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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Kuwait

157.77 Reform the Kuwaiti nationality law of 1959 to grant women the right to pass their nationality on to their children.

157.77 Reform the Kuwaiti nationality law of 1959 to grant women the right to pass their nationality on to their children.

Recommending State: Denmark

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Kuwait

157.297 Continue efforts to improve the conditions for obtaining nationality for the Bidoon.

157.297 Continue efforts to improve the conditions for obtaining nationality for the Bidoon.

Recommending State: France

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

Kuwait

157.293 Make every effort to solve cases of statelessness, recognizing when necessary the right to acquire Kuwaiti nationality, in particular for the Bidoon population. 

157.293 Make every effort to solve cases of statelessness, recognizing when necessary the right to acquire Kuwaiti nationality, in particular for the Bidoon population. 

Recommending State: Uruguay

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

Kuwait

157.79 Amend the Nationality Act to guarantee that women can transmit their nationality, on an equal basis with men, to their spouses and children.

157.79 Amend the Nationality Act to guarantee that women can transmit their nationality, on an equal basis with men, to their spouses and children.

Recommending State: Mexico

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Kuwait

157.295 Ensure equal access to education, health care and employment for the Bidoon population is enshrined in legislation.

157.295 Ensure equal access to education, health care and employment for the Bidoon population is enshrined in legislation.

Recommending State: Canada

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

Kuwait

157.301 Take actions to ensure that the rights of stateless individuals, including the Bidoon, and those of domestic migrant and foreign female workers are protected and stateless children have access to education and health care.

157.301 Take actions to ensure that the rights of stateless individuals, including the Bidoon, and those of domestic migrant and foreign female workers are protected and stateless children have access to education and health care.

Recommending State: Netherlands

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

Kuwait

157.213 Amend legislation so as to allow Kuwaiti women to pass on their nationality to their children.

157.213 Amend legislation so as to allow Kuwaiti women to pass on their nationality to their children.

Recommending State: Cyprus

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Kuwait

157.291 Provide access to adequate social services and education to stateless persons, the Bidoon, and process their nationality applications in accordance with international standards.

157.291 Provide access to adequate social services and education to stateless persons, the Bidoon, and process their nationality applications in accordance with international standards.

Recommending State: Belgium

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

Kuwait

157.78 Review the personal status laws and the Nationality Act to eliminate all discrimination against women, including granting Kuwaiti women equal rights with men in passing on their nationality to their children. 

157.78 Review the personal status laws and the Nationality Act to eliminate all discrimination against women, including granting Kuwaiti women equal rights with men in passing on their nationality to their children. 

Recommending State: Austria

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Kuwait

157.298 Accelerate the legislative process to resolve the Bidoon issue, by granting Kuwaiti citizenship to Bidoon people, ensuring non-discriminatory access to social services, and guaranteeing that they can exercise their rights to freedom of movement, peaceful assembly, opinion and...

157.298 Accelerate the legislative process to resolve the Bidoon issue, by granting Kuwaiti citizenship to Bidoon people, ensuring non-discriminatory access to social services, and guaranteeing that they can exercise their rights to freedom of movement, peaceful assembly, opinion and expression.

Recommending State: Germany

Recommendation Accepted

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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/44/17