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Working to end the criminalization of migrants

TENTATIVE DEADLINE OF IMPLEMENTATION:
We commit to work to end the criminalization of migrants, including by supporting Governments to revise policies that criminalize irregular migration and by working to end harmful practices such as immigration detention.
Pledge ID
2214
Pledging entity
International Organizations
Type of pledge
Common (several states/actors making identical or complementary pledges)
In partnership (several states/actors contribute towards a shared goal with different pledges
Matching (a pledge is realized when others match it in some way)
Country
Switzerland
Nature of the Pledge
Financial (e.g. contribution to the MPTF)
Process oriented (e.g. convening fully consultative processes in preparing national reports for the IMRF)
Policy/legal in scope around a given objective of the GCM
Material (e.g. provision of technical assistance or in kind contribution)
Structured in pursuit of one or more of the 10 guiding principles
State/Actor
UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR)
GCM Guiding Principles
Human rights
GCM Objectives
7. Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration
8. Save lives and establish coordinated international efforts on missing migrants
9. Strengthen the transnational response to smuggling of migrants
10. Prevent, combat and eradicate trafficking in persons in the context of international migration
11. Manage borders in an integrated, secure and coordinated manner
12. Strengthen certainty and predictability in migration procedures for appropriate screening, assessment and referral
13. Use migration detention only as a measure of last resort and work towards alternatives
14. Enhance consular protection, assistance and cooperation throughout the migration cycle
15. Provide access to basic services for migrants
16. Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion
17. Eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote evidence-based public discourse to shape perceptions of migration
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