A/HRC/35/25/Add.1 71. Migrants and people who assist them, such as lawyers, civil society organizations and international organizations such as UNHCR, often lack information on procedures and practices in the migration and protection proceedings. Increased effort must be made to give migrants access to relevant information in real time. 72. More efforts are needed to provide migrants with effective access to justice. 73. The Special Rapporteur noted the need for more effective employer sanctions, as well as more effective investigation and prosecution for offences by employers under the Labour Law. In that respect, he regrets the low number of court cases that have been brought against abusive employers. VII. Conclusions and recommendations 74. The Special Rapporteur noted that there is a dearth of national data relating to migration, especially on irregular migration and the informal sector. Such a severe lack of information hinders thorough analysis during a country visit and is an obstacle for Angola to sufficiently protect the human rights of migrants. The Special Rapporteur was informed that, where qualitative or quantitative data do exist, they remain difficult to access publicly. The Special Rapporteur strongly recommends that the Angolan authorities establish a comprehensive migration strategy that takes into account all aspects of migration and fosters regular status for most migrants through organizing and facilitating mobility, rather than trying to resist it. The new framework should be firmly human rights-based and should establish mechanisms empowering all migrants to properly defend their rights, with the support of civil society. 75. A sustainable human rights environment requires a vibrant civil society, including independent unions. A strong civil society, with experience and expertise in how human rights are protected and promoted on the ground, constitutes an essential alert mechanism. Many of the representatives of civil society that the Special Rapporteur met either vehemently presented “illegal migrants” as a threat, or were utterly silent and unsure as to why they were meeting with the Special Rapporteur. Migrants’ rights cannot be effectively protected and promoted if civil society is stifled or under the authorities’ influence. 76. The Special Rapporteur urges the Angolan authorities to provide the space necessary for civil society to continue to advocate for migrant rights and contribute to policies and practices affecting the human rights of migrants, in order to foster a healthy public debate on the issue. 77. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Angolan authorities take the action detailed below. A. Normative and institutional framework for the protection of the human rights of migrants 78. Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 79. Ratify the relevant ILO Conventions, including the Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97), the Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143), the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98), the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) and the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181) and consider seeking technical assistance from ILO to ensure that Angolan legislation and practice are in line with those Conventions. 14