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(h) Take affirmative action to actively recruit women among social
workers, law enforcement officers and service providers, particularly in
reception and detention facilities, and also at borders;
(i) Provide protection sensitive pre-departure training to all migrants,
including migrant women and girls: such training should focus on reducing
vulnerability and should include information on gender-based violence, as well
as the gender dimension of trafficking in persons, particularly for purposes of
sexual exploitation, as well as practical measures, such as awareness of cultural
differences from a gender perspective, language skills, the provision of
emergency telephone numbers and clarification of local laws, regulations, and
systems;
(j) Integrate gender-responsive approaches into training programmes
provided to relevant policymakers, immigration and asylum authorities, border
police and other law enforcement personnel, social workers and service
providers who work with migrant women and girls: such information should be
provided with regard to indicators of vulnerabilities, including the identification
of appropriate referral mechanisms;
(k) Undertake the early identification of migrant women and girls who
may be victims of gender-based violence or trafficking in persons, focusing on
detecting vulnerabilities, beginning at the locations of first arrival, lower the
threshold for the level of evidence to be used in identification processes and
provide assistance and protection as soon as there is reason to suspect that a
person is a victim of gender-based violence or trafficking: such assistance should
be provided regardless of whether the offender is identified, prosecuted or
convicted, and irrespective of the person’s legal status, ethnicity, nationality or
level of cooperation in the criminal proceedings;
(l) Ensure access to health services, including comprehensive sexual and
reproductive health services: firewalls need to be established between health
services and immigration authorities so that migrant women and girls are not
discouraged from effectively accessing such services;
(m) Ensure that there is a clear firewall between local police and
immigration authorities in order to encourage the reporting of crimes,
particularly gender-based violence: it is important that survivors of violence,
including gender-based violence, are provided with unconditional assistance, as
well as integrated support, regardless of whether the offender is identified,
prosecuted or convicted and irrespective of the person’s migratory status.
116. While States are encouraged to progressively abolish the practice of
administrative detention of migrants in the context of international migration,
immediate measures should be taken to ensure that conditions of detention meet
minimum international standards and respect the human rights of all migrants,
including women, regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity. In
the meantime, States are urged to explore alternatives to detention, including
community-based care arrangements and protection-based institutions for
migrants.
117. In the case of girls and boys, States should terminate the practice of
detention based on their migratory status because detention is never in the best
interest of the child.
118. Reception facilities for migrants should be adapted to the gender-specific
needs of all migrants, which include well lit, safe and segregated water, hygiene
and sanitation facilities.
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