E/CN.4/2004/76/Add.3 page 19 79. The Special Rapporteur recommends that a plan of action be drawn up to protect migrants’ rights through training for judicial authorities, access to appeal procedures, awareness-raising and information campaigns. She invites the Moroccan Government to consider tightening up internal oversight mechanisms for officials involved in managing migration, and taking measures and initiatives to combat corruption. 80. The Special Rapporteur recommends that clear procedures be drawn up in order to ensure that, in cases of illegal entry or residence, from the moment a foreigner is stopped at the border or on national territory, he or she is always informed, at least verbally and in a language he or she understands, of the nature of, and reasons for, the intended decision to deny him or her entry or residence. 81. The Special Rapporteur recommends the establishment of measures to protect minors and pregnant women, whose status prevents them from being expelled even though they are technically liable for expulsion. In that regard, the Special Rapporteur invites the Government to ensure that the law does not allow the detention of unaccompanied minors and that the detention of children is authorized only as a last resort and only in the best interests of the child. The Special Rapporteur is concerned at the situation of unaccompanied minors and recommends that the Government should provide them with adequate protection and aid and monitor their situation very closely. 82. The creation of administrative detention centres as provided for by Act No. 02-03 may have both positive and negative consequences, and should be backed up by the allocation of sufficient financial resources to allow for their establishment and management, staff training and guaranteed standards of living and accommodation, and by measures to ensure rapid resolution of individual cases in order to avoid prolonged or indefinite periods of detention. The Special Rapporteur also recommends that such centres should comply with international standards providing minimum guarantees for persons in custody. In that connection, she recalls the recommendations contained in her earlier report (E/CN.4/2003/85) and its addenda and corrigenda. 83. The Special Rapporteur recommends taking steps to provide training for authorities with the power to detain in the psychological aspects of detention, in cultural sensitivity and in human rights procedures. Training courses should also be offered to those responsible for expulsions, to enable them to carry out their duties while respecting the rights and dignity of migrants. 84. The Special Rapporteur invites the government institutions responsible for migration issues, and particularly the Centre for Migrants’ Rights (CDM), to continue with their work, and also to look into all the problems facing the foreign migrant in Morocco. 85. The Special Rapporteur recommends that efforts to combat illegal migration should include global development measures, focusing as a matter of priority on the socio-economic causes of such migration. In that regard, she welcomes the development projects that have been set up at the local level and invites local authorities to repeat this work in other affected regions of Morocco.

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