E/CN.4/2004/76/Add.2 page 20 83. The Special Rapporteur notes a risk of discrepancy between the migration control programmes and policies under the responsibility of the Ministry of the Interior, and the assistance, education and integration programmes and policies which are the responsibility of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. While it appears logical and appropriate for integration programmes to be implemented at the local level, the Special Rapporteur observes that the Autonomous Communities and local governments, especially in the large cities, the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, have to devote most of their resources to assistance to illegal migrants. Their integration efforts are being frustrated by the obstacles which illegal status places in the way of the full integration of the migrant and the migrant’s enjoyment of his rights. The Special Rapporteur also noted limited coordination in the area of social action between the three levels of government – central, Autonomous Community and local. 84. The Special Rapporteur considers that frontier control per se does not ensure the orderly management of migration in decent conditions. Within the framework of the European Union, the question of migration should be the subject of an ongoing dialogue with the countries of origin. The focus on safe, orderly migration in decent conditions should be reflected in a dialogue with the countries of origin which goes beyond labour matters. In the case of Morocco, the Special Rapporteur considers it essential that the dialogue between the two Governments should be a dialogue of equals, of sister, neighbouring, sovereign countries with common interests. The focus of this dialogue should be the prevention of illegal migration and co-development in the countries of origin; greater international cooperation efforts are needed to dismantle the criminal networks engaging in the trafficking and smuggling of migrants. 85. The Special Rapporteur recommends to the Government that it should constantly consider the importance of the support it receives from the NGOs and the Church and that they should not be accused of facilitating the entry of undocumented migrants into the country. 86. The Special Rapporteur recommends that, in the medium and short terms, measures to ensure the more effective protection of the human rights of immigrants in Spain should be strengthened. These measures should include: a) Ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families; b) Amendment of relevant legislation to ensure that the human rights of migrants and asylum-seekers are not jeopardized; c) Training of officials responsible for enforcing legislation on migration to ensure its just and homogeneous implementation throughout the national territory; d) Measures to ensure that migrants enjoy in practice the rights to legal assistance and to an interpreter in all administrative procedures relating to their migration status. The Special Rapporteur encourages NGOs and the People’s Advocate to continue their excellent work of assisting migrants and supervising implementation of the guarantees provided for by law;

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