UPR Info

Ensure that all those seeking international protection have access to just and individualized assessment procedures; to protection from return, without discrimination; to an independent mechanism to suspend negative decisions; and in particular, that the practice of summary return of migrants in Ceuta and Melilla be prohibited

Strengthen the asylum system to ensure full compliance with the principle of non-refoulement

Put an end to all forms of collective expulsion and refoulement of asylum seekers and migrants

Consider amending legislation to guarantee access for asylum seekers to fair and individualized assessment procedures, and to protection against refoulement, without discrimination

Ensure the effective implementation of asylum legislation, and that the migration policies respect the principle of non-refoulement

Ensure full respect of its international obligations with regard to the protection of the rights of migrants and asylum seekers, in particular the principle of non-refoulement

Continue with the ongoing efforts to ensure the improvement of the current arrangements in detention and deportation of irregular migrants in accordance with international best practices

Take concrete steps to improve access to health and education services by people living in sparsely populated areas

Prevent the use of deprivation of liberty with regard to undocumented migrants and asylum seekers

Consider the development of a protocol on age determination in the case of minor asylum seekers, migrants and refugees

Take further measures to improve conditions of stay for asylum seekers, in particular children, in reception centres in Ceuta and Melilla and review the duration of proceedings as well as deportation practices

Ensure asylum claims are processed as quickly as possible, and that administrations work together to ensure that asylum seekers and refugees have sufficient access to social protection and services

Ensure that asylum and migration policies fully respect international law, including the right to seek asylum

Take all necessary measures to ensure that migrants and asylum seekers enjoy the right to education and to receive necessary health care

Improve the conditions of asylum seekers

Reform the asylum act in order to establish accelerated and effective procedures, recruit new administrative personnel, establish sector-specific training of staff and renew technical systems

Ensure that immigration procedures and procedural safeguards concerning irregular immigration, refugees and asylum seekers, particularly in the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, are consistent with its international human rights obligations

Adopt further effective measures to protect the economic, social and cultural rights of migrants and asylum seekers and ensure access to adequate standards of living

Provide temporary humanitarian accommodation to irregular migrants while their cases are being processed, as an alternative to detention

Take the necessary steps to ensure that all migrants have access to all necessary health-care and education services, without discrimination

Ensure access to basic services for migrants and refugees and commit sufficient resources for authorities to fairly and effectively evaluate the claims of asylum seekers

Take steps to provide irregular migrants with access to all necessary health-care services

Take steps to ensure that minorities, including migrants, have access to health-care services

Adopt all necessary measures to ensure that no one is excluded from health-care services, especially as regards access to health by irregular migrants without discrimination, in accordance with articles 2 and 12 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Consider eliminating all forms of detention for migrants and asylum seekers and build open and well-resourced temporary lodging, for hu- manitarian reception of asylum seekers during the processing time of their applications

Increase efforts to combat discrimination, particularly against immigrants

Ensure that sufficient resources are deployed to support incoming migrants and asylum seekers in a manner consistent with international law and respecting the principle of non-refoulement

Continue strengthening measures aimed at guaranteeing the full enjoyment of migrant rights, as well as the investigation and punishment of hate speech, and other acts of discrimination against migrants, in particular those perpetrated by officials of police, judicial and penitentiary institutions and immigration services