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104. The Special Rapporteur urges States to respect their international human rights
commitments, particularly as regards respect for the non-derogable rights of every individual,
and encourages them to continue promoting measures of integration for migrants. She points out
that the alternative to uncontrolled migration, which can jeopardize State security and actually
undermine the rights of migrants, is the orderly management of migratory flows, especially when
there is real demand for migrants.
105. Regarding efforts to combat migrant-smuggling and trafficking, the Special Rapporteur
urges States to develop their legislation and take concerted action to effectively punish the
crimes committed by these networks, bearing in mind the aggravating circumstances when the
legislation is adopted, and to refrain from penalizing the victims of smuggling in any way.
106. The Special Rapporteur recommends that States should give priority to the orderly
management of migratory flows where there is real demand for immigrants, and that at the same
time they should develop strategies for combating illegal migration in bilateral and regional
dialogues as well as their domestic policies. She encourages States to give the protection of
migrants who are victims of smuggling a prominent place in all their strategies to combat
international smuggling.
107. The Special Rapporteur urges States to incorporate protection of the human rights of
migrants into all their migration control policies, paying particular attention to the situation of
illegal migrants in transit countries.
108. The Special Rapporteur recommends to the States in which migration originates that they
should provide effective consular protection when their nationals are detained or their rights are
infringed. She also recommends to all States that they should remedy situations involving the
indefinite detention of migrants, whose rights may be infringed, especially when obstacles exist
to their deportation.
109. The Special Rapporteur strongly recommends to States and organizations that they
should give priority to addressing the situation of migrant domestic workers and draw up
strategies to protect this particularly vulnerable group of migrants.
110. The Special Rapporteur recommends strengthening of the capacities of civil society and
migrants’ organizations, which are carrying out crucial work in helping and watching over
migrants.
111. The Special Rapporteur also recommends to States that they should work together with
such organizations at the national, regional and international levels to coordinate their actions in
the field of protection. She also recommends the organizations to consolidate their networks at
the regional and international levels to enable them to assist and effectively monitor the situation
of migrants and give priority to the problems of the victims of smuggling, particularly children
and women.