization estimates that forced labour generates $150 billion per year. Many of the victims of forced labour are migrants who leave their country of origin owing to the unrecognized needs in the labour markets in destination countries, given that migrants are often willing to do the dirty, difficult and dangerous jobs that nationals will not, at the exploitative wages and labour conditions that unscrupulous employers will offer.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Regional study: management of the European Union external border and the impact on the human rights of migrants 2013, para. 47
- Paragraph text
- At the outset, the Special Rapporteur recalls his doubt that detention is ever an effective deterrent for irregular migration, and that in order not to violate international human rights law, detention must be must be prescribed by law and necessary, reasonable and proportional to the objectives to be achieved. However, in the context of his country visits and his research, the Special Rapporteur has observed that, within the discourse of securitization of migration and border control, the systematic detention of irregular migrants has come to be viewed as a legitimate tool in the context of European Union migration management, despite the lack of any evidence that detention serves as a deterrent. Indeed, a notable increase in the use of immigration detention as a tool for European Union border control over the past 10 years corresponds to the development of European Union migration law in this area. In some senses, the harmonization of European Union law, and in particular the passing of the Return Directive, can be said to have institutionalized detention within the European Union as a viable tool in migration management.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Irregular migration and criminalization of migrants, protection of children in the migration process and the right to housing and health of migrants 2011, para. 47
- Paragraph text
- Over the last few years, there has been an upsurge of interest in the likely impact of climate change on population movements. Estimates have suggested that between 25 million and one billion people could be displaced by climate change over the next 40 years. These figures represent the number of people exposed to the risk of climate change in certain parts of the world and do not take account of the measures that could be taken to adapt to these changes. Despite the lack of precise figures, there is now little doubt that parts of the planet are now becoming less habitable due to factors such as climate change, deterioration of agricultural lands, desertification, and water pollution. The number of natural disasters has more than doubled over the last two decades, and more than 20 million people were displaced by sudden-onset climate-related natural disasters in 2008. Further climate change, with global temperatures expected to rise between 2 and 5 degrees centigrade by the end of this century, could have a major impact on the movement of people.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Irregular migration and criminalization of migrants, protection of children in the migration process and the right to housing and health of migrants 2011, para. 14
- Paragraph text
- For decades, many States have responded to persistent irregular migration by intensifying border controls. These measures have often been targeted at wide geographic areas on the borders or coast of a main receiving country or region. In recent years, in an effort to further curb irregular migration and simultaneously address issues of national security, some States were seen as employing techniques in order to "externalize" border controls to countries of origin and transit, whereby utilizing bilateral agreements and/or aid in order to transform these targeted countries into a potential buffer zone to reduce migratory pressures on receiving States. The concern was that these policies, while legitimately aimed at reducing irregular migration, and often incorporated into bilateral agreements that can have positive aspects, have contributed to the criminalization of irregular migration insofar as they treat migration violations as a criminal rather than administrative offence without the proper human rights protections afforded to migrants in the process.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (a)
- Paragraph text
- [Increase the collection and analysis of disaggregated data on migration and mobility] Capacity-building for the collection, dissemination and use of disaggregated data on the situation of migrants;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (b)
- Paragraph text
- [Ensure easy access for all migrants to basic services, including education and health] Increased proportion of migrants with equal access to adequate, affordable, accessible and quality health care, education and housing;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 6.5.
- Paragraph text
- [Ensure easy access for all migrants to basic services, including education and health] Provide cities with the powers and resources needed for the integration of migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 6.4.
- Paragraph text
- [Ensure easy access for all migrants to basic services, including education and health] Ensure access for all migrants to adequate, safe and affordable housing and to other basic services
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (e)
- Paragraph text
- [Provide effective access to justice for all migrants] Increased number of cases in which migrants are offered special visa protection or other protective measures for victims of trafficking and forced labour.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (a)
- Paragraph text
- [Provide effective access to justice for all migrants] Increased number of complaints filed by migrants of human and labour rights violations, discrimination or abuse with any judicial or quasi-judicial institutions;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 5.3.
- Paragraph text
- [Provide effective access to justice for all migrants] End discrimination and inequalities for all migrants in the legislation, policies and practices that regulate access to justice
- Body
- 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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (e)
- Paragraph text
- [End the use of detention as a border management and deterrence tool against migrants] The proportion of migrants who are released into non-custodial alternatives to detention is considerably increased;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (c)
- Paragraph text
- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Pushback operations and collective expulsions are stopped;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 3.5.
- Paragraph text
- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Decriminalize undocumented entry and stay
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (g)
- Paragraph text
- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Number of migrants who have transitioned from informal to formal sectors of the economy;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (c)
- Paragraph text
- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Increased regulation and effective monitoring of the recruitment industry;
- 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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (b)
- Paragraph text
- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Reduction of upfront costs for migrants, especially recruitment fees;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 2.10.
- Paragraph text
- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Facilitate the regularization of migrants who work and are socially integrated
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 2.7.
- Paragraph text
- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Increase labour inspections in private households for the protection of migrant domestic workers
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 51
- Paragraph text
- Proactive regularization procedures should be readily available to help migrants who work and are socially integrated to remain in the country with legal status and to fight exploitation and defend their rights, just like any other workers.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (i)
- Paragraph text
- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Increased regulation and effective monitoring of the recruitment industry;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (h)
- Paragraph text
- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Increased number of accessible visas and work permits provided at all skill levels;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (e)
- Paragraph text
- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Increased number of regional and bilateral mobility agreements;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 1.12.
- Paragraph text
- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Promote a strategy to enable, engage with and empower migrant diasporas and their entrepreneurship
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 1.3.
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Considerably increase the number of resettlement and humanitarian visa options for refugees
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 1.1.
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Protect the human rights of all migrants, in compliance with international human rights standards
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 43 (Goal 7.)
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- [The Special Rapporteur proposes the following goals:] Goal 7. Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 43 (Goal 3.)
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- [The Special Rapporteur proposes the following goals:] Goal 3. Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 43 (Goal 1.)
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- [The Special Rapporteur proposes the following goals:] Goal 1. Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 38b
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- [Such facilitated mobility would have obvious advantages, including the fact that it would:] Enable all security checks by intelligence agencies to be made in a timely manner and mostly in the destination country;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 52
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- The Special Rapporteur emphasizes that strengthening access to justice for migrants to pursue judicial remedies directly is essential to combat asymmetry in the trade regime (see sect. V below).
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 123d
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- [The global compact should:] Ensure that States adopt measures to facilitate accessible, regular, safe and affordable migration and mobility channels at all skill levels, as well as family reunification and the regularization of undocumented migrants;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 114
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- IOM already works very closely with the United Nations, including as a member of the Global Migration Group, and in many countries IOM is part of United Nations country teams. Integrating IOM into the United Nations would thus allow the United Nations to benefit from its vast experience and expertise.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 109
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- Owing to the lack of a comprehensive framework, global migration governance is fragmented with different institutional approaches and normative frameworks relating to specific aspects of migration, such as the human rights of migrants, the smuggling of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers and labour migration.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 52
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- The European Commission took note of the issue of forced fingerprinting in 2014. It requested information from European Union member States on the legal frameworks in place and common practices. Some States, such as Greece, Malta and Italy, have legally allowed the use of force if migrants resist fingerprinting, while other States, such as Austria and Ireland, have prohibited such a practice. Responses from all Governments tend to suggest that migrants and asylum seekers are rarely unwilling to give their fingerprints, while others have said that it is very difficult to force a person who fundamentally will not cooperate. Even countries, such as Malta, that reported migrants being uncooperative at the point of disembarkation claimed the individuals could typically be recalled later for fingerprinting. While these reports by member States are encouraging, troubling anecdotal evidence by migrants and front-line workers suggests that force has been used in countries of first entry to the European Union.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Recruitment practices and the human rights of migrants 2015, para. 31
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- Systemic barriers to access to justice can compound abuses of migrants' rights. A number of human rights standards, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, recognize that everyone has the right to an effective remedy from the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted to him or her. Despite these international protections, many migrants face serious barriers to accessing remedies when they are exploited and abused within and as a result of the recruitment process. These barriers include: lack of local language skills; limited knowledge about rights and means of remedy; geographical constraints; restrictions of migrants' freedom of movement; fear among migrants of retaliation or economic losses if they make complaints against recruiters; long processing times for complaints; a general practice of recruiters of deliberately avoiding giving migrants documents that could prove payment of fees; fragmentation of different rights across various judicial and non-judicial mechanisms; the growth of non-judicial remedies; and a lack of legal aid.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Recruitment practices and the human rights of migrants 2015, para. 29
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- The precariousness of the situation of migrant workers can additionally lead to abuses of their economic, social and cultural rights. Housing can often lead to various human rights issues. In cases where employers offer housing, this can be used as an opportunity for further exploitation, as migrants are easier to control than local labour. In other cases, exploitative employers in countries of destination provide housing but this can be used to further control and exploit migrants, as it makes them readily available to perform work. In other cases, migrants can be left to finance their living and food costs independently. The need to minimize costs can lead migrants to live in extremely poor housing conditions, with many living in accommodation lacking basic infrastructure and services, including sanitation, electricity and potable water. Recruiters and subagents can also play a role in arranging and charging for housing, which can further increase their control over and exploitation of migrants. Access to other forms of social protection can also be problematic for migrants. Some migrants have access to healthcare provided through their employment, but this is highly variable, leaving many highly vulnerable if they experience problems with their health.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 51
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- A target on providing social protection to reduce the vulnerabilities of the poor, including marginalized groups, including migrants, is essential. Indicators could include the proportion of migrants with access to, and cross-border portability of, earned social benefits (e.g. pensions). Under article 9 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, States recognize the right of everyone to social security. In its general comment No. 19, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights defined the right to social security as encompassing "the right to access and maintain benefits, whether in cash or in kind, without discrimination in order to secure protection, inter alia, from (a) lack of work-related income caused by sickness, disability, maternity, employment injury, unemployment, old age, or death of a family member; (b) unaffordable access to health care; (c) insufficient family support, particularly for children and adult dependents". It went on to say that "the right to social security includes the right not to be subject to arbitrary and unreasonable restrictions of existing social security coverage, whether obtained publicly or privately, as well as the right to equal enjoyment of adequate protection from social risks and contingencies".
