E/CN.4/2002/94 page 4 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.

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