E/CN.4/2006/73/Add.2 page 7 2. Interception and deportation of migrants 14. The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya has set up detention camps for irregular migrants. Between 2000 and 2004, some 10 groups at least of Burkina Faso nationals expelled from the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya were flown back to Burkina Faso. Officially 939 persons returned to the country, to which should be added those who were unable to take advantage of the operations provided.3 After they have been brought back to their home communities, the returnees generally leave again for other countries. They are then once again exposed to the dangers of irregular migration (insecurity, transnational organized crime networks, expulsion, detention) in a vicious circle. 15. It is clear that the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya is sending more and more nationals of other countries to Burkina Faso. When they arrive in Burkina Faso, the authorities take them back to the border. The Special Rapporteur was informed of one case of a flight from the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, including nationals from Togo, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire and Mauritania, who as a result of the authorities’ indecision were allowed to leave freely. 16. The Special Rapporteur received information concerning the case of some 15 Nigerian nationals who were found dead after losing their way in the desert of Burkina Faso, while attempting to migrate northwards. 17. The Special Rapporteur was also informed of a case of several unaccompanied minors repatriated from Saudi Arabia, who arrived at Ouagadougou airport without knowing where they came from and speaking only Arabic. The security officials, who had no clue as to the whereabouts of their parents, ended up taking personal care of the children, providing them with food and temporary accommodation. 18. These are just some typical cases which illustrate the migration problem affecting Burkina Faso and the vulnerability of migrants, especially unaccompanied minors. 19. As far as identity documents are concerned, the Ministry of the Interior informed the Special Rapporteur that the problem of forged passports arose only indirectly, since the underlying civil status documents could themselves be forged. II. GENERAL COMMENTS A. Framework for the protection of migrants’ rights 1. International framework 20. Burkina Faso has ratified the international instruments dealing with the protection of migrants’ rights. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the ratification by the Government in 2003 of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, as well as the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and two related protocols.