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. 3

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