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Detention of migrants in an irregular situation 2012, para. 40
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- Migrant children are sometimes detained together with their parents when the latter are found to be in an irregular situation, justified on the basis of maintaining family unity. Not only may this violate the principle of the best interests of the child and the right of the child to be detained only as a measure of last resort, but it may also violate their right not be punished for the acts of their parents (art. 2, para. 2). This does not mean that the best interests of the child are served through splitting up the family by detaining the parents and transferring their children to the alternative-care system. The detention of their parents has a detrimental effect on children, and may violate children's right not to be separated from their parents against their will, as well as the right to protection of the family set forward in article 23 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and article 10 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. A decision to detain migrants who are accompanied by their children should therefore only be taken in very exceptional circumstances. States must carefully evaluate the need for detention in these cases, and rather preserve the family unit by applying alternatives to detention to the entire family.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Irregular migration and criminalization of migrants, protection of children in the migration process and the right to housing and health of migrants 2011, para. 75
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- As briefly discussed, this new diversity affects host societies in many ways. Amongst the most important are the issues of political participation, cultural pluralism and national identity. As mentioned above, migration has already had major effects on the politics of most host countries. Consequently, the Special Rapporteur suggests further study and discussion on the issue of the political participation of migrants and its links to the concept of a broad citizenship. Migrants are able to make a contribution to the development of new forms of identity. It is inherently part of the migrant condition to develop multiple identities, which are linked to the cultures both of the homeland and of the country of origin. A more thorough research and discussion on the civil rights of migrants and their political participation in host societies could reflect the different situations faced by migrants in various States and identify best practices and examples of successful integration in host societies through participation in the decision-making process affecting the interests of migrants.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Irregular migration and criminalization of migrants, protection of children in the migration process and the right to housing and health of migrants 2011, para. 69
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- Although most countries with migrant populations do not oblige their citizens to vote, there is certainly a public interest in facilitating and encouraging political participation as a form of active citizenship. High rates of participation strengthen the democratic legitimacy of political authority and may also promote political community through a shared sense of common responsibilities. Low participation rates correlate strongly with socio-economic status and thus create a class bias in democratic politics. With regard to the political participation of ethnic and racial minorities, this represents an issue of special concern. In democratic societies, these communities are more vulnerable when they are politically isolated. They are more easily targeted as outsiders, cannot voice their own interests, and often come to be regarded as second-class citizens. For these groups of migrant origin which also consist of ethnic and racial minorities, low rates of political participation do not result from their own choices but are due to other circumstances, some of which can be influenced by public policy.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Irregular migration and criminalization of migrants, protection of children in the migration process and the right to housing and health of migrants 2011, para. 57
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- The Special Rapporteur would also like to note that in some cases, NAPAs identify migration as an adaptation strategy in itself. This perspective appears in two contexts. First, in some countries migration is seen as a way to reduce population pressures in places with fragile ecosystems. Second, some countries recognize that resettlement of some populations may be inevitable, given the likely trends, and should be accomplished with planning. More relevant would be the second type of adaptation strategy involving migration - resettlement to mitigate the harm accompanying climate change, particularly flooding and rising sea levels. In the NAPA of Samoa, for example, it states that relocation of families is a current adaptation strategy in the village community sector. Potential adaptation activities in the NAPA include assistance for relocation of communities inland. A plan entitled Implement Coastal Infrastructure Management Plans for Highly Vulnerable Districts Project envisions incremental relocation of community and government assets outside coastal hazard zones.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Irregular migration and criminalization of migrants, protection of children in the migration process and the right to housing and health of migrants 2011, para. 56
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- Concerning the strategies to manage environmental migration adopted in developing countries, the Special Rapporteur would like to mention the National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) which are considered the principal frameworks adopted by low-income developing countries to manage environmentally induced migration. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), NAPAs "provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their urgent and immediate needs to adapt to climate change - those for which further delay would increase vulnerability and/or costs at a later stage". The majority of NAPAs outline the adaptation strategies described as ways to reduce migration pressures and allow people to remain in their original settlements. The strategies generally seek to adapt agricultural practices, management of pastoral lands, infrastructure such as dykes and coastal barriers, fishing patterns and other strategies to reduce pressures on fragile ecosystems, thereby allowing populations to remain in place.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Irregular migration and criminalization of migrants, protection of children in the migration process and the right to housing and health of migrants 2011, para. 29
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- Children on the move are migrant children taking an active part in the migration process, particularly at the passage and arrival stages in countries of transit and destination. They may be found migrating with their family members or independently, to seek opportunities for both education and employment. Children may also be forcibly on the move, such as when falling prey to transnational organized crime and exploitation networks. Unaccompanied and separated children on the move faced greater vulnerabilities and risks, including discrimination, sexual and other forms of violence. Frequent human rights issues affecting children on the move also included deportation and repatriation. Children should be repatriated only if it is in their best interest, namely, for the purpose of family reunification and after due process of law. Another major concern related to the particular vulnerability of children who were unaccompanied, undocumented and/or entering countries irregularly, including within mixed migratory flows, to unlawful or arbitrary deprivation of liberty.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Impact of the criminalization of migration on the protection and enjoyment of human rights 2010, para. 62
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- Creating legal options to address the situation of persons who are not deemed refugees but who may require international protection on an individual basis is one of the most promising policies and programmes that have been drawn to the Special Rapporteur's attention. Promising measures in this regard include the "discretionary leave to remain" and the "humanitarian protection leave" available in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which can be granted for a maximum three-year period and which are available to individuals who have not been considered for international protection or who have been excluded or to persons, who, if returned to their countries, might face serious risk to their life arising from the death penalty, unlawful killing, torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Similarly in Germany, the commissions for hardship cases, established as part of the German Residence Act of 2005, may recommend granting a residence permit to unsuccessful asylum-seekers who, otherwise, would be obliged to leave the country. This mechanism enables the authorities to review the individual circumstances of the applicants beyond the requirements set up in the international refugee regime.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Impact of the criminalization of migration on the protection and enjoyment of human rights 2010, para. 55
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- The Special Rapporteur also praises the adoption of the 10-point plan of action by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2007. The plan is a tool to assist all stakeholders in migration management policies, especially in the context of mixed migratory flows where protection initiatives are particularly required. In his view, the 10 areas addressed in the plan should feature prominently in migration management initiatives and activities in countries of transit and destination. The areas are: cooperation among key partners; data collection and analysis; protection-sensitive entry systems; reception arrangements; mechanisms for profiling and referral; differentiated processes and procedures; solutions for refugees; addressing secondary movements; return arrangements for non-refugees and alternative migration options, and information strategy. The Special Rapporteur commends the impact of the plan, which inspired the development of protection initiatives in various regions and which were compiled in 2009 by UNHCHR. He welcomes the compilation as a knowledge-sharing tool that provides practical guidance for the implementation of the 10-point plan in action.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Impact of the criminalization of migration on the protection and enjoyment of human rights 2010, para. 54
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- The Special Rapporteur also welcomes the adoption of international frameworks for rights-based partnerships on migration management by international organizations and commends the global efforts of those organizations to create knowledge-sharing tools to promote a rights-based approach to migration management. He celebrates the adoption, in 2005, by the International Labour Organization (ILO) of its multilateral framework on labour migration, based on a set of non-binding principles and guidelines for a rights-based approach to labour migration. This initiative is based on research, global labour migration practices and principles contained in relevant international instruments and international and regional policy guidelines, including the International Agenda for Migration Management. It also includes the collection of examples of best practices, which have been broadly publicized by ILO. In the Special Rapporteur's view, the collection of good practices is a valuable means to provide practical guidance to Governments and other stakeholders with regard to the development, strengthening and implementation of more effective and rights-based national and international labour migration policies.
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- 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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 86
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- The Special Rapporteur proposes that States also develop inclusive processes so as to allow for national consultations that foster better understanding of and adaptation to each goal, target and indicator, according to national contexts, taking into account and carrying the voice of migrants in particular.
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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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 82
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- The global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration offers an opportunity for better migration governance that enables States to develop clear, long-term and evidence-based migration policies ensuring full protection of the human rights of all migrants.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (c)
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- [Increase the collection and analysis of disaggregated data on migration and mobility] Disaggregated data showing the proportion of migrants who have reported cases of violations of their rights, including forced labour, discrimination and violence, and the proportion of victims who received compensation is made available and more precise.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (b)
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- [Increase the collection and analysis of disaggregated data on migration and mobility] Promoting the availability of gender-disaggregated data to improve gender equality policies, including gender-sensitive budgeting, in particular with regard to marginalized groups, including migrants;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 8.1.
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- [Increase the collection and analysis of disaggregated data on migration and mobility] Collect disaggregated data and indicators in all areas relevant to migration, while ensuring data protection and respect for the right of migrants to privacy, in particular by establishing firewalls in order to enable societies to conduct better-informed public debates and States to make evidence-based policy decisions
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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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 77
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- Migration governance institutions should be able to ensure that the data, including the identities of those who participated in the production thereof, are protected and kept confidential. The right of migrants to privacy needs as much protection as that of citizens.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (c)
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- [Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech] Increased number of migrants who are granted remedies in compensation for discrimination, hate speech or violence;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (b)
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- [Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech] Inclusive institutions, policies and practices are in place at all levels of government, including the municipal level, to promote diversity, pluralism and multiculturalism as essential features of contemporary societies;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (a)
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- [Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech] Decreased number and proportion of migrants who are victims of xenophobic crime, including bias-driven violence;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 7.5.
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- [Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech] Develop and implement campaigns at the national and global levels to counter xenophobia, discrimination, racism and violence against all migrants
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 7.4.
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- [Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech] Incorporate diversity, whether of origin, transit or destination, into the national narrative of all countries
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 7.3.
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- [Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech] Establish at all levels of government, including municipal authorities, inclusive institutions, policies and practices that recognize and value all forms of diversity
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 7.2.
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- [Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech] Prohibit by law acts of violence and manifestations and expressions of racism, discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance against migrants to ensure the protection of migrants and guarantee their access to means of recourse, redress and remedies
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 7.1.
