GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON MIGRATION SHOULD PLACE PEOPLE AT CENTRE – UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF

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GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON MIGRATION SHOULD PLACE PEOPLE AT CENTRE – UN
HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEFNew York, Sep 4 2013 2:00PMWith more than 215
million migrants around the world, the top United Nations human rights
official today reminded Governments that migration is fundamentally
about people, and called for the creation of human rights-based
policies to more effectively address the issue.

Speaking to a meeting of experts on migrations organized by the UN
human rights office (OHCHR) in Geneva, Navi Pillay
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/MigrationHRthatmirrorrisingglobalinequalities.aspx">said
that migration is fundamentally a human process and not merely an
anonymous 'mega-trend,' nor an economic and political phenomenon.

"It is my belief that as human mobility becomes more complex, the
journeys taken by many migrants more perilous, and the situation in
which they live and work more precarious, the need to base policy
responses to migration on human rights standards becomes ever more
important," Ms. Pillay said.

She urged a lesser focus on statistics – such as the flows and waves
of migration of migration – and more on the individual human rights
and situations of migrants themselves.

Ms. Pillay noted that if all migrants came together to form a country,
it would be the fifth most populous on the planet, yet they remain
"largely invisible," defined only in terms of what they can deliver
for others, and not as individuals entitled to the full range of human
rights.

"At its heart, migration is fundamentally about human beings," she said.

Offering examples of human rights-based programming on migration, she
said States must enact legislation and put in place a full range of
facilities to ensure migrant have access to health care.

Migrant women who fear domestic violence would be able to have access
to justice without fear of deportation, and policy-makers would be
obliged to consult migrants about decisions that directly affect them,
such as plans on the provision of public housing or national
strategies to combat racism and xenophobia.

Coinciding with today's meeting, OHCHR released its 'Improving human
rights-based governance of international migration'
<"http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Migration/MigrationHR_improvingHR_Report.pdf">report.

A lack of an inclusive, participatory and accountable global dialogue
on migration and human rights is an important governance gap, the UN
agency reported.

It also highlighted the need to create a UN-mandated multi-stakeholder
standing body which would comprehensively address all aspects of
migration, and provide space for stakeholders to discuss the promotion
and protection of the rights of migrants.

Such a body would examine, for example, issues such as the human
rights of smuggled migrants; the exploitation and abuse of migrant
workers; and access by irregular migrants to essential services such
as health and education.
Next month, the UN General Assembly in New York will host a two-day
global summit on migration and development beginning on 3 October.

This second high-level dialogue will aim to identifying concrete
measures to strengthen coherence and cooperation at all levels, with a
view to enhancing the benefits of international migration for migrants
and countries alike and its important link to development, while
reducing its negative impacts, according to OHCHR's website.

Also addressing the meeting in Geneva, the Special Rapporteur on
migrants, François Crépeau said the lack of understanding about the
human rights of migrants, and particularly the fact that irregular
migrants also have rights, makes them an increasingly vulnerable group
to hate speech and hate crimes.

Mr. Crépeau called for human rights to be a "core component" of all
the discussions at the dialogue in New York and he supported greater
involvement of the UN in the global debate on migration.Sep 4 2013
2:00PM
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