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The report emphasizes the need to incorporate the protection of human rights fully into
migration control policies. It is also necessary for States to honour their international
commitments on human rights in a non-discriminatory manner, even during periods of
emergency.
In chapter V, the Special Rapporteur gives details of the urgent appeals she sent to
Bahrain, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Tonga, Turkey
and the United States of America, and her communications through the normal channels with
Indonesia, Morocco and Spain.
Among the points covered in the Special Rapporteur’s recommendations are that States
should draw up national programmes of action pursuant to the agreements reached at the
World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance,
and that civil society should play an active role in the execution of those programmes.
The Special Rapporteur also recommends States to give priority to the orderly
management of migratory flows where there is a real demand for immigration, while at the same
time devising strategies to combat illegal migration and trafficking.
The Special Rapporteur urges States to incorporate the protection of migrants’ rights into
all their migration control policies, paying particular attention to the situation of illegal migrants
in transit countries. Countries of origin should offer proper consular protection when their
nationals are detained or their rights are infringed. All States should also remedy situations in
which migrants are held in indefinite detention.
The Special Rapporteur warmly recommends States and organizations to give priority to
the situation of migrant domestic workers, encouraging forums, meetings and gatherings where
strategies to protect this particularly vulnerable group can be formulated.
The Special Rapporteur also recommends States to work together with civil society and
migrant organizations, nationally, regionally and internationally, to coordinate their protection
efforts.