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- [Protect all migrants from all forms of discrimination and violence, including racism, xenophobia, sexual and gender-based violence and hate speech] Monitor inequalities and discrimination against migrants by establishing and enforcing a policy-specific time frame for the reduction of such acts in laws, policies and practices
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 72
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- A fundamental shift in how migration is framed is thus required, in both actions and words. Many of the intersecting and negative perceptions of migrants and migration that have pervaded public debates, policies and politics must be challenged. Appropriate language, precise data and policies that promote respect and acceptance of cultural diversity will favour the inclusion of migrants, facilitate their integration and increase their contribution to development.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 70
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- Mobility and diversity are already and will increasingly be the hallmark of contemporary societies, especially in dynamic urban areas which welcome most of the world’s migration. Often at opposite ends of the social spectrum, the arts community and the business community know that diversity and mobility contribute to the dissemination of creativity, innovation, ideas and know-how and to wealth production.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (c)
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- [Ensure easy access for all migrants to basic services, including education and health] Access to universal health-care coverage, formal education, language training, vocational training and lifelong education, and cross-border recognition of skills and qualifications, thereby facilitating the social and economic integration of all migrants.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (a)
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- [Ensure easy access for all migrants to basic services, including education and health] Increased number of countries that have developed national and municipal legislation, policies, plans and programmes on equal access to services for all migrants, allocated the powers and resources needed for the integration of migrants and established firewalls between immigration enforcement and public services;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 6.3.
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- [Ensure easy access for all migrants to basic services, including education and health] Ensure equal access for all migrants to quality education at all levels in destination and transit countries, and enrolment therein, including formal schooling (primary, secondary and higher education), adult education, on-the-job and vocational training, language training and lifelong learning opportunities
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 6.2.
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- [Ensure easy access for all migrants to basic services, including education and health] Provide equal and equitable access for all migrants and members of their families to adequate, affordable, accessible and quality health care, including mental, sexual and reproductive health care, and to information and education, including on family planning
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 6.1.
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- [Ensure easy access for all migrants to basic services, including education and health] Establish firewalls between immigration enforcement and public services, thereby allowing for access to justice, housing, health care, education, police, social and labour services for all migrants, without fear of detection, detention and deportation
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (b)
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- [Provide effective access to justice for all migrants] Increased proportion of cases in which migrants were effectively provided with competent legal representation, adequate legal aid and proper translation and interpretation services;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 5.6.
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- [Provide effective access to justice for all migrants] Reduce crime and violence against migrants during their migration journeys and in destination countries, and ensure effective protection and assistance to victims of exploitation and abuse
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 5.5.
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- [Provide effective access to justice for all migrants] Ensure equal access for all migrants to reliable legal information, effective legal aid, competent and affordable legal representation and competent interpretation and translation services
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 5.4.
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- [Provide effective access to justice for all migrants] Strengthen the capacity of courts, tribunals, national human rights institutions, ombudspersons and other dispute resolution mechanisms to ensure accountability for violations of the rights of migrants
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 5.2.
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- [Provide effective access to justice for all migrants] Empower migrants to seek and obtain a remedy through the justice system, and strengthen their ability to seek and exercise influence upon law-making and law-implementing processes and institutions
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (g)
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- [End the use of detention as a border management and deterrence tool against migrants] Increased number of countries having ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and adopted national preventive mechanisms mandated to visit all places of deprivation of liberty within their jurisdiction, including places where migrants are detained.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (f)
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- [End the use of detention as a border management and deterrence tool against migrants] All forms of detention of migrant children and their families on the basis of their immigration status or that of their parents are abolished;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 4.3.
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- [End the use of detention as a border management and deterrence tool against migrants] Expeditiously and completely end the immigration detention of children and their families, and protect the rights, dignity, welfare and best interests of migrant children in all cases
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 4.2.
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- [End the use of detention as a border management and deterrence tool against migrants] Ensure that the detention of migrants is always a measure of last resort, permissible only when reasonable, necessary, proportionate, decided on a case-by-case basis and enforced for the shortest possible period of time
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 4.1.
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- [End the use of detention as a border management and deterrence tool against migrants] Clearly define and exhaustively enumerate the reasons for immigration detention in legislation, in accordance with international human rights law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 59
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- The increasing practice of migration detention is not automatically accompanied by assurances of legal guarantees and basic human rights protection for detainees. The access of migrants to justice is severely hampered by a failure to guarantee appropriate detention safeguards for vulnerable individuals and access to proper legal representation, legal aid, consular services, interpretation and translation services and effective remedies.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (j)
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- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Collection and analysis of disaggregated data on all aspects of border management, including return of migrants.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (i)
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- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Reintegration programmes are provided for migrants who are returned to their countries of origin;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (h)
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- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Returns are decided after following a strict procedure in which the migrant is duly represented, has access to appropriate legal assistance and interpretation services and has an effective opportunity to explain why a return would not be in respect of his or her rights;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (f)
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- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Laws, policies and practices that criminalize undocumented migration are abolished and replaced by legislation and regulations that qualify undocumented entry as an administrative rather than a criminal offence;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (e)
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- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Policies and practices aimed at detecting vulnerabilities and assessments of the protection needs of migrants arriving at international borders are implemented and followed up with appropriate protection measures;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (d)
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- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Regular revision of bilateral and regional readmission agreements to ensure their compliance with international human rights standards, thus protecting the needs and rights of migrants;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (b)
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- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Considerably reduced number of undocumented migrants who are killed, injured or become victims of crime or violence while seeking to cross maritime, land and air borders;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (a)
- Paragraph text
- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Increased number and proportion of migrants protected as a result of search and rescue operations;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 3.10.
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- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Systematically implement post-return human rights monitoring and ensure that such monitoring is part of every readmission agreement
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 3.9.
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- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Returns should be carried out in full respect of international human rights law, in conditions of safety and dignity and with due procedural guarantees
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 3.8.
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- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Adopt approaches that reduce the precariousness of migrants, in particular by avoiding the securitization of migration policies and the externalization of border control
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 3.7.
- Paragraph text
- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Develop and implement gender- and age-sensitive guidelines to protect migrants in precarious situations
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Gender
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 3.6.
- Paragraph text
- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Review national and regional border policies to ensure that the human rights of all migrants at international borders are upheld
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 3.4
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- [Ensure respect for human rights at border controls, including return, readmission and post-return monitoring, and establish accountability mechanisms] Conduct full individual assessments for all migrants in order to effectively identify their vulnerabilities and the legal frameworks under which their needs will be met and their rights protected
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 55
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- Upon arriving undocumented in countries of transit or destination, all migrants fall within the category of irregular migrants. Prompt and proper individual screening and assessment procedures are required in order to effectively identify their specific vulnerabilities and determine the legal protection frameworks that meet their needs. The lack of individual assessments and of the possibility for migrants to state their claims, outlining the risks they may face when returned to their countries of origin, creates a potential violation of the international principle of non-refoulement. The Special Rapporteur stresses that the principle is stronger as codified in the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, as absolute and without exception, than that found in refugee law, meaning that persons may not be returned even when they may not otherwise qualify as refugees under the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees or national law and even when national security is involved. Accordingly, non-refoulement under the Convention against Torture must be assessed independently of refugee or asylum status determinations, so as to ensure that the fundamental right to be free from torture or other ill-treatment is respected even in cases in which protection against refoulement under refugee law may not be available.
- Body
- 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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 54
- Paragraph text
- States must increase their search and rescue capacity and refrain from pushbacks at land and sea borders. The militarization of border control creates unnecessary suffering and leads to violations of human rights and humanitarian law at borders. States need to develop procedures, guidelines or systems for ensuring that search and rescue is implemented as a paramount objective, taking into account what should be done with those who are rescued.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 53
- Paragraph text
- Human rights are not reserved for citizens; they benefit everyone, everywhere. States must promote and protect the rights of all in their territory or within their jurisdiction, without discrimination, regardless of status and circumstances. While States have the power to admit, refuse to admit or return migrants, they equally have an obligation to respect the human rights of migrants in the process.
- Body
- 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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (m)
- Paragraph text
- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Disaggregated data showing the proportion of migrants who have reported cases of violations of their human and labour rights, including forced labour, discrimination and unlawful termination of employment, and the proportion of victims who received compensation.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (l)
- Paragraph text
- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Disaggregated data showing the proportion of migrant workers in the various informal sectors and underground labour markets of the economy;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (k)
- Paragraph text
- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Number of migrants with equal access to social security and benefiting from the cross-border portability of earned social security benefits, such as pensions, including through the conclusion of bilateral and multilateral agreements;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (j)
- Paragraph text
- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Number of unionized migrants involved in collective bargaining in the economic sectors in which they are traditionally exploited;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (i)
- Paragraph text
- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Number of low-skilled workers, especially migrant women and children, who file complaints of labour exploitation and obtain compensation;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (f)
- Paragraph text
- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Mutual recognition of foreign educational qualifications, including through the conclusion of bilateral and multilateral agreements;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (e)
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- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Increased number of information campaigns that promote decent work and the protection of the human and labour rights of all migrants;
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (a)
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- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Increased number of countries whose national legislation and policies provide for equality of treatment for all migrants in respect of employment, including through the protection of the labour rights of migrants and their equal access to social security benefits and redress mechanisms;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 2.9.
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- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Pursue publicly funded social protection policies in critical areas that guarantee the well-being of the entire community, including migrants
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 2.8.
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- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Ensure easy access for all migrants to labour dispute resolution institutions, without fear of detection, detention and deportation
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 2.6.
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- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Increase effective labour inspection systems with a sufficient number of labour inspectors, who should be well trained in international human rights and labour standards
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 2.5.
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- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Facilitate the unionization of and collective bargaining by migrants, especially in the economic sectors in which migrants are in the majority and in the industries in which they are often exploited
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Movement
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 2.4.
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- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Ensure ethical recruitment intermediaries at both ends of the migration process by establishing effective government regulatory frameworks and institutional monitoring mechanisms for the labour recruitment industry and by using all available international cooperation channels
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 2.3.
