ISI Database on Statelessness and
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Connecting nationality, statelessness and human rights. Explore and compare information from the international human rights monitoring systems to promote a human rights-based approach to nationality and statelessness.

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Number of results found: 56

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

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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Protection/Enjoyment of rights International Instruments

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

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

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

Recommendation Noted

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Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

157.34. Make a credible commitment to improving the status of Bidouns by ratifying the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

157.34. Make a credible commitment to improving the status of Bidouns by ratifying the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Recommending State: Germany

Recommendation Noted

International Instruments

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

157.120. Implement the principle of non-discrimination guaranteed by the Constitution, and guarantee the rights of Bidouns to their nationality.

157.120. Implement the principle of non-discrimination guaranteed by the Constitution, and guarantee the rights of Bidouns to their nationality.

Recommending State: France

Recommendation Noted

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

157.247. Ensure the issuance of legal documents for stateless persons while working on a systemic resolution of statelessness in the country in accordance with international standards.

157.247. Ensure the issuance of legal documents for stateless persons while working on a systemic resolution of statelessness in the country in accordance with international standards.

Recommending State: Czechia

Recommendation Noted

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

157.115. Eliminate discrimination against women, including in the Nationality Act, so as to enable Kuwaiti women to pass on their nationality to their children.

157.115. Eliminate discrimination against women, including in the Nationality Act, so as to enable Kuwaiti women to pass on their nationality to their children.

Recommending State: Austria

Recommendation Noted

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

157.242. Provide full citizenship and rights for the Bidoun population.

157.242. Provide full citizenship and rights for the Bidoun population.

Recommending State: Norway

Recommendation Noted

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

157.250. Deepen the legal and administrative measures aiming at facilitating access to Kuwaiti nationality to stateless persons residing in Kuwait, as well as to children of foreign or stateless fathers born in the territory.

157.250. Deepen the legal and administrative measures aiming at facilitating access to Kuwaiti nationality to stateless persons residing in Kuwait, as well as to children of foreign or stateless fathers born in the territory.

Recommending State: Argentina

Recommendation Noted

Remedy/Reparation Born on territory Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

157.32. Ratify the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, with a view to finding a permanent solution to the legal status of Bidouns in Kuwait.

157.32. Ratify the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, with a view to finding a permanent solution to the legal status of Bidouns in Kuwait.

Recommending State: Australia

Recommendation Noted

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