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The purpose of this Information Note is to provide a general overview of the principle of non-refoulement and to explain how the principle applies to all migrants.
Date of publication:
01 January 2014
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The present issue paper discusses certain questions that remained about certain aspects of the definition of trafficking in persons as defined in the Trafficking Protocol – most particularly those aspects that are not elsewhere defined in international law or commonly known to the world’s major...
Date of publication:
31 December 2013
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Around the world, a record number of women are now migrating to seek work and better lives. For many, migration yields these benefits; for others, it carries dangerous risks, such as exploitation in domestic work, and vulnerability to violence.
Date of publication:
31 December 2013
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An outline of why protecting migrants’ rights – as in the GCM – can enhance rather than undermine state sovereignty.
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01 January 2013
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This paper in the journal Foundations of International Migration Law reviews the sources of international legal norms that govern migration by examining treaty law, customary law and general principles of law.
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16 November 2012
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The paper characterizes key related elements of the anti-trafficking response, highlights assumed features that still require development and recommends a number of prioritized actions to bring to bear provisions and legal obligations from different bodies of law and legal instruments that are...
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01 October 2012
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The Convention concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers was adopted during the 100th session of the International Labour Organization in 2011 and entered into force in 2013.
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16 June 2011
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This working paper reviews the nature, evolution, and effects of emigration policies. The findings show the need to improve insights into how states and policies shape migration processes.
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16 April 2011
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This manual is designed to facilitate the training of European border and entry officials on the rights of refugees in the context of mixed migration movements. As such, it aims to build the capacity of border agencies to establish “protection-sensitive entry systems” in border areas.
The Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking, which are included as an addendum to the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Economic and Social Council (E/2002/68/Add.1), have been developed in order to provide practical, rights-based policy...
The Toolkit to Combat Smuggling of Migrants provides guidance, showcases promising practices, and recommends resources to assist policy makers, law enforcers, judges, prosecutors, and members of civil society in their efforts to prevent migrant smuggling, protect smuggled migrants and their rights,...
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01 July 2010
This Handbook covers the special needs of eight groups of prisoners, which have a particularly vulnerable status in prisons.
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02 March 2009
The draft articles published by the International Law Commission are largely a codification of the customary international law on diplomatic protection.
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31 December 2006
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This Report is of the Special Rapporteur, Ms. Gabriela Rodríguez Pizarro, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/53.
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27 December 2004
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Law-enforcement agencies, government offices, and non-governmental organizations often lack the expertise, experienced personnel, and sensitivity needed to deal effectively with the special needs of victims of trafficking.
The Inter-agency Guiding Principles on Unaccompanied and Separated Children are intended to guide future action and are based on international human rights, humanitarian and refugee law.
Date of publication:
06 January 2004
The Advisory opinion issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on request by Mexico to clarify the application of the Vienna Convention on Consular relations, specifically in death penalty cases.
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02 October 1999
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Provides guidance to decision makers and the relevant authorities of countries for the development and implementation of administrative electronic data processing systems for civil registration and vital statistics systems.
Date of publication:
31 December 1998
The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families was signed in 1990 and entered into force in 2003. It is a comprehensive international treaty that deals with the protection of migrant workers’ rights.
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18 December 1990
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