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- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Promote the progressive formalization of the informal sectors of industries in which migrants are often exploited, such as construction, extraction, fisheries, hospitality and caregiving
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Movement
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 2.2.
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- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Implement policies that effectively sanction employers who exploit migrants, and increase the share of migrants who benefit from cross-border recognition of skills and qualifications and the portability of social security benefits
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 2.1.
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- [Protect the labour and human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status and circumstances] Effectively protect the labour rights of migrants, including by ensuring equal opportunity and treatment in employment, in compliance with international labour standards
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 52
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- A comprehensive, detailed national migration policy needs to be drawn up and implemented effectively in order to combat labour exploitation of migrants. The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the Multilateral Framework on Labour Migration of the International Labour Organization (ILO) provides useful guidance in that respect.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (j)
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Availability of disaggregated data on all aspects of migration programmes and policies, in particular on undocumented migration and recruitment costs for migrants and employers.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (g)
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Increased number of ex ante human rights impact assessments conducted during trade negotiations to identify and mitigate risks;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (f)
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Increased number of bilateral and multilateral agreements on migration that provide for human and labour rights safeguards and comply with international human rights and labour standards, including effective complaint and redress mechanisms;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (d)
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Increased number of bilateral and multilateral visa facilitation and liberalization agreements, including for visits, work, job searches, family reunification, refugee resettlement, humanitarian activities, studies, internships, retirement and other purposes;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (c)
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Time frame and coverage of national policy on ending criminalization and externalization approaches to migration control, which aggravate the precarious condition of migrants;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 12
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- The Special Rapporteur envisions an agenda that, building on target 10.7, outlines how human mobility can be facilitated effectively and underlines the importance of taking a long-term strategic approach to developing more accessible, regular, safe and affordable mobility policies and practices that will place States in a better position to respond to the significant demographic, economic, social, political and cultural challenges that lie ahead.
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 10
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- Taking into consideration the current dynamics of push and pull factors and in the light of his observations on the need to facilitate mobility, the Special Rapporteur suggests that the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration should include provisions on the development of a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility under the framework of the United Nations, in parallel to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (General Assembly resolution 70/1).
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
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- Persons on the move
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- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (b)
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Time frame and coverage of national policy on enhancing international cooperation to facilitate regular, safe, affordable and accessible migration, in line with human rights standards, including through labour mobility at all skill levels;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (a)
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Increased number of countries that have ratified relevant international human rights and labour law instruments providing for the equality of treatment for all migrant workers in respect of employment;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 1.11.
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Promote the financial inclusion of migrants, for example, by lowering the costs of remittances and promoting digital financial services, and provide incentives for migrants to engage in trade between countries of origin and destination
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 1.10.
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Consider providing access to permanent residency (or long-term residence permits) and citizenship to all migrants after a reasonable period of effective residence under any temporary migration regime
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 1.9.
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Reduce to less than 3 per cent the transaction costs of migrant remittances and eliminate remittance corridors with costs higher than 5 per cent
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
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- Persons on the move
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 1.8.
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Counteract deskilling and increase the proportion of migrants who are working at the skill level that is most relevant to their education, training and work experience, so as to facilitate their integration into the local labour force and their reintegration into the labour market in the country of origin
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 1.7.
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Ensure that appropriate governance of migration promotes the optimal matching of job skills to jobs and of labour supply to labour demand between countries
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
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- Persons on the move
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 1.6.
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Facilitate labour mobility for migrants at all skill levels through regional organizations, regional consultative processes, bilateral and regional agreements for the free movement of persons and bilateral and regional trade agreements
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 1.5.
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Abolish all temporary migration schemes, such as those based on single-employer sponsorship mechanisms or kafala systems, in favour of open work visas
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 1.4.
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Create multiple labour migration opportunities, including for low-skilled migrants, to incentivize their use of regular migration channels, by establishing common and accessible visa and work permit regimes
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 1.2.
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- [Offer regular, safe, accessible and affordable mobility solutions to all migrants, regardless of their status or skill level] Adopt and enforce human rights-based, coherent and comprehensive national migration policies to ensure regular, safe, affordable and accessible migration options for all migrants
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 48
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- Much of the labour exploitation that migrants suffer is linked to recruitment agencies. In accordance with international human rights standards, private actors must, as a minimum, respect the human and labour rights of their workers. The private sector, including recruitment agencies and employers, plays an important role in the labour exploitation of migrants and must therefore be part of the solution.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 47
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- In order to introduce a human rights-based approach to the mobility of human resources in the negotiation of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, States should, in partnership with the business communities involved, considerably enlarge the elements of human mobility and labour migration in trade negotiations, and representatives of migrants should be offered meaningful opportunities to comment on draft trade agreements as key stakeholders.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Movement
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- Persons on the move
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 44
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- In the New York Declaration, States committed to “consider facilitating opportunities for safe, orderly and regular migration, including, as appropriate, employment creation, labour mobility at all skills levels, circular migration, family reunification and education-related opportunities”. In order to implement that commitment, they need to develop and implement long-term national migration policies, in line with their obligations under international human rights law, ensuring that regular, safe, affordable and accessible avenues are available for all migrants. The overall goal in terms of governing mobility is for most migrants to use regular channels to enter and stay in destination countries, thereby reducing considerably the size of the underground migrant smuggling market. States must recognize and address what may be termed as the pull factors of migration, such as unrecognized demands for low-skilled labour in economic sectors that are not met locally, and provide safe, regular, accessible and affordable migration channels to meet the demand for such low-skilled jobs. When regular migration channels fail to properly reflect labour market needs, migrants are more likely to be offered undocumented migration solutions by smuggling rings and unethical recruiters and become victims of exploitation and abuse.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 42
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- Building upon the experience of his mandate since 2011, the Special Rapporteur presents the following agenda as a road map as a way of demonstrating the content, scale, practicability and scope of a future 2035 agenda. The agenda encompasses eight human mobility goals, together with targets and indicators, aimed at facilitating human mobility while ensuring respect for the human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status, skills, age, gender or sexual orientation.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
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- Persons on the move
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- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 41
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- On the basis primarily of targets 10.7 and 8.8, the Special Rapporteur intends to recommend that States and other stakeholders develop long-term strategies to fulfil their obligations towards all migrants, including migrants in a precarious situation, as set out in the Sustainable Development Goals.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 40f
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- [With that in mind, the Special Rapporteur proposes developing a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility, which would translate the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into “bite-sized” and achievable goals, targets and indicators. The 2030 Agenda already refers, in certain Sustainable Development Goals, to the human and labour rights of migrants, including:] Provide legal identity for all, including birth registration, by 2030 (target 16.9);
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 40d
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- [With that in mind, the Special Rapporteur proposes developing a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility, which would translate the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into “bite-sized” and achievable goals, targets and indicators. The 2030 Agenda already refers, in certain Sustainable Development Goals, to the human and labour rights of migrants, including:] Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development (target 16.b);
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 39
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- The inclusion of migrants in the Sustainable Development Goals demonstrated that all States without a doubt acknowledged the importance of better-governed mobility. Given that the process is already under way, the Special Rapporteur proposes harnessing the energy of this existing process and developing recommendations on how it can be further developed for migration.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 37b
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- [Solutions to human mobility needs can be developed along two major axes, as outlined by the Special Rapporteur in previous reports:] Recognizing real labour needs and opening up considerably more visa opportunities or visa-free travel programmes for migrant workers at all skill levels. With appropriate selection and organization, the numbers would be entirely manageable.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2017
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- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 37a
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- [Solutions to human mobility needs can be developed along two major axes, as outlined by the Special Rapporteur in previous reports:] Developing refugee settlement programmes to serve more refugees than the current 1 per cent. Private sponsorship of refugees should be included in these programmes, because it progressively builds a constituency of nationals who are in favour of welcoming refugees;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2017
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- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 36
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- The first step in changing the collective mindset is to accept that migrants will come and go no matter what because of push and pull factors, which, on the whole, are not adequately addressed. Facilitating increased mobility and matching skills to labour needs, as in an accessible, regular, safe and affordable labour market, with appropriate visa systems and security controls, would ensure that most migrants would use regular mobility channels.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2017
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- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 32
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- In order to facilitate mobility, States must increase regular channels for migration and the taxation of mobility, through the progressive expansion of visa liberalization and easily accessible visa facilitation regimes and/or schemes, such as refugee settlement, temporary protection, visitor, family reunification, work, resident, retirement and student visas, with all the identity and security checks that efficient visa regimes can provide.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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- 2017
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- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 28
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- Many factors influence the decisions of migrants as to why, when, to where and how they want to migrate. The main push factors are poverty, violence, discrimination and poor governance. The main pull factors are official or unacknowledged labour needs and family reunification. Public discussion about these factors is, on the whole, extremely shallow, often constituting nothing more than scaremongering about “benefit scroungers” and migrants “stealing jobs”.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Movement
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 24
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- A human rights-based approach would have a positive impact on the public discourse and facilitate the integration of migrants into society by changing the general perception of migration as being a burden and expense to being a shared responsibility and valuable investment.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 22
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- Against the backdrop of a poor economic climate, the rise in nationalist populist parties and the tragic terrorist attacks around the world, xenophobia and hate speech have increased, causing a significant upward trend in negative perceptions of migrants and creating a stumbling block in the development of more efficient evidence- and human rights-based policies.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Movement
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 21
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- Ageing populations in some regions have caused a shift in demographics leading to labour shortages. From a purely economic perspective, such demographic shifts will add pressure and impetus to the need to balance labour supply and demand, clearly contradicting the common conception that migrants are “job stealers”.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 19
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- Political rhetoric on migration most often does not reflect reality, notwithstanding facts and figures to the contrary. Such rhetoric shapes public perceptions of migration. Any attempt to develop an agenda for migration should therefore outline, for populations of all countries and for their politicians, an inspiring narrative of how well-governed mobility could contribute to the prosperity and stability of society.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 16
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- The Special Rapporteur proposes a fundamental shift in the way that migration is perceived and framed. Migration itself is a natural part of human existence; it is neither a crime nor a problem, and it has the potential to be a solution. Accordingly, migration governance is not a matter of closing off borders and keeping people out, but one of regulating mobility by opening accessible, regular, safe and affordable migration channels and promoting and celebrating diversity.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 15
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- All migrants should be recognized and treated with respect and dignity as equal rights holders, regardless of their migratory status in relation to the sovereign territory in which they find themselves. Under international law, States have the duty to protect migrants at all stages of the migratory process and to provide them with access to justice to remedy any discriminatory treatment or human rights violations that they experience.
