C. Core agenda items for promotion
Ⅵ-3-1. The relevant law or system should be improved such way that officials
in charge of education, labor supervision, medical service, or welfare
will be relieved of their obligation of notification under the Immigration
Control Act, for the protection of migrants’ human rights.
4. Improvement of system for the protection of
undocumented migrants
A. Current status and problems
• Aliens in immigration detention centers are not criminals, yet they are exposed
to various human rights infringement situations such as overcrowding of the
facilities; extended period of detention; improper accommodation; notification of
rights during confinement or notification of the status of detention to outside
people; physical examination and safekeeping of belongings during the procedure
for listening to the objection to detention; conference with their attorney; letters
and phone calls; facility and hygiene; food and health; exercise and
religion-related matters; use of restraining devices and weapons, use of force
and related safety measures; solitary confinement; etc.
It has been pointed out that the current practices adopted in the country do not
meet the requirements stipulated in the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the
Treatment of Prisoners (1955).
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