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(g)
Ensure that common public spaces allow for the co-existence and
interaction of migrants with all other sections of the host population. Barriers,
restrictions and obstacles must be eliminated so that real interculturalism exists;
(h)
Assess the presence of cultural diversity in educational curricula and
textbooks, including the history of migration flows and of migrants, and the common
stories and topics shared by host and migrant communities that are less known. Provide
teachers and trainers with material and resources to integrate more diverse material in
their teaching;
(i)
Devise programmes so that the host population learns about migrants’
histories, realities and cultures;
(j)
Exercise due diligence with respect to any unequal treatment or
discriminatory conduct by private actors, paying special attention to the role of
cultural, religious and educational institutions, as well as the media;
(k)
Ensure the inclusion of heritage related to migration in mainstream
heritage institutions and establish heritage institutions dedicated specifically to the
exploration of migration, led by migrant communities;
(l)
Integrate services for people on the move into the mission statement of
libraries, emphasizing cooperation with multicultural communities and equitable
opportunities for support, learning and connection.
79.
In view of the positive practices shared in preparation of the present report, the
Special Rapporteur would strongly encourage and welcome:
(a)
More visibility of and opportunities for engagement between migrants
and persons from the host society, including increased support for such initiatives;
(b)
Targeted information in various languages and support schemes to
increase the ability of migrants to contribute actively to cultural life and to enable
migrant artists to continue developing their arts and creativity;
(c)
Continuing training and measures that raise awareness in the public
services at all levels and of the cultural sector of the full breadth of cultural rights that
migrants have under international human rights law.
79.
The Special Rapporteur also strongly recommends more engagement with
migrants’ cultural rights by all United Nations bodies and agencies, especially the
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Committee on the Protection
of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the Human
Rights Committee, UNHCR, the International Labour Organization and regional
human rights mechanisms. She also recommends the use of a full spectrum of
instruments for the protection of the cultural rights of migrants, including instruments
on migration, asylum and minorities. Information about migrants’ cultural rights
should also be included in State reports for the universal periodic review and to the
relevant treaty bodies.
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