Part 3 | Key Activities The conference featured a plenary discussion on inclusive immigration policies for all, as well as separate discussions focusing on five specific groups: migrant workers, migrant women, migrant children, refugees, and undocumented migrants/aliens in protective custody. In addition, there were seven thematic discussions, covering topics such as networking for the right to stay of undocumented migrants, nationwide networking of migrant women’s organizations, education rights and social integration in areas with high concentrations of foreigners, the importance of communication as a basic right through the Interpretation System for Migrants, mental health rights and trauma of migrants and refugees, efforts and prospects for improving multicultural awareness through coexistence education, and the rights of sexual minority and HIV-infected individuals in foreigner protection facilities and correctional facilities. The conference brought together a total of 212 participants, including activists from migrant organizations, professionals working in the field of immigration, members of migrant communities, representatives from international organizations such as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), scholars, and individual activists and researchers. The event offered a valuable opportunity to strengthen solidarity among over 130 migrant organizations and enhance the capacity of migrants and refugees. Through multi-faceted discussions, participants examined the human rights situation of migrants and refugees in the immigration policies and the formulation of the 4th Basic Plan for Foreigner Policy. ‌International Symposium on Immigration Detention System On September 14, the Commission organized an international symposium to address the reform of the immigration detention system. The symposium focused on various aspects, including the potential implementation of a maximum detention period, and the establishment of detention limits and alternative measures for vulnerable foreigners. Under the Immigration Act, the term “protection” of foreigners refers to the act of accommodating individuals who are subject to forced deportation, such as those who have overstayed their permitted period of stay, in order to facilitate their departure from the country. However, the international community perceives this practice as de facto “detention.”3) 3) ‌In General Comment No. 35, the UN Human Rights Committee explicitly stated that the detention of migrants for the 95 Part 3 | Key Activities post-COVID-19 era and explored effective approaches that would guide the new government’s

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