A/65/222 83. States should encourage greater harmony, tolerance and respect for migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees within the wider society, with a view to eliminating acts of racism, xenophobia and other forms of related intolerance directed against migrants. 84. In particular, States should: (a) Develop or strengthen programmes, including ensuring civil society participation, meant to tackle xenophobia in public speech and the media and discrimination and intolerance against migrants and their families; (b) Ensure that effective remedies are available to victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and monitor the responses of the judicial system to allegations of xenophobia and hate crimes against migrants, with due regard for age and gender considerations; (c) Implement intercultural policies aimed to raise children in an environment that accepts and values differences, discouraging racism and xenophobia and fostering children’s participation in the design and implementation of such policies; (d) Strengthen awareness-raising programmes to combat prejudice against migrant communities and increase awareness-raising efforts to prevent abusive practices by employers, regardless of immigration status. D. Finding alternatives to immigration detention 85. States that continue to punish irregular migration with imprisonment should revise and reform their immigration laws and decriminalize irregular migration. States should not deprive migrants of their right to liberty because of their migratory status. 86. The causes and circumstances leading to the deprivation of the liberty of migrants should be defined by laws that should provide adequate and effective remedies, including judicial review, in order to avoid arbitrary detention and guarantee access to legal services. 87. In cases where, exceptionally, detention of migrants is justified, this should not be made in facilities for criminals. Migration-related detention centres should not bear similarities to prison-like conditions. In connection with immigration detention facilities, States should bear in mind that: (a) Authorities in charge of these facilities should not be security forces; (b) States should hold private security firms that are hired to police immigration detention facilities accountable for upholding the rule of law and compliance with human rights; (c) Officials working in immigration detention facilities should be trained in human rights, cultural sensitivities, age and gender considerations and the particular needs of vulnerable populations; (d) Disciplinary rules should be markedly different from those in place in prison facilities; 10-47488 21