NGO Background Paper on the Refugee and Migration Interface

This paper presents the views of several NGOs on the asylum migration interface. We are concerned by the heavy emphasis in the paper prepared by the International Organization on Migration and UNHCR for the Global Consultations discussion on the asylum/ migration interface on migration control mechanisms, rather than protection strategies for refugees and migrants alike, from an international human rights perspective. In addition, we would welcome the inclusion of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and in particular the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, in any discussion on the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants.