WorldLeadersTV: MIGRANTS ENTITLED to ALL HUMAN RIGHTS: U.N. OHCHR MaximsNewsNetwork: 04 September 2013: UN Human Rights Office: OHCHR: Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) called for a review on how irregular migrants are treated. Speaking today (04 September) at forum held at OHCHR headquarters in Geneva ahead of an international migration summit which will be held at the UN General Assembly next October, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said that migrants briefly appeared in the international discourse, "as 'development heroes' or 'security villains' before being relegated again to the shadows." Navi Pillay stressed that all migrants were "entitled to all human rights", adding that human rights were "not a matter of charity nor are they a reward for obeying immigration rules." The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights also talked about the need to take practical measures such as such as strengthening law enforcement and criminal justice responses among others to prevent and combat xenophobia enabling victims and communities at risk to access justice through accessible complaints mechanisms, and collecting more accurate data on xenophobic crimes. Navi Pillay said that using a human rights-based approach would enable policy-makers to identify who are the most vulnerable groups within their society. More than 190 million migrants, including migrant workers, refugees, asylum-seekers, permanent immigrants and others, live and work in a country other than that of their birth or citizenship. They represent almost three per cent of the world's population. The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families entered into force on 1 July 2003. The Convention seeks to play a role in preventing and eliminating the exploitation of migrant workers as well as ensuring the protection of their human rights throughout the entire migration process. It provides a set of binding international standards to address the treatment, welfare and human rights of both documented and undocumented migrants, as well as the obligations and responsibilities on the part of sending and receiving States and States of transit. To date, 46 States have ratified the treaty. UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE: OHCHR, Geneva, Switzerland MaximsNewsNetwork®™ & WorldLeadersTelevision™ News Network for the United Nations and the International Community™ "GIVING POWER & RESONANCE TO THE VOICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY" ™ See: http://www.MaximsNews.com See: http://www.WorldLeadersTV.com ASIA100TVNet™ ASIATV100Net™ MAGNUMMAXIM™ TodaysNetworkNews™ WORLDMAGNUM™ GLOBALMAXIM™ TODAYSNETNEWS™ NewsNetworkToday™ NetworkNewsToday™ MaximsNewsEconomics™ MaximsNewsWorld™ MaximsNewsGlobal™ MaximsNewsGreen™ MaximsNewsWater™

• published: 04 Sep 2013
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