stakeholders with the purpose of implementing the Plan of Action set forth in Section III
of these Guidelines, is hereby established in accordance with the following:
49. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) is appointed as the
convener of the Seoul Process,
50. The convener is requested to organize, in cooperation with the APF, the next
meeting of the Seoul Process to be held in 2009 (Seoul Process 2009),
51. The convener shall cooperate closely with the Jakarta Process, which focuses on the
human rights of migrants in an irregular situation and migrant domestic workers,
52. The APF is requested to provide necessary assistance and support, including
financial, for the Seoul Process in relation to the implementation of these
Guidelines,
53. The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants shall be invited to join
the Seoul Process 2009,
54. A focal point within each NHRI shall be created to serve as the primary channel for
all cooperative efforts related to the implementation of these Guidelines,
55. Interested NHRIs are encouraged to enter into MOUs on issues of mutual concern
regarding the promotion and protection of the human rights of migrants,
56. Interested NHRIs are encouraged to develop staff exchange programs to address
issues of mutual concern in relation to the implementation of these Guidelines,
57. A proposal shall be made to the APF Councilors for the creation of a Working
Group on Migration as decided at the 8th International Conference of National
Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (Santa Cruz, Bolivia,
24-26 Oct. 2006),
58. A proposal shall be made to the APF Councilors to consider taking up the issue of
migration as the Advisory Council of Jurists (ACJ) theme of study and
recommendation for the year 2009/10.
SECTION III
Plan of Action
NHRIs in Asia are encouraged to undertake the following actions in coordination with
the Seoul Process for the purpose of promoting and protecting the human rights of
migrants:
59. Development of mid-term action plans for the implementation of these Guidelines
at the regional level,
60. Development of concrete action plans in line with these Guidelines as an integral
part of each NHRI’s annual work plan from 2009 onwards,
61. Monitoring of the human rights situation of migrants in each country,
62. Development and strengthening of remedies to address human rights violations
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