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Global migration governance 2013, para. 44
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- The Special Rapporteur believes that there is potential for more engagement by the Human Rights Council on issues relating to the human rights of migrants. Mainstreaming migrants' rights in the Council's work in relation to, inter alia, the rights of the child, women's rights, xenophobia and racial discrimination, and rights of minorities should be considered.
- 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
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Climate change and migration 2012, para. 44
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- Fourth, climate change in polar regions is occurring at a quicker pace. The sea ice cover is decreasing and the permafrost is melting, leading to accelerated erosion, significant flooding and changes in hunting or fishing capabilities. Many indigenous communities in Alaska and Canada, for instance, are located on the shoreline, and some are already in the process of resettling.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Climate change and migration 2012, para. 37
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- Other societal factors are also significant, including for groups that are marginalized or excluded or that experience discrimination, such as minority communities or indigenous peoples. Those communities often live in fragile environments which are more directly affected by climate change. Moreover, due to poverty, groups are often in a weaker position in terms of their ability to anticipate and respond to environmental change resulting in the paradox where the most vulnerable individuals and communities are often those least able to migrate. At the same time, owing to their often limited ability to participate in political life, those groups are often overlooked by the authorities when relief measures are being developed and delivered, or they face serious protection concerns when measures are developed and have a negative impact on them, thus compounding their vulnerability. Another concern is that of secondary impacts, where, as a result of climate change, affected persons are relocated to minority areas or indigenous lands, without adequate consultation or respect for their rights. The Special Rapporteur thus emphasizes the need to ensure that all groups are adequately considered in the context of responding to climate-change-induced migration, with particular attention paid to those who are most vulnerable, including ensuring their active political and technical participation in the development of responses.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Year
- 2012
- 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. 57
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- The Special Rapporteur recommends that special attention be paid to the potential impact of trade on migrants who may be further marginalized by other intersecting mutable or immutable characteristics, for instance gender, age, race, minority or indigenous status, disability, medical condition or sexual orientation. While these traits are not inherent vulnerabilities on their own, migrants in these groups may be more at risk of exploitation and abuse because of their irregular status and precarious labour contracts.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- 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. 92a
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States ratify the core international human rights treaties, particularly those that recognize the rights of migrant workers, such as the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the ILO fundamental conventions, the ILO migrant workers conventions (the Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97), and the Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143)), other ILO conventions (particularly, the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), the Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1947 (No. 86), and the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189)), all other conventions that may offer protections for migrant workers, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees;
- 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
- Ethnic minorities
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Climate change and migration 2012, para. 91
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- The Special Rapporteur recognizes that while no place will be protected from the impacts of climate change, already fragile environments are most vulnerable, including in particular, megadeltas, small island developing States, low-lying coastal zones, arid areas, polar regions, and places affected by sudden and extreme natural disasters. Particular groups living in these high-risk areas may thus be more affected than others, as will societies that are highly dependent on the environment for their subsistence needs. However, vulnerabilities may be exacerbated by political and social factors, with specific groups such as women, children, minority groups and indigenous peoples, often particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Women
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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