- Body
- 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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 14
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- The Special Rapporteur wishes to recall the New York Declaration, in which States recognized that, in accordance with the obligations of States under international law, refugees and migrants must have comprehensive policy support, assistance and protection and that their human rights and fundamental freedoms and their need to live in safety and dignity must be fully respected.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 94e
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that the United Nations and related organizations:] Strengthen the evidence base for policymaking in trade as it pertains to the rights of migrants through targeted consultation and research, including through the collection of data disaggregated by gender, age, national origin and race, among other categories, on recruitment and on informal and irregular channels.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 94d
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that the United Nations and related organizations:] Ensure ongoing collaboration and mainstreaming of human rights and labour standards, including all those relating to migrants, among all United Nations and related agencies that work on issues relating to investment and bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, including OHCHR, ILO, WTO and UNCTAD;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 94c
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that the United Nations and related organizations:] Continue to provide States with technical and capacity-building assistance in conducting human rights impact assessments and in adequately supporting the work of national human rights institutions and ombudspersons;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 94b
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that the United Nations and related organizations:] Continue to provide States, the private sector, trade unions and other civil society actors with information, guidance and best practices aimed at protecting the rights of migrants in the context of trade;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 94a
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that the United Nations and related organizations:] Ensure that human rights considerations related to trade and investment agreements are included in State reports to the international human rights mechanisms;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 93i
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- [To address the structural impact of international trade on the human rights of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Require annual reporting on the impact of their trade and investment agreements on human rights in each country and make the information publicly available.
- 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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 93h
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- [To address the structural impact of international trade on the human rights of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Ensure that dispute settlement mechanisms included in all new and renegotiated trade agreements do not contravene States' abilities to protect migrants' rights;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 93g
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- [To address the structural impact of international trade on the human rights of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Include provisions for labour mobility in multilateral and regional trade agreements, rather than in informal bilateral labour mobility commitments, with full and explicit respect for migrants' rights;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 93f
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- [To address the structural impact of international trade on the human rights of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Involve representatives of migrants in the negotiating process for all bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, including representatives of vulnerable groups, when human rights impact assessments have identified potential issues relating to migrants;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 93e
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- [To address the structural impact of international trade on the human rights of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Ensure that child-specific considerations are adequately integrated into the development of such human rights impact assessments so that the impact of trade agreements on the human rights of migrant children are identified and effectively mitigated;
- 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
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 93d
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- [To address the structural impact of international trade on the human rights of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Ensure that gender-specific considerations are adequately integrated into the development of such human rights impact assessments so that the impact of trade agreements on the human rights of migrant women and men are identified and effectively mitigated;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Men
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 92l
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States collaborate towards the development of multi-stakeholder action plans that engage employers, trade unions, migrants' associations and other members of civil society in the promotion of decent work and share best practices;
- Body
- 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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 92g
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States protect the rights of migrant workers to unionize and engage with trade unions and migrants' associations in the development of institutional frameworks relating to trade;
- 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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 92f
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States adopt an all-of-government approach to migration and ensure that national human rights institutions and ombudspersons are trained and mandated to report on violations of migrants' rights;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 92d
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States and international organizations develop a global mobility framework, in consultation with trade unions and civil society, and include the framework in trade agreements with a view to protecting the rights of migrants;
- 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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 92c
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States ensure that trade and mobility agreements do not erode existing social and mobility protections granted through commitments in other agreements;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 92b
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States immediately begin to include explicit references to international human rights and labour instruments in all new and renegotiated trade agreements;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 90
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- The development of international trade is in the interest of all, but respect for the human rights of all individuals, regardless of their status, must be the fundamental principle that guides economic growth and advancements in social welfare.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 88
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- States have also collaborated to lower the human, social and economic costs of migration and expand opportunities for migrants to invest their earnings more productively. The Maya Declaration of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion unites over 57 financial service providers in emerging and developing economies to promote financial inclusion by, for example, lowering the costs of remittances and promoting digital financial services.
- 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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 82
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- The Special Rapporteur stresses the need for migrants to be able to seek remedies directly in public courts and tribunals: the independence of the judiciary and the type of public oversight that are guaranteed by the international human rights framework are essential to the preservation of fundamental rights. As has been discussed, the complex, opaque and multilayered nature of the current trade regime obscures migrants' knowledge of their rights, legal recourses and available remedies. Under the current dispute settlement mechanisms included in trade agreements, migrant workers submit to a separate, privatized standard in order to seek relief for trade infractions and are required to go through traditional, costly and more onerous administrative channels to obtain remedies. Migrants also become reliant upon States to pursue their claims where States may have separate, distinct and, at times, competing interests. Ensuring the availability of outlets to pursue remedies in public courts would increase State accountability and also inform public discourse about labour migration programmes and the treatment of migrant workers. It is also by removing barriers to justice that migrants will be empowered to independently pursue their own fundamental human rights.
- 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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 81
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- The Special Rapporteur believes it is promising that the proponents of general exception clauses have been geographically and economically diverse. Several countries from Asia and the Pacific and South America have included general exception clauses in trade agreements. General exception clauses also appear in the treaty programmes of Canada, Mauritius and Turkey, as well as in multilateral agreements such as the Investment Agreement for COMESA.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 78
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- It is equally important that information about the operation of migration programmes be made publicly available so that migrant workers can confirm the legitimacy of recruiters and employers. Increased transparency would also ensure public accountability for the operation of labour migration programmes and make it easier for government agencies and advocates working to protect migrants' rights to gain access to information.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 76
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- The European Union systematically conducts sustainability impact assessments (economic, social and environmental impact assessments) of all major multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations. The assessments offer projections for migration flows and specific considerations, depending on the trade partner, relating to skills, sector, visa provisions, wages, labour conditions and vulnerable social groups.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 69
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- The Special Rapporteur stresses that, even with the emergence of bilateral labour mobility agreements intended to improve social protections and curb illicit activity, the systemic abuse of migrants has continued, accompanying irregular migration, migrant smuggling, forced labour, child labour and human trafficking.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 67
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- A recent shift towards incorporating mobility in framework agreements, memorandums of understanding and declarations of mutual cooperation has resulted in States treating labour mobility agreements as informal and non-binding. In Asia, almost 70 per cent of labour mobility arrangements employ the informal framework provided by memorandums of understanding, compared with 3040 per cent in Africa, Europe and the Americas.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 64
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- The recent negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and the Trade in Services Agreement, which comprise at least two thirds of global trade in services, highlight the lack of transparency, opportunities for public dialogue and accountability surrounding trade negotiations. Like other mandate holders, the Special Rapporteur remains concerned about the extent to which transnational corporate interests have prevailed over public discourse and accountability for observing human rights standards. Although trade regimes have a significant impact on the lives of migrants, they rarely offer migrants or their representatives opportunities for meaningful participation in negotiation processes, which violates migrants' fundamental rights to self-determination, access to information and public participation. The Special Rapporteur is not aware of migrants' groups being consulted in these negotiations; more broadly, civil society does not participate in trade negotiations sufficiently. Despite power imbalances in the international trade regime, States repeatedly fail to reform trade negotiations to make them more transparent or strengthen accountability through enforcement against related rights violations.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 63
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- There must also be greater balance between the protections afforded States and investors and all other persons in the jurisdiction of trade parties. Rule of law and judicial oversight are compromised when investors can bypass the exhaustion of national remedies before seeking relief in supra-national tribunals, for example in investor-State dispute settlement tribunals. While investor-State dispute settlement provisions are included in trade and investment agreements throughout the world, 60 per cent of all cases in 2014 were brought against developing countries and countries with economies in transition. Although more cases are progressively being filed against developed countries, investors in capital-exporting countries have filed more than 80 per cent of all investor-State dispute settlement claims. There is no ceiling on the tribunal's compensation awards, and decisions are binding without appeal. As a result, the investor-State dispute settlement process has also had an undeniably chilling effect on the enforcement of rights, as States are less likely to rule in favour of the public if they are required to pay exorbitant fees as settlements. Remedies have also been disproportionately skewed in favour of high-income countries (see A/70/301).
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 51
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- Given the endemic power imbalances in the trade regime, it is not surprising that Governments have rarely brought forward labour cases in the context of trade and may even challenge them. The majority of cases end up stalled in administrative channels created under the trade terms. Very rarely, other outreach solutions have been identified to remedy violations of migrants' rights. NAFTA has an advanced dispute settlement mechanism, but the remedies available are illusory and beg the question of enforceability, since the North American Agreement on Labour Cooperation (NAALC), an accord parallel to NAFTA, only provides for binding remedies where an arbitral panel finds a violation relating to child labour, occupational health and safety, or minimum wages. Penalties are not imposed for labour standards violations and complaints rarely advance beyond the national administrative offices established to monitor NAFTA. In the so-called "Washington State apples case" (1998), when Mexican workers filed a complaint under NAALC alleging violations of their rights to unionize and bargain collectively, to protection from discrimination and to health and safety, and alleging that employers used threats and intimidation, the Washington State authorities established a complaints hotline in Spanish, produced Spanish-language information materials and recruited additional Spanish-speaking staff in the agriculture sector.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 47
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- International human rights law protects, inter alia, the right of an individual to an effective remedy from the competent judicial, administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of a State, and the possibilities of judicial remedy.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 46
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- The Special Rapporteur emphasizes, however, that this is not the case in all contexts, especially where domestic courts fail to uphold the rights of migrants to organize, as was the case in Canada in Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser (2011).
