Also establish a Libyan Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre to better coordinate search and rescue operations off the coast of Libya. 9. Support DCIM and the Libyan Coast Guard in combating any involvement of their members in abuses carried out by armed groups. Medium-term measures 10. Amend Libyan legislation to de-criminalize irregular migration and abolish the mandatory detention of migrants in an irregular situation. 11. Prohibit automatic expulsions without conducting individual assessments in accordance with the prohibition of arbitrary and collective expulsions and the prohibition of refoulement. 12. Facilitate the issuance of proper documentation to all migrants inside Libya, issue work permits to those migrants who are eligible under Libyan law. 13. Establish safe and regular channels and facilitate entry and work opportunities for migrants, in accordance with the right to decent work. 14. Ratify the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol and adopt a national asylum law. Formalize relations with UNHCR by fully recognizing UNHCR’s presence and operations in Libya in order to increase protection of asylum seekers and refugees. 15. Investigate and, where appropriate, prosecute human trafficking and smuggling offences while ensuring respect for the human rights of those accused as well as the smuggled and trafficked persons. To countries of destination beyond Libya: 1. Ensure that irregular migration is de-criminalized and ensure that migrants can effectively access justice and human rights protection, and can effectively report abuses by smugglers and contribute to efforts against trans-national organized crime. 2. Expand safe and regular entry channels for refugees and for other migrants. This includes increasing the availability of durable solutions such as resettlement opportunities (including through private sponsorship); humanitarian admission schemes; family reunification; educational visas; labor mobility at all skill levels; visas for people in need of international protection; and ensuring that everyone has effective access to an individual assessment, including to asylum procedures at borders. 3. Continue search and rescue at sea operations, ensuring that they are on a scale commensurate with departure trends. 26