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80.
Withdraw the reservation to article 26 of the 1951 Convention and recognize
freedom of movement for all foreigners, including asylum seekers and refugees, with
only very restrictively delineated and individually justified exceptions.
81.
Establish a fully independent national human rights institution, compliant with
the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and
protection of human rights (the Paris Principles) and offering a proper complaint
mechanism, which would enhance the protection of the human rights of all in Angola,
including migrants.
82.
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and establish a
national preventive mechanism to undertake regular unannounced visits to all places
of deprivation of liberty in Angola, including migrant detention centres.
83.
Develop bilateral mobility agreements with neighbouring countries, such as the
one that has been concluded with Namibia. In the absence of advancing on mobility
provisions, such bilateral mobility agreements, which would include human rights
safeguards, would allow for the regularization of migrants, the portability of social
benefits between member States, and the protection of their rights.
84.
Develop migration and mobility agreements, initially with neighbouring
countries, which provide a much-needed labour force in the mining and construction
industries and other forms of low-wage labour.
85.
Conduct ex ante and ex post human rights impact assessments when
considering trade or mobility agreements and their utility in identifying issues of
concern to migrants.
B.
Border management
86.
Request the Commission for Migration Policy, which was set up to develop a
response to growing migration trends in Angola, to focus on developing a
comprehensive human rights-based migration strategy covering all aspects of the
governance of migration into Angola. In developing the strategy, the Commission
should focus not only on the benefits of migration in the development of the economy,
but also ensure that the human rights and labour rights of migrants are fully
respected.
87.
Decriminalize undocumented migration, which, while constituting a violation of
some administrative rules, is not and should never be considered a crime.
88.
Expedite the registration of all asylum seekers living in Angola in order to
quickly finalize and implement the regulation relating to the issuance of high-quality
identification documentation for asylum seekers and refugees, which will improve
access to public services and prevent arbitrary arrest and detention; and commit to
issuing documents for asylum seekers and refugees in a timely manner.
89.
Collaborate with UNHCR to monitor and protect refugees. Considering the
number of asylum seekers and refugees in Angola and the protection challenges,
including the implementation of the new Asylum Law of June 2015, UNHCR should
not scale down but increase its protection capacity in Angola.
90.
Establish the new institution responsible for refugee determination so that all
asylum seekers and refugees can be registered and issued with high-quality
identification documents in a timely manner.
91.
Increase the capacity of the Migration and Foreigners Service Commission to
enable it to swiftly issue the required identification documents to undocumented
migrants, particularly those living in border areas.
92.
Collaborate with civil society organizations and international organizations to
raise awareness among documented and undocumented migrants about asylum and
immigration procedures and how they can they can access and use that information.
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