Summary
The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 72/179 on the protection of migrants. In paragraph 19 of the resolution, the Secretary-General was requested to submit to the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council a comprehensive report entitled “Human rights of migrants”, covering all aspects of the implementation of the resolution.
The report discusses the arbitrary detention of migrants, noting that "immigration detention – even for very short periods – is not in the best interests of the child and is a child rights violation," acknowledging the UNGA's call upon States "to put an end to arbitrary arrest and detention of migrants" and "work towards ending the immigration detention of children, consistent with the best interests of the child."