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 45
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- Having recognized the important role of trade unions, States parties to trade agreements have begun to include provisions protecting the rights of migrants to unionize and bargain collectively. In some cases, this has improved domestic protections for organized labour. In 2006, as a result of pre-ratification pressure stemming from its trade agreement with the United States, Oman granted workers the right to unionize.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 36
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- The Special Rapporteur has already addressed labour exploitation extensively in a previous report (A/HRC/26/35). Here, he emphasizes that provisions for robust, comprehensive and binding institutional frameworks are necessary within trade agreements to ensure compliance with labour standards and safeguard the rights of migrant workers.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 34
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- The Special Rapporteur is also aware of situations where discrimination against migrants can escalate to verbal intimidation, physical and sexual violence or death. The United Nations has found that 59 per cent of trafficked Cambodian migrants interviewed aboard Thai fishing vessels reported witnessing the murder of a co-worker.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 32
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- Even migrants with permanent status experience labour market disadvantages, discrimination, xenophobia and ill-treatment. Approximately 16 per cent of migrants employed in OECD countries are in low-wage jobs, compared to 7 per cent of nationals. This is not owing to low educational levels or training, as corresponding data indicates that many migrant workers are overqualified.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 30
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- International human rights law confers protections to all individuals within a State's jurisdiction, regardless of migratory status. Similarly, the ILO comprehensive tripartite system of labour protections provides coverage to all workers, regardless of legal status. Emerging jurisprudence at the regional level reinforces the principle that international human rights and labour standards and national labour laws apply to all migrant workers without distinction.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 22
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- The scope of the human rights protections afforded migrants in international trade agreements has been determined by whether international commercial treaties reference a specific human rights or labour instrument and the manner in which the protection is operationalized or enforced.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 18
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- With global discussions on trade stalled at WTO, there has been a marked surge in the number of regional and preferential trade agreements. By 2013, the number of such agreements had more than quadrupled, with all WTO members being a party to at least one preferential trade agreement. As of 1 February 2016, WTO had received 625 notifications of regional trade agreements, of which 425 are currently in force.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 16
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- While some States have insisted that the World Trade Organization (WTO) address the issue of "social dumping" through the inclusion of trade provisions requiring States parties to observe minimum workers' rights, the responsibility of regulating labour standards has been kept outside of multilateral trade negotiations.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 14
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- The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade first introduced the concept of a multilateral trading system founded on the principles of non-discrimination and reciprocity. Adopted after the end of the Second World War, the Agreement aimed to significantly reduce tariffs and barriers to trade worldwide.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 11
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- International trade is the exchange of goods or services between nations. The foundation of international trade law is established by international treaties and agreements, the domestic laws of a State party to a trade agreement, and case law on the resolution of trade disputes between States. Trade agreements may consist of bilateral and plurilateral arrangements or multilateral arrangements, and recent agreements have included chapters or protocols on investment.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 10
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- The Special Rapporteur consulted a human rights impact assessment and scoping study currently being conducted by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Economic Commission for Africa and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung on the Continental Free Trade Area. The Special Rapporteur also consulted experts from the United Nations, academia and civil society organizations.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 6
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- The precarious status and widespread exploitation of migrants, particularly low-wage workers, continues to be a matter of ongoing concern for the Special Rapporteur. As increasing attention has been given to the relationship between free trade and bilateral and multilateral investment agreements on human rights generally, the Special Rapporteur seeks to examine more closely the impact of trade on the human rights of migrants.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 123h
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- [The global compact should:] Ensure that States collect disaggregated data, on the basis of data gaps, in order to develop meaningful, evidence-based policies while ensuring data protection through the establishment of firewalls, and support the increased harmonization and coordination of migration data sources, collection and analysis in order to develop a systemic picture;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 123g
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- [The global compact should:] Ensure, in all discussions relating to migration policies and practices, the participation of key United Nations agencies already working on migration issues, including OHCHR, ILO, UNHCR, UN-Women, UNODC, UNICEF and WHO, as well as United Nations human rights mechanisms, experts and civil society organizations;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Women
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- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 123f
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- [The global compact should:] Integrate IOM into the United Nations system, with a process leading to the updating of its Constitution in order to include in it a strong human rights protection mandate in favour of migrants, including the provision of an adequate level of core funding that allows IOM to take significant and forward-looking initiatives in terms of migration policies and practices, and to not be merely project-driven;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 123c
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- [The global compact should:] Assist States in developing strong and effective labour law frameworks (including on labour inspection, unionization and collective bargaining) protecting the rights of all workers, including migrant workers, regardless of status, and in ensuring effective access to justice for migrants whose labour rights or human rights have been violated;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 123b
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- [The global compact should:] Outline clear short-, medium- and long-term goals that articulate a shared vision for the global compact on how to facilitate migration and mobility, as requested in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Such goals must be developed in full recognition of the push and pull factors of irregular migration and responsibilities of States for managing and mitigating them;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 123a
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- [The global compact should:] Recognize the need for a stronger human rights-based normative and institutional framework for migration at the United Nations, which will, in turn, have a positive effect on informal migration governance outside of the United Nations;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 122
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- The commitments of States to regional and international human rights systems and other normative standards clearly show that they have the potential to collectively initiate and develop a global leadership role on the issue of migration policies and practices, a role which remains vacant at present.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 121
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- The events in the Andaman Sea, the Asia-Pacific region, Central America, the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East, as well as the mirroring of such suffering at each stage of the migratory process over the past three few years, have clearly shown that the status quo in approaches of States to border control, asylum and migration is not sustainable if the objective is to reduce suffering and deaths.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 118
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- In addition, the IOM human rights framework and independence would be reinforced if predictable core funding were made available. Currently, more than 98 per cent of IOM funding is in the form of voluntary contributions for earmarked projects. Therefore, donor States have an important role in determining the organization's work and priorities. Core funding would allow IOM to initiate projects according to its own priorities, rather than mostly implementing donor-driven undertakings.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 117
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- In his 2013 report, the Special Rapporteur recommended that this constitutional change be operationalized as IOM becomes integrated into the United Nations. He notes that an agreement between States appears to have been reached for such integration without this specific constitutional change, and therefore now proposes that the issue of the updating of the IOM Constitution be included in the agenda for the 2018 follow-up United Nations conference on migration.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 113
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- Any future model for global migration governance should encompass several functions, including: standard-setting and normative oversight; capacity-building and technical assistance; a platform for dialogue, collaboration and political facilitation; and the development of a knowledge base or capacity through data, indicators and dissemination. These functions are currently carried out by a wide range of actors, both inside and outside the United Nations framework.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 111
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- As the scope and complexities of migration continue to grow, the alternative to more robust global migration governance is a highly unregulated system, with a range of uncoordinated actors, including from the private sector. In reality, State sovereignty is more challenged by insufficient global migration governance, which facilitates the role of other actors, such as exploitative migrant smugglers and employers, who are currently providing migrants with mobility solutions regardless of State policies.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 105
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- As demonstrated throughout the tenure of his mandate, the Special Rapporteur believes in the importance of a State-led, consultative process and proposes, including relevant United Nations agencies, United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms, civil society organizations and migrant communities in that process.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 101
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- Upon arriving undocumented in countries of transit or destination, all migrants and refugees fall within the category of irregular migrants and are often treated as such. Proper individual assessments for all are required in order to effectively identify their vulnerabilities and the legal framework under which their need for protection will fall.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 98
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- Consular staffing should be strengthened within missions in countries of destination in order to: allow them to increase the scope of their work, give more attention to combatting the practices of unscrupulous recruiters, respond more effectively in order to protect and promote the rights of migrants and members of their families, where necessary, and provide, in particular, the necessary assistance to any migrants deprived of liberty or subjected to an expulsion order.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 97
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- Countries of origin should provide prospective migrants with information on regular migration channels, the risks associated with irregular migration and the recourse available to them in cases of abuse and exploitation. Pre-departure and post-arrival training should be seen as part of an entire curriculum of education developed cooperatively by countries of origin and destination. The Special Rapporteur is aware of countries such as the Philippines that offer and provide such support to their nationals.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 96
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- Consulates can add to the difficulties faced by their nationals, as they may show reluctance to support their efforts in pursuing judicial remedies so as not to affect their competitiveness in the international labour recruitment market. Consular support should always be available to migrants in countries of destination so that they are able to access information and assistance on alternatives to exploitative situations and on access to justice and social protection services (see A/70/310).
