In a resolution (A/HRC/11/L.4) on the human rights of migrants in detention centres, adopted on 18 June 2009, the UN Human Rights Council decided to hold a panel of discussion on the matter at its twelfth session, which will be held from 7-25 September 2009. The panel will discuss the current trends, good practices, challenges and possible solutions to address the issue of detention of migrants and explore ways to protect and promote their human rights; elaborate on how to reduce the recourse to and duration of detention for persons who entered or remained in a country in an irregular manner and how to provide them with appropriate access to due legal process.
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