HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS Working for the human rights of migrants UN Human Rights, in accordance with the mandate of the High Commissioner, is the lead actor within the UN System on the human rights of migrants. In the context of intergovernmental processes, the Office cooperated with relevant human rights mechanisms to play an active role in the consultation phase of the Global Compact on safe, orderly and regular migration, including by providing support to all six thematic sessions and intervening in the informal sessions to highlight the human rights aspects of migration. UN Human Rights ensured that the voices of civil society, human rights defenders and migrants themselves were heard during the sessions by organizing side events. Moreover, UN Human Rights actively participated in the parallel process to develop a Global Compact for Refugees, taking part in all six thematic discussions as well as the UNHCR High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection on 12-13 December 2017. The Human Rights Council held an interactive dialogue on the human rights of migrants in the context of large movements, a debate on racial profiling and incitement to hatred, including in the context of migration and a panel discussion on unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents. At its thirty-sixth session, the Council considered a compendium of principles, good practices and policies on safe, orderly and regular migration in line with international human rights law, which was presented by UN Human Rights to support the process for developing a human rights-based Global Compact. The Office led the development of a set of principles and guidelines on the human rights protection of migrants in vulnerable situations. These are designed to assist States to address the situation of migrants who do not qualify as refugees, yet are in need of the protection of the international human rights framework. In addition, in October, the Human Rights Council held an intersessional panel discussion on human rights, climate change, migrants and persons displaced across international borders. Prior to this panel, UN Human Rights organized an expert meeting on migration and human rights in the context of slow onset climate change in order to explore the intersections between slow onset climate change events, international migration and the protection of human rights of people on the move. The Office further supported the normative development of migration issues, including through its expert support to the human rights mechanisms. Several mechanisms, including the Working Group on Enforced Disappearances, the Special Rapporteur on torture, the Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Committee against Torture focused their work on issues related to migration. In November and December, the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Committee on Migrant Workers developed two 22 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2017 UN Human Rights staff member speaking to returnee migrants in Guatemala. © OHCHR/Central America joint general comments on the human rights of children in the context of international migration. UN Human Rights sustained its efforts to reframe the often toxic public narrative on migrants and migration. In May, the Office held a multi-stakeholder workshop bringing together 50 experts from the media, the private sector, cities and local governments, NGOs and the UN system, faith communities, documentary filmmakers and creative artists to develop partnerships and skills on promoting inclusion and on confronting anti-migrant narratives. On International Migrants’ Day, 18 December, the Office launched a series of animated videos featuring stories and conversations with and about migrants and their communities, which were widely shared through social media. The Office also monitored and documented the human rights situation of migrants along key migratory routes. In September, a technical assistance and monitoring mission was sent to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. They found critical issues associated with immigration detention and protection gaps facing migrants in vulnerable situations. In 2017, the Office published In Search of Dignity: Report on the human rights of migrants at Europe’s borders, based on monitoring missions carried out to border and transit locations in Europe in late 2016. The report details common concerns identified in the countries visited and it charts possible ways forward. In collaboration with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, UN Human Rights published a joint report, entitled Detained and Dehumanized: Report on human rights abuses against migrants in Libya. In West Africa, UN Human Rights and UNODC developed a joint project to address human rights violations related to irregular migration, focusing on Mali, Niger and Senegal. In Tunisia, the Office launched a project on strengthening migration governance and enhancing human rights at borders. It supported national authorities in developing a plan of action for the review of regulations to ensure the protection of migrant workers. UN Human Rights also monitored the Australian off shore Regional Processing Centre in Manus, Papua New Guniea, and conducted related advocacy with relevant counterparts.