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 95
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- Many rights-based alternatives to detention exist. A number of countries have moved towards open reception facilities, particularly for vulnerable migrants such as unaccompanied minors and families. However, prolonged immigration detention and its associated negative human rights consequences continue in many countries.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 92
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- Of particular concern is the frequent presence of children in detention. Children are usually afforded additional protections by States and, according to many national policies, should not be detained. However, the Special Rapporteur has witnessed detained children in all the countries he has visited, some of which have absurdly justified such detention by calling it protective custody.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
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- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 91
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- Long periods of immigration detention can also lead to serious delays for migrants in claiming their economic and social rights, even after having been released. Research by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) suggests that detention disempowers migrants, who are often keen to work, owing to a sustained absence from the labour market and the emotional and mental toll of detention.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 88
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- The Special Rapporteur stresses that, upon arrival, all irregular migrants should have proper individual assessments carried out for all their human rights protection needs, and not only for those who are manifestly refugees and victims of trafficking: children, families with children, pregnant women, persons with disabilities or illnesses and elderly migrants also have need of protection. Quick screening processes should not increase the risk of refoulement for those needing protection.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
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- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 83
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- States should also implement "firewalls" between immigration enforcement and public services, thereby allowing for access to justice, housing, health care, education, social and labour services for all migrants, whatever their status, without fear of detection, detention and deportation, as recently recommended by the Council of Europe.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 76
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- In turn, the private sector must fully comply with all relevant international human rights and labour standards and fully implement the Respect, Protect and Remedy framework within the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in relation to migrant workers, by, inter alia, developing a zero-tolerance policy on the payment of recruitment fees by workers, auditing supply chains and ensuring human rights due diligence with all contractors and subcontractors.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 74
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- International and regional cooperation is essential to transition to an ethical system, as the playing field must be levelled in order to make progress. No one country alone will be able to end exploitative and abusive recruitment. Member States must develop a level playing field for all recruitment agencies, using initiatives such as the International Labour Organization (ILO) Fair Recruitment Initiative and the IOM International Recruitment Integrity System.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 71
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- In this respect, States must ensure that exploitative employers are sanctioned and that migrants, including those in an irregular situation, are empowered to defend their own rights through effective access to justice in national courts, tribunals and dispute-settlement mechanisms, with the assistance of unions, interpreters and legal assistance.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 70
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- Consequently, migrants make a realistic assessment of the options offered to them and factor the recruitment system into their plans for migration, thus accepting negative consequences and further embedding the normalization of exploitation and suffering. Their choices are limited, as their immediate objective is sending money home to repay any debt incurred and to put bread on the family table.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 69
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- Destination States accept and become complicit in this economic normalization of the exploitation of migrant workers because of a desire to remain globally competitive. Countries of origin can also fail to negotiate adequate protections for their nationals owing to power imbalances between countries. Examples have been reported of countries of origin that have requested better treatment for their nationals only to see the number of their citizens obtaining visas as migrant workers drop.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 68
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- This can be seen, for example, in how temporary migration schemes are frequently discussed, in international forums such as the Global Forum on Migration and Development, as positive examples of flexible labour supply responding quickly to economic demands, despite countless examples of built-in structural precariousness and of negative human rights consequences.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 67
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- Second, the systematic use of exploitative labour is becoming part of the conceptualization of economic development of both countries of origin and destination. As countries accelerate their growth and build infrastructure based on cheap labour, international migration of low-wage workers is embraced as a tool of development without due attention to the human rights of migrants themselves.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 66
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- Abuses of the rights of migrant workers are not isolated incidents taking place in a vacuum. First, unethical recruitment practices thrive in an environment in which the prices of goods and services are dependent upon a supply of cheap labour. Ethical recruiters struggle to compete within a system that has adapted to the vicious cycle of wholesale exploitation and systematic suffering.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 61
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- It is important that all States establish human rights-based, coherent and comprehensive national migration policies. These policies should address the "pull" factors for irregular migration, namely the unrecognized need for migrant labour in destination States, including for low-wage workers, and the corresponding need to open up a greater number of regular migration channels.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 56
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- Once the proper legal framework is in place, migrants will also have greater capacity to protect themselves in times of crisis and vulnerability, especially when they can directly access domestic courts and tribunals to address rights violations in the context of trade. Working with civil society, trade unions and the private sector is essential to improving human rights and labour rights protections for migrants.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 55
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- States should not only sanction employers and others who engage in unethical behaviour, but also introduce incentive systems for improving working conditions, as are included in the trade agreement between the United States of America and Cambodia. The MERCOSUR and Ibero-American agreements have also strengthened the economic, cultural and social integration of migrants by enhancing the portability of social security and other acquired benefits.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 54
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- Trade agreements can also provide for a whole-of-government approach to monitoring and enforcing the agreement's terms. Similarly, the inclusion of regulated recruitment systems and shared migration databases in trade agreements, as Viet Nam and Malaysia have done, can help coordinate mobility and ensure that low-wage workers are placed in employment that better matches both their skills and qualifications and the labour needs of employers.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 52
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- A number of trade agreements contain clauses relating to the mobility of persons, although they oftentimes refer only to executives and highly skilled expatriates. Such clauses should be expanded to cover migrants at all skills levels and should be inserted in a human rights framework, which would improve their coherence. Such clauses should include rigorous due diligence, monitoring and oversight mechanisms.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 49
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- Mobility agreements between a freedom-of-movement zone and an external country are prominent in the recent European Union dialogue about its migration and border management policies, encompassing a broad range of issues, from development aid to temporary entry visa facilitation, circular migration programmes and the prevention of irregular migration, including cooperation on readmission. Transparent and effective monitoring and accountability mechanisms would enhance their legitimacy.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 48
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- Agreements on the free movement of persons have created open mobility regimes, such as in the European Union and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR). However, with the recent "Brexit" vote, it is clear that migration under such regimes can create resentment and fears that can be fuelled by political discourse. With appropriately informed public debate, expanding and linking such freedom-of-movement zones should become a priority.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 46h
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- [Human rights must be a cross-cutting issue that informs all discussions at the High-level Dialogue, and, as outlined in the 2013 report of the Special Rapporteur (see A/68/283), States should consider raising issues such as:] Protection of the human rights of migrants at borders, both at entry and during expulsion procedures;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 46g
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- [Human rights must be a cross-cutting issue that informs all discussions at the High-level Dialogue, and, as outlined in the 2013 report of the Special Rapporteur (see A/68/283), States should consider raising issues such as:] Enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to education, health, social security and adequate housing, as well as labour rights, for all migrants, including irregular migrants;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 46f
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- [Human rights must be a cross-cutting issue that informs all discussions at the High-level Dialogue, and, as outlined in the 2013 report of the Special Rapporteur (see A/68/283), States should consider raising issues such as:] Effective protection of the human rights of vulnerable groups, such as unaccompanied children, families with children, persons with disabilities and elderly migrants;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Older persons
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 46d
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- [Human rights must be a cross-cutting issue that informs all discussions at the High-level Dialogue, and, as outlined in the 2013 report of the Special Rapporteur (see A/68/283), States should consider raising issues such as:] The fight against xenophobia, discrimination and violence against migrants, in acts and speech;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 46b
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- [Human rights must be a cross-cutting issue that informs all discussions at the High-level Dialogue, and, as outlined in the 2013 report of the Special Rapporteur (see A/68/283), States should consider raising issues such as:] Development and implementation of rights-based alternatives to detention, especially for children and families with children;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 45
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- The High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development is an important opportunity to reflect on the mainstreaming of human rights into all aspects of the migration debate. States should consider holding more frequent high-level dialogues, for instance every three years, which should be interactive and action-oriented, each with a rights-based negotiated outcome document that would include a plan of action and a mechanism for follow-up and implementation monitoring.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 43
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- While the Global Forum on Migration and Development provides a useful platform for informal discussions between States, it should not be seen as a substitute for discussions about migration at the United Nations. More frequent high-level dialogues could lead to closer linkages and synergies between discussions within the United Nations and those outside.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 42
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- Better global migration governance would be advantageous for all States because they cannot deal with a global phenomenon on a unilateral, bilateral or even regional basis alone. Enhanced governance would allow for a better sharing of responsibilities on the part of States associated with migration. More cooperation on migration governance does not mean less territorial sovereignty.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 40
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- Although such informal forums serve the purpose of initiating and sustaining conversations on migration issues between States, there is also a need to enhance the human rights dimension of global migration governance, including in terms of accountability, and to bring it into the United Nations framework, including by establishing an institutional framework on migration based within the Organization.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 39
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- Migration governance has become increasingly informal, ad hoc, non-binding and State-led, largely falling outside the United Nations framework in forums such as the Global Forum on Migration and Development and regional consultative processes. This leads to a lack of accountability, monitoring and oversight and the absence of a relationship with the formal normative monitoring mechanisms established within the United Nations.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 38
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- The successful implementation of such a policy mix requires challenging the many intersecting and negative perceptions of migrants and migration that have pervaded public debates, policies and politics. The overreliance on securitization rests on the assumption that sealing international borders is possible, when the unsustainable status quo shows that it is not. Developing the global compact will require continued political commitment and creative policy developments.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 36g
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- [Fully implementing a global compact relying on a human rights-based framework for regular migration therefore involves a number of policy orientations, including:] Creating multiple labour migration opportunities, including for low-skilled migrants, to incentivize migrants to use regular migration channels, through visa and work permit regimes.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 36e
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- [Fully implementing a global compact relying on a human rights-based framework for regular migration therefore involves a number of policy orientations, including:] Implementing "firewalls" between immigration enforcement and public services such as police services, health care and education for all migrants, regardless of their status;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 36d
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- [Fully implementing a global compact relying on a human rights-based framework for regular migration therefore involves a number of policy orientations, including:] Facilitating unionization for all migrant workers regardless of their status, effective access to justice for all migrants and respect of the rule of law for all, including migrants;
- Body
- 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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 36c
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- [Fully implementing a global compact relying on a human rights-based framework for regular migration therefore involves a number of policy orientations, including:] Considerably reducing underground labour markets and exploitation in the workplace over the coming decade, as they act as a magnet for irregular migration at the request of exploitative employers;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 28
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- As a response to the proposals made in the above-mentioned report on a global compact, the Special Rapporteur makes the following recommendations, structured in line with the Secretary-General's report, for the development of the global compact, in particular with a view to ensuring that human rights are included and mainstreamed therein.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 27
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- The Special Rapporteur supports the Secretary-General's call to "undertake a State-led process to elaborate a comprehensive international cooperation framework on migrants and human mobility, in the form of a global compact for safe, regular and orderly migration, and to hold an intergovernmental conference on international migration in 2018 to adopt the global compact" (A/70/59).
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 25
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- All the human rights concerns discussed above are signs of stress within global border management and migration systems. They are clear indications that the status quo is simply not sustainable. Ignoring these warning signs and pouring further resources into ineffective and paradoxical closure systems will lead to further human suffering, as well as wasted resources and lost opportunities, owing to a failure to take advantage of the rewards to be gained from regulated mobility.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 22
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- Effectively regulating mobility requires States to develop a much more complex view of why and how people move. States must adopt a whole-system view of migration, taking into account all its aspects, including all benefits and challenges in terms of economic growth, demographic changes, cultural diversity, social integration, personal freedom and respect for the rule of law. A whole-of-government approach is best.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 20
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- The continued ineffectiveness and paradoxes of border management and the lack of a coherent, human rights-based framework for migration have been vividly and visibly demonstrated by the tragic deaths of migrants in transit, propelling the issue of the human rights of migrants into the spotlight. Although less frequently discussed, suffering is experienced at all other stages of migration.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 17
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- The Special Rapporteur would like to stress that, as a percentage of the world population, the number of migrants remains low. Migrants were only 3.3 per cent of the global population in 2015, compared with 2.8 per cent in 2000. In addition, the rate of migration actually slowed in the period from 2010 to 2015, compared with the previous five-year period. Consequently, despite common perceptions, it is not accurate to designate migration as a "crisis".
