A/HRC/41/38/Add.1 (a) Ensure that ECOWAS nationals victims of collective expulsions from Algeria to the Niger have access to justice and remedies, including reparations, by facilitating their access to information, consular services and effective legal representation, for example through the establishment of consular services in Agadez Region; (b) Facilitate the provision of documentation to all nationals of ECOWAS member States as a means of ensuring the implementation of the ECOWAS and West African Economic and Monetary Union principles of freedom of movement of persons; (c) Ensure that any regional migration strategy is in line with international human rights norms and standards and puts protection of the rights of migrant persons at its centre. C. Recommendation to the European Union and its member States 74. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the European Union and its member States: (a) Integrate rigorous human rights, due diligence, monitoring and oversight mechanisms into all external agreements and initiatives and prioritize projects in the Niger that will improve the human rights of migrants; (b) Fully recognize the push and pull factors of irregular migration, and the responsibility of the European Union in managing and mitigating them; (c) Take a global leadership role whenever needed in relation to humanitarian and human rights crises and reduce the market for smugglers by increasing, in cooperation with other States, resettlement opportunities; (d) Ensure that all European Union programmes, policies and technical assistance to the Niger concerning migration furthers the realization of human rights for all migrants, including those that are neither refugees, asylum seekers or assisted voluntary return applicants, in compliance with international human rights norms and standards; (e) Expand safe and regular entry channels for migrants and refugees to Europe, including by expanding access to asylum, refugee resettlement (including through private sponsorship), humanitarian admission, including for survivors of trafficking, family reunification, access to educational visas and labour mobility at all skill levels; (f) Effectively advocate with the Libyan authorities for the opening of safe spaces for migrants and refugees and alternatives to detention, as well as improved access for the United Nations, humanitarian NGOs and other relevant actors to provide life-saving assistance and monitoring of all places of detention. D. Recommendations to other States concerned 75. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government of Algeria stop with immediate effect the collective expulsions of migrant persons to the Niger and their intimidation, harassment, detention and ill-treatment based on racial discrimination, and ensure access of migrants to justice and remedies, including reparations, for violations of their human rights. 76. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Libyan authorities: (a) Release all migrants and refugees detained arbitrarily, prioritizing persons in vulnerable situations, including children, and persons in need of international refugee protection; (b) 18 End the practice of mandatory or automatic detention of migrants.