A/HRC/35/25/Add.1
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights
of migrants on his mission to Angola*
Contents
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I.
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................
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II.
General background on Angola and migration: a brief overview ....................................................
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III.
Normative and institutional framework on migration and border management ...............................
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A.
International legal framework ..................................................................................................
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B.
Regional framework and institutions .......................................................................................
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C.
Trade and mobility agreements................................................................................................
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D.
National legal, institutional and policy framework ..................................................................
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Border management .........................................................................................................................
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A.
An unnecessarily harsh asylum policy .....................................................................................
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B.
Documentation and birth registration ......................................................................................
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C.
Intimidation or harassment by law enforcement officials ........................................................
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D.
Collective expulsions ...............................................................................................................
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E.
Bilateral agreements ................................................................................................................
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V.
Detention .........................................................................................................................................
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VI.
Cross-cutting concerns .....................................................................................................................
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A.
Labour exploitation ..................................................................................................................
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B.
Xenophobic and discriminatory acts ........................................................................................
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C.
Access to justice ......................................................................................................................
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Conclusions and recommendations ..................................................................................................
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IV.
VII.
A.
Normative and institutional framework for the protection of the
human rights of migrants .........................................................................................................
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B.
Border management ................................................................................................................
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C.
Detention .................................................................................................................................
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D.
Access to justice ......................................................................................................................
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E.
Cross-cutting concerns .............................................................................................................
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* Circulated in the language of submission only.
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