A/57/292
(a) The Special Rapporteur strongly recommends ratification of the
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and
Members of Their Families, the United Nations Convention against Transnational
Organized Crime and the protocols thereto concerning smuggling and trafficking and
the adoption of national legislation to prevent, counter and punish trafficking and
smuggling;
(b) In the countries of destination of the trafficking and smuggling networks,
it is recommended that specific measures be taken to protect and decriminalize the
victims, and effective strategies should be adopted to eliminate the use of
exploitative labour;
(c) The Special Rapporteur recommends that the debate on migration should
not be polarized, since the protection of the human rights of migrants is not
incompatible with either the exercise of sovereignty by States or the effective
implementation of national security policies;
(d) The Special Rapporteur urges States to seek joint, equitable and
appropriate solutions, through regional and bilateral dialogue, to the problems posed
by migration; existing regional dialogues should move beyond the initial phase of
diagnosing the problem to that of concerted action by participating countries;
(e) It is recommended that the measures decided on at the World Conference
against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance should
be translated into specific national programmes of action, and take into account all
the vulnerable groups identified at the Conference, including migrants;
(f) The Special Rapporteur recommends that all States should draw up
specific programmes dealing with women migrant domestic workers;
(g)
effect;
The Special Rapporteur recommends that consular protection be put into
(h) The Special Rapporteur strongly recommends that States should review
their practice and legislation so as to ensure that unaccompanied minors are not
subjected to restrictions on their liberty and are able to receive assistance appropriate
to their status as minors. She also recommends that decisions taken by States in cases
involving minors should have as their main objective the protection of the child’s
best interest;
(i) The Special Rapporteur recommends that non-governmental organizations
should accompany and care for migrants who are detained.
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