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International Law Observer

Migration and International Human Rights Law: Guide for practitioners

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has published a new 300 page “Practitioners Guide No. 6 on Migration and International Human Rights Law” (researched and written by Massimo Frigo and edited by Róisín Pillay): see http://icj.org/dwn/database/PGNo6-ElectronicDistribution.pdf? “For migrants, the principle that human rights accord to all human beings often seems to be illusory in practice. Although national laws and circumstances vary greatly, migrants around the world regularly face ill treatment by State or private actors, detention in substandard conditions, denial of their labour rights, and inadequate access to housing, healthcare and other social services. National laws and practices frequently deprive migrants of…