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Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Netherlands

18.     The Committee is concerned that conditions under which stateless children may apply for Dutch nationality under the present Nationality Act, which among others requires three years of legal residency, are very strict. Recalling its previous recommendations, the Committee recommends...

18.     The Committee is concerned that conditions under which stateless children may apply for Dutch nationality under the present Nationality Act, which among others requires three years of legal residency, are very strict. Recalling its previous recommendations, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a)        Ensure that all children born in Aruba and Curaçao, including those with an irregular residence status, have access to birth registration and/or identity cards, and strengthen legal pathways to acquire a nationality;

(b)        Guarantee all stateless children born or present within the territory of the State party the right to acquire nationality irrespective of residency status;

(c)        Implement measures for ensuring that children with an “unknown” nationality, a status that leaves them unable to be registered as stateless and obtain international protection, do not remain in such a status for a prolonged period of time;

(d)        Ensure the access to education, health, and social services for stateless children and children with an “unknown” nationality;

(e)        Ensure that no child, including those between 16 and 17 years of age, is deprived of his or her nationality for actions that are considered to constitute a threat to national security, and also consider children’s best interests when such withdrawals of nationality are imposed on parents.

37. (...) (c) Ensure that the rights of asylum-seeking and refugee children in all constituent countries are guaranteed under legislation, including by: (i) ensuring that such children are registered and issued with legal identification documents;

ISI Submission Link
Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation Stateless Persons - Other Loss/Deprivation (Forced) migration context Access to nationality/Naturalization Nationality/Identity documentation Born on territory Birth registration Children - Other
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/NLD/CO/5-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Poland

22. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Strengthen the prevention of statelessness among children, including by extending protection to children born to undocumented stateless parents; (b) Consider ratifying...

22. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Strengthen the prevention of statelessness among children, including by extending protection to children born to undocumented stateless parents;

(b) Consider ratifying the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, the European Convention on Nationality and the Council of Europe Convention on the Avoidance of Statelessness in relation to State Succession.

41. Recalling joint general comments No. 3 and No. 4 of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families/No. 22 and No. 23 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the human rights of children in the context of international migration, the Committee reiterates its previous recommendations12 and urges the State party to:

(...) 

(i) Consider acceding to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/POL/CO/5-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Czechia

21. The Committee recommends that the State party facilitate the acquisition of citizenship for children who would otherwise be Stateless, regardless of their parents’ citizenship, residence or marital status, and encourage parents of Stateless children to apply for citizenship on their...

21. The Committee recommends that the State party facilitate the acquisition of citizenship for children who would otherwise be Stateless, regardless of their parents’ citizenship, residence or marital status, and encourage parents of Stateless children to apply for citizenship on their behalf. The Committee also recommends that the State party consider withdrawing its declarations in relation to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.

Born on territory International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/CZE/CO/5-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Switzerland

21. Recalling its previous recommendations, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Ensure that all children born in the State party, irrespective of their parents’ legal status, have access to birth registration and are entitled to a nationality at birth, or subject to a...

21. Recalling its previous recommendations, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Ensure that all children born in the State party, irrespective of their parents’ legal status, have access to birth registration and are entitled to a nationality at birth, or subject to a significantly reduced residence requirement if otherwise stateless, and that parents without regular residence status who register their children are not reported to migration authorities;

(b) Consider acceding to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, the European Convention on Nationality and the Council of Europe Convention on the Avoidance of Statelessness in relation to State Succession.

Born on territory Birth registration International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/CHE/CO/5-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Eswatini

33. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee reiterates its previous concluding recommendations and urges the State party to: (a) Harmonize civil registration laws with the Children’s Protection and Welfare Act; (b) Address administrative barriers to...

33. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee reiterates its previous concluding recommendations and urges the State party to:

(a) Harmonize civil registration laws with the Children’s Protection and Welfare Act;

(b) Address administrative barriers to birth registration, including by continuing its efforts to ensure a free, timely and simplified process and to establish a countrywide system of birth registration in health facilities and a system of e-registration;

(c) Increase public awareness about the importance and process of birth registration in communities, as well as incentives, including with the support of traditional authorities and religious leaders.

35. Recalling its previous concluding observations and taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recommends that the State party urgently finalize the reform of the legislation on nationality, including the adoption of the citizenship bill, and implement the national action plan on eradicating statelessness, to ensure that a child can derive nationality also from the mother and that children born in the State party are not at risk of being stateless.

ISI Submission Link
Born on territory Birth registration Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/SWZ/CO/2-4
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Tunisia

18. The Committee welcomes the repeal in 2020 of Circular No. 85 of 1965, which had prohibited the civil registration of newborns with an Amazigh or other non-Arabic name, but it is concerned about the administrative and judicial barriers faced by parents who do not register their children...

18. The Committee welcomes the repeal in 2020 of Circular No. 85 of 1965, which had prohibited the civil registration of newborns with an Amazigh or other non-Arabic name, but it is concerned about the administrative and judicial barriers faced by parents who do not register their children within 10 days of birth. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Remove all administrative and financial barriers faced by children in gaining access to birth registration and receiving birth certificates, including by allowing for late registration without a judicial appeal;

(b) Ensure that all children, including migrant children, children with non-Arabic names and children who were born prior to the repeal of Circular No. 85 of 1965, have access to birth registration and identity documents, regardless of their parents’ residency status.

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/TUN/CO/4-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Micronesia

32. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to register all children, including children born in the outer islands, by, among other measures, introducing mobile registration units in the outer...

32. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to register all children, including children born in the outer islands, by, among other measures, introducing mobile registration units in the outer islands, raising awareness among the general public of the importance of birth registration and improving the completeness and accuracy of information collected at birth. 

Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/FSM/CO/2
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Tuvalu

23. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to ensure that all children in its territory, including the children of unmarried parents and children in the outer islands, have access to birth...

23. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to ensure that all children in its territory, including the children of unmarried parents and children in the outer islands, have access to birth registration, including through setting up mobile registration units, abolishing all birth registration fees and raising awareness among the general public of the importance of birth registration. 

Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/TUV/CO/2-5
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Austria

21. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Expand the scope of the Austrian Citizenship Act in order to automatically grant nationality at birth to children born on Austrian territory who would otherwise be stateless or, as a minimum, bring article 14 (1) (5) of the Act in line...

21. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Expand the scope of the Austrian Citizenship Act in order to automatically grant nationality at birth to children born on Austrian territory who would otherwise be stateless or, as a minimum, bring article 14 (1) (5) of the Act in line with the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness to extend the period during which stateless persons may apply for nationality from two years to three years;

(b) Given the information provided by the delegation regarding a simplified procedure for the acquisition of Austrian nationality by children born out of wedlock to Austrian fathers, amend article 7 of the Austrian Citizenship Act to ensure that such children acquire Austrian nationality retroactively upon establishment of fatherhood. 

Access to nationality/Naturalization Born on territory International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/AUT/CO/5-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Palestine*

28. The Committee is concerned that: (a) The registration of children, particularly children of parents living outside of the State party, is often delayed and that fees apply if the registration is not made within 11 days of the birth; 29. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable...

28. The Committee is concerned that:

(a) The registration of children, particularly children of parents living outside of the State party, is often delayed and that fees apply if the registration is not made within 11 days of the birth;

29. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee urges the State party to:

(a) Consider waving fees for late birth registration, in particular for families living outside of the State party, and continue its measures to promote birth registration;

 

Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/PSE/CO/1