The Right to Movement as a Foundation for the Protection of Illegal Migrant’s Rights

Abstract

Since the rights to equality, nondiscrimination, and the integration of immigrants into society are incorporated in the universality and indivisibility of human rights, the complementarity and indivisibility of human rights demand that the enjoyment of rights be complementary through these means. Because unlawful migration is a true manifestation of the internationally established right to mobility, the State is likewise committed to ensuring accountability by providing remedies for rights abuses to migrants and refraining from making it a criminal act. The laws and policies created for the phenomena of migration should represent these commitments to responsibility and preventing discrimination against migrants.