A/HRC/29/36
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Recommendations to specific European Union institutions
To the European Commission
119. Lead the development of a coherent and rights-based migration policy,
including a 25-year strategy for European Union institutions and member States.
120. Further develop existing initiatives to mainstream human rights into the work
of the Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs.
121. Investigate violations and promptly initiate infringement procedures against
member States who violate the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
with respect to the rights of migrants.
122. Step up work to explore the feasibility of new ways to provide legal avenues of
migration for those in humanitarian situations and quickly implement reform.
123. Develop better policy coherence between the work of the different Directorate
Generals of the European Commission in relation to migration. Aim to connect the
humanitarian work of the Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil
Protection, with the broader work of the Commission on migration, particularly the
Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs.
124. Provide support to member States on the integration of the Common European
Asylum System into national law and its effective implementation.
125. Through the work of the Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs
and Inclusion, support member States in moving away from cheap labour predicated
on the abuse of migrant workers towards a system of fair, organized and legal
migration, through the repression of exploitative employers.
126. Lead efforts to counter negative anti-immigration discourses in order to
facilitate and improve the integration of migrants in Europe.
European Parliament
127. Exercise democratic oversight of migration policies and practices, encouraging
a prioritization of human rights concerns throughout.
128. Focus on improving democratic control and strengthening human rights due
diligence and monitoring in relation to the development of external migration
agreements under the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility.
To FRONTEX
129. Increase the resources and independence given to the FRONTEX Fundamental
Rights Officer to continue and build upon work completed so far.
130. Ensure that Operation Triton upholds international standards in relation to
protection at sea and that the full transition from Operation Mare Nostrum does not
result in the avoidable loss of life of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.
131. Use its coordination and information-sharing mandate to support the
development of consensus and coherence in relation to search and rescue zones and
disembarkation practices.
132.
Refrain from using the term “illegal” in reference to migrants at all times.
133. Ensure that allegations of human rights violations committed in the context of
FRONTEX operations are adequately followed-up on. Establish and adequately fund
the individual complaints mechanism for violations of the human rights of migrants
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