A/HRC/31/80
documents on each of the above themes and advise the Government on how it might
implement the reforms envisaged.
33.
In 2015, OHCHR, in collaboration with IOM and ILO, trained 20 officials from
ministries that deal directly with migration on a human rights-based approach to migration.
OHCHR also gave an introductory session on human rights indicators with regard to
migrants.
4.
Mauritania: promoting national plans of action on trafficking and migration
34.
In November 2015, under the coordination of the Commissariat for Human Rights
and Humanitarian Action, the Government of Mauritania prepared a draft national plan of
action to stop trafficking in persons, in accordance with a recommendation made during the
first cycle of the universal periodic review. OHCHR submitted substantive observations
and recommendations on best practices. At the end of 2015, the draft plan on trafficking
was awaiting finalization and adoption by the Council of Ministers.
35.
Looking forward, OHCHR will continue to assist the Government of Mauritania to
prepare and adopt a national plan of action for migrants by 2017 that complies with
international standards and includes a consultation mechanism for its implementation.
5.
Guatemala: compliance with international standards
36.
OHCHR continued to provide technical assistance and advice to various
commissions in the Congress of Guatemala, with the objective of ensuring that initiatives
and legal reforms on migration comply with international standards. OHCHR worked
closely with the Commission on Migrants, relevant authorities and civil society on reform
of the law on migration. The views expressed by the Office, and the recommendations
made by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants and the Committee on the
on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
were incorporated into the draft, which no longer focuses purely on national security and
border control.
6.
Lebanon: drafting a code of conduct for recruiting agencies
37.
At the country level, OHCHR assisted governments, national human rights
institutions and civil society entities to draft and revise legislation on migrants in a manner
that conforms with international human rights standards. In Lebanon, for instance, the
Regional Office for the Middle East helped to develop a code of conduct for recruiting
agencies working with migrant domestic workers, and took a range of initiatives that made
recruiting agencies more aware of international human rights standards relevant to migrants
and migration.
7.
Seychelles: assisting the Government in combating trafficking
38.
In 2014, the National Assembly of Seychelles enacted the Prohibition on Trafficking
in Persons Act, which penalizes trafficking in persons and makes provisions for protecting
and rehabilitating victims of trafficking. The Act established a national interministerial
coordinating committee to harmonize the State’s efforts to combat trafficking in persons
and oversee the implementation of the National Strategy and Action Plan on Trafficking in
Persons. The law was enacted in response to the recommendations made by the Special
Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, following her visit to
the State in January 2014 (see A/HRC/26/37/Add.7).
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