16 | Report on the Situation of Human Rights in the Dominican Republic
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Regularization Plan, under which 288.486 foreigners were enrolled in order to
regularize their migratory status in the Dominican Republic, and so that promptly,
most of these people are able to obtain a regular migratory status and the
documentation to prove so.
The Commission is grateful to President Danilo Medina, his Government and the
Dominican people for all their efforts that made this visit possible. The IACHR is
particularly appreciative of and thankful for the support of Government authorities,
the affected persons and civil society organizations, and for the information
provided before, during, and after the visit. The Commission is most grateful to the
3,994 persons who provided testimony, filed complaints, and sent communications.
The Commission invites the State to remain receptive and responsive to the
recommendations made in this report, which are intended to protect and promote
human rights in the Dominican Republic. The Commission encourages the State to
keep an open mind and implement the recommendations made by the present
report, drafted in a constructive and cooperative spirit, for the purpose of ensuring
that the current legal framework and its implementation by Dominican authorities
will guarantee the effective exercise of human rights for all persons in the Dominican
Republic, pursuant to its international human rights obligations.
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