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during the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related
Intolerance, which were published on 2 January 2001 and will be brought to the attention of the
General Assembly, especially where they relate to migration and human rights.
90.
The Special Rapporteur has also noted with interest the processes initiated in various
regions of the world which are working towards coordinated action in the field of migration, and
in particular stresses the importance of participation by civil society organizations in these
processes, as well as participation by migrants themselves.
91.
The Special Rapporteur has noted the growing commitment by States to integrate the
protection of the human rights of migrants into their migration control policies and to ensure that
such issues as the special situation of women migrants, efforts to prevent and combat smuggling
and the return of migrants in dignity and security are incorporated in their dialogues in this area.
92.
In this report the Special Rapporteur has underlined the seriousness of the situation which
migrants must face, particularly women migrants and minors, in the context of smuggling. She
has raised the serious problem of impunity enjoyed by smuggling networks and the penalization
of the migrants who are their victims. The Special Rapporteur has emphasized the situation in
the countries of origin, and the need to enable people to establish themselves and help the
members of migrants’ families who remain behind. She has also pointed to the challenge of
managing migratory flows in an orderly fashion where demand for immigrants exists in parallel
with action to combat transnational networks of migrant-smugglers.
93.
In this report the Special Rapporteur has stressed the need to incorporate the issue of
protection of human rights fully into policies for migration management and control. She has
also emphasized the need for States to respect their international commitments in the field of
human rights in a non-discriminatory manner, even when states of emergency have been
declared.
94.
The Special Rapporteur takes this opportunity to thank Governments, non-governmental
organizations, international agencies, the United Nations, universities and migrants for the
constant support she has received, and in particular for the exchanges she has had with them
concerning the situation of migrants and the invitations to major meetings and forums on the
matter, which have made a crucial contribution to the discharge of her mandate. The Special
Rapporteur also thanks the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
for the support provided to her in pursuing her mandate during the period under review.
B. Recommendations
95.
On the basis of the resolutions which established the Special Rapporteur’s mandate, the
following recommendations are submitted with the aim of promoting greater protection of the
human rights of migrants.
96.
The Special Rapporteur considers that the 45 paragraphs on the situation of migrants
adopted at the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and
Related Intolerance and forming part of the Conference document published on 2 January 2002