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Number of results found: 56

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Kuwait

157.16 Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and put in place a transparent process that addresses the concerns of the Bidoon people.

157.16 Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and put in place a transparent process that addresses the concerns of the Bidoon people.

Recommending State: Ireland

Recommendation Noted

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Kuwait

157.76 Strengthen women’s rights by amending the Nationality Law to ensure Kuwaiti women have equal rights with men to transmit citizenship and by beginning data collection on gender-based violence and ensuring access to justice for all victims, to include domestic workers.

157.76 Strengthen women’s rights by amending the Nationality Law to ensure Kuwaiti women have equal rights with men to transmit citizenship and by beginning data collection on gender-based violence and ensuring access to justice for all victims, to include domestic workers.

Recommending State: United States of America

Recommendation Noted

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Kuwait

157.231 Continue efforts towards equality between women and men and the fight against violence against women, by repealing article 182 of the Criminal Code and amending the Nationality Act in order to ensure gender equality in the transmission of nationality.

157.231 Continue efforts towards equality between women and men and the fight against violence against women, by repealing article 182 of the Criminal Code and amending the Nationality Act in order to ensure gender equality in the transmission of nationality.

Recommending State: France

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Kuwait

157.292 Provide legal documentation and basic services to all stateless persons, including the Bidoon community. 

157.292 Provide legal documentation and basic services to all stateless persons, including the Bidoon community. 

Recommending State: United States of America

Recommendation Accepted

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Kuwait

157.79 Amend the Nationality Act to enable Kuwaiti women to transfer nationality to their children and spouses on an equal basis with men. 

157.79 Amend the Nationality Act to enable Kuwaiti women to transfer nationality to their children and spouses on an equal basis with men. 

Recommending State: Iceland

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Kuwait

157.302 Provide full citizenship and rights for the Bidoon population.

157.302 Provide full citizenship and rights for the Bidoon population.

Recommending State: Norway

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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/44/17
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Kuwait

157.300 Address human rights issues deriving from statelessness.

157.300 Address human rights issues deriving from statelessness.

Recommending State: Japan

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Kuwait

157.213 Carry out the necessary legal reforms so that Kuwaiti women can transmit their nationality to their descendants on an equal footing with men.

157.213 Carry out the necessary legal reforms so that Kuwaiti women can transmit their nationality to their descendants on an equal footing with men.

Recommending State: Uruguay

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Kuwait

157.299 Enhance efforts to regularize the legal status of persons belonging to the Bidoon minority, ensuring that their human rights and fundamental freedoms are respected and preventing discrimination against them. 

157.299 Enhance efforts to regularize the legal status of persons belonging to the Bidoon minority, ensuring that their human rights and fundamental freedoms are respected and preventing discrimination against them. 

Recommending State: Italy

Recommendation Accepted

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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/44/17
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Kuwait

157.43 Consider ratifying the conventions relating to the status of refugees and stateless persons.

157.43 Consider ratifying the conventions relating to the status of refugees and stateless persons.

Recommending State: Cote d'Ivoire

Recommendation Noted

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