A/65/295 attacked, when a young man could not find a job because he was of Arab origin or when a child was attacked at school for the same reason. The Special Rapporteur therefore called upon States to take all necessary and appropriate measures to investigate those acts as well as prosecute and sanction the perpetrators in accordance with international human rights law. He stressed that not a single act of racism or discrimination towards Arabs and Muslims should be tolerated and that more should be done to collect data on hate crimes, including those affecting Arabs and Muslims. Precise data is needed to ensure an appropriate and determined response. 24. The Special Rapporteur insisted that outreach measures and education tools be further developed. The main objective should be to ensure meaningful participation of all in public life so as to foster social integration. When needed, special or positive measures should be considered to ensure full equality. Emphasis was also put on the need to adopt a victim-oriented approach, so as to ensure that actions undertaken truly provide concrete responses to the needs of those experiencing racism and discrimination. All victims should receive the same attention and protection. It is essential to avoid establishing any hierarchy among the different manifestations of discrimination, even if they may vary in nature and degree depending on the historical, geographical and cultural context. All forms of racism and discrimination should therefore be addressed with the same emphasis and the same determination. C. Human rights challenges faced by migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers 25. Since his last report to the General Assembly (A/64/271), the question of the human rights challenges faced by migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers has been raised by the Special Rapporteur on various occasions, including through participation in conferences and meetings, as well as through press releases and in the context of country missions (see section III for a consideration of the missions to the United Arab Emirates and Singapore). 26. In Lisbon on 1 June 2010, the Special Rapporteur delivered a statement on racism and xenophobia affecting migrants 4 at a conference on human rights and migrants organized by the Council of Europe, the Government of Portugal and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 27. On that occasion, the Special Rapporteur recalled that migration was one of the most challenging issues of the 21st century. He stressed that people tend to migrate more and more for economic, political or humanitarian reasons, including poverty, conflicts and environmental degradation. Increased migration flows have profoundly affected societies, which are becoming more diverse in all aspects. Whereas in most cases many societies and States used to be anchored in monocultural identities, the Special Rapporteur stated that they are now confronted with the challenge of, and opportunity for, accommodating peoples of different ethnic origins, cultures, religions or languages within the same territory. 28. While acknowledging that the term “migrants” encompasses a very diverse population, the Special Rapporteur focused his statement on the migrants who are __________________ 4 8 Available from http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/racism/docs/Lisbon_speech.pdf. 10-48481