EUROPEAN UNION MUST GUARANTEE HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS AS DOCUMENTED FROM ONE MAINLY HAITI – UN EXPERT

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EUROPEAN UNION MUST GUARANTEE HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS – UN EXPERTNew
York, May 28 2013 3:00PMMigration policy in the European Union (EU)
must incorporate a human rights approach instead of solely focusing on
security concerns, a United Nations independent expert today stressed.

"Within EU institutional and policy structures, migration and border
control have been increasingly integrated into security frameworks
that emphasize policing, defence and criminality over a rights-based
approach," the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
François, Crépeau,
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13368&LangID=E">told
the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

"I regret that within the EU policy context, irregular migration
remains largely viewed as a security concern that must be stopped,"
Mr. Crépeau said. "This is fundamentally at odds with a human rights
approach, concerning the conceptualization of migrants as individuals
and equal holders of human rights.''

Mr. Crépeau undertook a one-year study to examine the rights of
migrants in the Euro-Mediterranean region, focusing in particular on
the management of the external borders of the EU in key transit
countries – namely Turkey and Tunisia – as well as two of the main
entry points, Greece and Italy.

The Special Rapporteur stressed that, "the systematic detention of
irregular migrants has come to be viewed as a legitimate tool in the
context of EU migration management, despite the lack of any evidence
that detention serves as a deterrent."

He called on EU authorities to address factors that address irregular
immigration in Europe, such as the demand for a seasonal, low-skilled,
easily exploitable workforce, and instead open up more regular
immigration channels, including for low-skilled workers, that more
accurately reflect the labour needs of the EU.

In his report to the Council, Mr. Crépeau also said there has been an
'externalization' of border control, through which countries of
departure or transit bear all the responsibility for preventing
irregular migration, and underlined that the EU must share this
responsibility among its Member States.

Mr. Crépeau is among a host of Special Rapporteurs presenting their
annual thematic reports during dialogues with the Human Rights
Council. That body's 23rd session opened yesterday and will run
through June 14th. Mr. Crépeau will present his report to different EU
institutions in Brussels, including a public launch at the European
Parliament on Thursday and Friday.May 28 2013 3:00PM
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