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 16
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- States' responses to migration and, more recently, to what is now being termed "the migration crisis" have been ad hoc, short-sighted and inadequate and have led to friction among States, creating an atmosphere of chaos and disorganization that instils fear in the hearts of the citizens of destination countries and feeds all the stereotypes, myths, threats and fantasies that nationalist populist movements exploit with great success.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 13
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- It is paradoxical that, in the name of securing their borders, some States have actually lost control of them owing to the fact that flexible and opportunistic smuggling rings are often ahead of the game. Prohibitive and repressive policies, without regular migration channels for asylum seekers and much-needed low-wage migrants, only entrench smuggling operations and underground labour markets, resulting in more deaths at sea and more human rights violations.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 12
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- Putting up a barrier between push and pull factors to prevent mobility without responding to the need to leave and the need for workers creates conditions for the creation of a flourishing underground labour market. Any attempt at "sealing" borders without offering more accessible, regular, safe and affordable avenues for migration will continue to fail on a massive scale.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 139
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- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To the European Ombudsperson] Develop further cooperation between national human rights institutions and the European Ombudsperson on issues related to migration.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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. 138
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To the European Ombudsperson] Continue its crucial work in establishing accountability for violations of migrants' rights.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 137
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights] Integrate follow-up to the 2014 Fundamental Rights Conference into that work.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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. 134
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To FRONTEX] Pursuant to article 3 (1) (a) of Regulation (EU) No. 1168/2011, suspend or terminate operations in cases of persistent and serious violations.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 132
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To FRONTEX] Refrain from using the term "illegal" in reference to migrants at all times.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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. 131
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To FRONTEX] Use its coordination and information-sharing mandate to support the development of consensus and coherence in relation to search and rescue zones and disembarkation practices.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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. 130
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- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To FRONTEX] Ensure that Operation Triton upholds international standards in relation to protection at sea and that the full transition from Operation Mare Nostrum does not result in the avoidable loss of life of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 129
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To FRONTEX] Increase the resources and independence given to the FRONTEX Fundamental Rights Officer to continue and build upon work completed so far.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 128
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [European Parliament] Focus on improving democratic control and strengthening human rights due diligence and monitoring in relation to the development of external migration agreements under the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility.
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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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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. 127
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [European Parliament] Exercise democratic oversight of migration policies and practices, encouraging a prioritization of human rights concerns throughout.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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. 126
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To the European Commission] Lead efforts to counter negative anti-immigration discourses in order to facilitate and improve the integration of migrants in Europe.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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. 124
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To the European Commission] Provide support to member States on the integration of the Common European Asylum System into national law and its effective implementation.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 122
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- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To the European Commission] Step up work to explore the feasibility of new ways to provide legal avenues of migration for those in humanitarian situations and quickly implement reform.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 121
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To the European Commission] Investigate violations and promptly initiate infringement procedures against member States who violate the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union with respect to the rights of migrants.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 120
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To the European Commission] Further develop existing initiatives to mainstream human rights into the work of the Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 119
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations to specific European Union institutions] [To the European Commission] Lead the development of a coherent and rights-based migration policy, including a 25-year strategy for European Union institutions and member States.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 118
- Paragraph text
- [To the European Union and its member States] Reconsider the general refusal of EUMS to ratify the International Convention on Migrant Workers.
- 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
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 117
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Improve accountability of violations of the rights of migrants, including through continued support and cooperation with the European Ombudsman and by strengthening the coordination of national human rights institutions.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 115
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Ensure that those who offer services, such as assistance to search and rescue operations, medical support, shelter and legal advice, are explicitly protected from prosecution under the facilitation directive.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 114
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Develop "firewalls" between immigration enforcement and public services, so that all migrants in the European Union can seek access to justice and to social services without fear of being denounced to immigration enforcement authorities and deported.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 108
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Make promoting genuine mobility for non-European Union migrants the cornerstone of the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 106
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Further develop solidarity and responsibility-sharing mechanisms between border and non-border States in relation to search and rescue operations and processing protection claims through the provision of technical, financial and human resources.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 105
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Develop protocols for how military vessels deployed in the Mediterranean Sea for purposes other than search and rescue should respond to incidents of migrants in distress to complement State action.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 104
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Carefully consider options for how incentives that negatively impact private vessels' willingness to assist migrants in distress can be removed, including the development of a means by which compensation is given for commercial losses.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 103
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Prepare for more arrivals by sea and commit to fully implementing obligations under international law to provide search and rescue services to migrants in distress at sea, with State provision being the cornerstone of search and rescue operations.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 102
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- [To the European Union and its member States] European Union member States should increase the number of migrants admitted under existing regular migration schemes, including the Blue Card system, the seasonal workers directive and the future student and researcher directive.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 99
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Use the region's considerable global influence, including two permanent and one non-permanent seat on the Security Council, to push for more effective solutions to humanitarian crises in the Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine and other countries.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 98
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Fully recognize the push and pull factors of irregular migration, including that undertaken by sea, and the European Union's responsibility in managing and mitigating them.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 97
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Integrate these analyses at a political level, as well as within public communication and education curricula.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 96
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- [To the European Union and its member States] Through fact-based analyses and long-term thinking, reflect on the conceptualizations of migrants and migration that underpin counterproductive and ineffective security policies and result in the criminalization and stigmatization of migrants.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 74
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- Similarly, conceptions of migrants as "a burden" are not based in reality, nor are they productive. Much European Union debate focuses on the need to share the "burden" of irregular migration across different member States. Against a backdrop of fiscal and demographic challenges in many countries and political discourses of austerity, discussing external migration as a "burden" again legitimizes the further securing of borders and encourages negative public attitudes. While society undoubtedly has a responsibility towards migrants and more solidarity in sharing this responsibility is encouraged, migration in itself is not and should not be presented as a burden. Much economic literature suggests that, as workers, consumers and taxpayers, migrants contribute to the economic growth of societies with very limited downsides. In fact, the perceived burden of migration comes predominantly from the financial, technological and human resources necessary to implement the European Union's counterproductive security-focused policies and deal with their unintended (although foreseeable) secondary effects. Acknowledging that migrants are human beings with rights, the European Union and its member States should be talking about sharing a responsibility, not a burden.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 68
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- Firstly, many people presently crossing the Mediterranean Sea are, thanks to smugglers, manifestly in need of international protection, such as most Syrians and Eritreans. One cannot expect Syrians to live in camps or cities in Jordan, Lebanon or Turkey indefinitely, with no prospects for a better life. If no other option is available, refugees will take their chances with smugglers in order to provide a future for themselves and their children, as many Europeans have done in similar circumstances in the past. Through resettlement programmes for refugees and other humanitarian visas and opportunities, it is well within the European Union's means to develop the mechanisms necessary for providing refuge, over a number of years, for 1 million of refugees displaced by the Syrian and other major conflicts. Together with partner States in the global North and elsewhere, creating a reliable long-term programme will ensure that a large number of refugees will line up for resettlement rather than spend tens of thousands of euros and risk their lives and that of their children in smuggling operations. This would considerably reduce the market for smugglers and the cost of refugee status determination procedures in Europe.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 67
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- Developing a human rights-based framework will require continued commitment and the development of many more regular migration channels, including resettlement opportunities for refugees. The most effective way to do this is to begin a process of opening up regular migration channels to the European Union, exploring a range of options.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 64
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- A vital first step is for the European Union to scale up search and rescue operations at sea to at least the level of Operation Mare Nostrum. While some efforts have been made, it is vital that the European Union expand the resources committed to providing assistance to those in distress at sea. The Special Rapporteur urges the European Union to strengthen its search and rescue capacity, while also doing the following: respecting the principle of non-refoulement; allowing irregular migrants to disembark immediately at the nearest port; providing information, care and support to migrants; processing asylum claims equitably; and supporting commercial vessels in exceptional circumstances to carry out rescue operations without risk of retaliation or harassment for being considered accessories to smuggling operations. The priorities should be clear: fighting smuggling operations is less important than saving lives. The argument according to which one should not increase search and rescue capacity in order to avoid encouraging smuggling operations is morally, politically and legally unacceptable when human lives are at stake.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 63
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- The establishment of a human rights-based framework based on the core principles and provisions of international and regional law requires immediate action to stop widespread suffering at the borders of the European Union.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 61
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- States assume obligations and duties under international law to respect, protect and fulfil human rights. These obligations and duties on States under international law are also broadly echoed by the standards within the European human rights system, which apply to all regardless of nationality and administrative status.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 60
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- Developing a human rights-based framework by tackling the most pressing concerns and sustaining the political will needed to stay the course of reform over a generation will allow the European Union to bank on the economic and social benefits of mobility.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 58
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- The unwillingness of European Union member States to ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families reflects the intention to not be held accountable for human rights abuses against undocumented migrant workers.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 54
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- Alongside this jurisprudence, there are other signs that the Dublin logic is failing and that the restrictions to freedom of movement are not sustainable. For example, FRONTEX has reported that European Union border States are making significant reforms to detention policies, possibly enabling greater freedom of movement and a decrease in successful returns.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 44
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- Of particular concern is the inclusion of children among detainees. Children are usually afforded additional protections by member States and, according to many national policies, are not supposed to be detained. However, if the age of the child is unknown, which is common among those without documents or coming from countries that do not have robust birth registration systems, they can be detained or kept in reception centres until their age can be verified. This can take weeks or months. In some instances, while in detention, children live and sleep with adults, without any special accommodation made for their young age and without access to education. In others, families are separated in different sections of the detention facility according to age and gender. The detention of children, even for short periods, can have severe negative psychological effects. It has been made clear by the Committee on the Rights of the Child that immigration detention is never ever in the best interest of the child and that families of migrants should not be separated. Hence, unaccompanied minors and families with children should always benefit from alternatives to detention.
- Body
- 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
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 31
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- When smugglers are on the boats, incidents of sexual violence and slavery against women have been reported. The crossing from North Africa takes, on average, between one and three days, but can increase significantly depending on the boat and the maritime conditions. Many boats capsize or go into distress.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 27
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- Organized smuggling rings are profiting from this lack of regular migration channels, staying ahead of border control initiatives and facilitating crossings through precarious routes in exchange for large payments. Smugglers have displayed a remarkable disregard for the dignity, life and rights of migrants and have systematically exploited those desperate to reach safer soil.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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