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Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Costa Rica

22. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, including birth registration, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Implement a strategy to ensure that all indigenous, Afrodescendent and migrant children, as well as...

22. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, including birth registration, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Implement a strategy to ensure that all indigenous, Afrodescendent and migrant children, as well as children with disabilities, are registered at birth and provided with personal identification documents;

(b) Develop such strategy in consultation with indigenous peoples and Afrodescendent groups in coastal and rural areas, seeking partnerships to ensure universal birth registration. 

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/CRI/CO/5-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Hungary

19. With reference to target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee urges the State party: (a) To amend the Citizenship Act to prevent statelessness of children of foreign parents unable to confer their nationality on children born abroad, and of children of recognized...

19. With reference to target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee urges the State party:

(a) To amend the Citizenship Act to prevent statelessness of children of foreign parents unable to confer their nationality on children born abroad, and of children of recognized stateless persons who have no established residence in the country;

(b) To ensure that those children are able to obtain Hungarian nationality according to a clear process and rules applied uniformly throughout the country. 

26. Recalling its previous recommendations (CRC/C/HUN/CO/3-5, para. 37), the Committee urges the State party:

(...)

(c) To increase access to counselling and social support for pregnant women in crisis situations, and to introduce confidential birth registration to prevent the abandonment of children and ensure their safe delivery into the child protection system, while phasing out the so-called “baby box” (incubator) programme.

ISI Submission Link
Access to nationality/Naturalization Born abroad Birth registration Discrimination - Other Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/HUN/CO/6*
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Belarus

18. While welcoming the 2015 amendments to the law on citizenship that provide for a citizenship entitlement for children born in Belarus to stateless parents temporarily residing there, the Committee, recalling target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, recommends that the State...

18. While welcoming the 2015 amendments to the law on citizenship that provide for a citizenship entitlement for children born in Belarus to stateless parents temporarily residing there, the Committee, recalling target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, recommends that the State party:

(a) Intensify the collection of data on stateless children, disaggregated by age, sex, country of origin or former habitual residence and residence in Belarus;

(b) Further strengthen the prevention of statelessness among children, including by extending protection to children born to undocumented stateless parents;

(c) Ensure that all stateless children have access to education and health care;

(d) 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. 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Born on territory International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/BLR/CO/5-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Rwanda

18. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee notes with appreciation the introduction of e-registration in health facilities and recommends that the State party: (a) Continue its efforts to promote the timely registration of births, including by...

18. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee notes with appreciation the introduction of e-registration in health facilities and recommends that the State party:

(a) Continue its efforts to promote the timely registration of births, including by implementing e-registration in all health facilities and mobile registration campaigns throughout the country and raising awareness among the general public of the new e-registration system and of the importance of birth registration;

(b) Ensure effective coordination between health facilities, civil registrars and notary officers, the digitalization without fees of the registrations of children who were born prior to the availability of e-registration and that all registered children receive birth certificates. 

Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/RWA/CO/5-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

22. In the light of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals and with reference to its previous recommendations (para. 36), the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Ensure the issuance of birth certificates for all children born in its territory, immediately after the...

22. In the light of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals and with reference to its previous recommendations (para. 36), the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Ensure the issuance of birth certificates for all children born in its territory, immediately after the birth, regardless of the immigration status of the child or the parents, including those who have expressed an intention to apply for asylum and those who are undocumented, and that birth registration be free of charge for all children;

(b) Provide special support to illiterate or undocumented persons in order to facilitate birth registration of their children;

(c) Consider ratifying the 2009 Council of Europe Convention on the avoidance of statelessness in relation to State succession. 

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

Mozambique

21. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee urges the State party: (a) To continue efforts to promote the timely registration of births, including through the introduction of registration facilities in all health-care centres, of mobile registration...

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

(a) To continue efforts to promote the timely registration of births, including through the introduction of registration facilities in all health-care centres, of mobile registration units in rural and remote areas and of administrative measures to ensure retroactive birth registration and the issuance of documents for children who are not registered;

(b) To abolish all birth registration fees and ensure that all children, including children of unmarried parents, are properly registered at birth, including by raising awareness among the population to eliminate the stigmatization faced by children of unmarried parents and their mothers;

(c) To intensify its efforts to raise awareness among the general public, and among mothers and pregnant women in particular, of the importance of birth registration, including through community health programmes and campaigns in health-care centres;

(d) To take measures to determine the number of stateless children in the State party and, for example, the kinds of children who are stateless, why they are stateless and what legislation and policies prevent them from acquiring a nationality. 

Stateless Persons - Other Birth registration Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/MOZ/CO/3-4
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Australia

23. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee urges the State party: (a) To ensure that all children, in particular Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, children living in remote areas and children in child protection services, are registered...

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

(a) To ensure that all children, in particular Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, children living in remote areas and children in child protection services, are registered at birth and receive free birth certificates;

(b) To revoke the December 2015 amendments to the Citizenship Act that allow for children under 18 years of age to lose their Australian citizenship if they engage in or are convicted of certain foreign fighting or terrorism-related conduct;

(c) To ensure that children born through international surrogacy arrangements can obtain Australian nationality through a clear process and rules applied uniformly throughout the country. 

Loss/Deprivation Adoption/Surrogacy Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/AUS/CO/5-6*
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Republic of Korea

43. The Committee welcomes the adoption of the Refugee Act in 2012. With reference to joint general comments No. 3 and No. 4 (2017) 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...

43. The Committee welcomes the adoption of the Refugee Act in 2012. With reference to joint general comments No. 3 and No. 4 (2017) 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 urges the State party:

(b) To develop status determination procedures for refugee and stateless children, regulate the status of long-term resident migrant children and strengthen training on the rights of asylum-seeking, refugee and migrant children, including undocumented children;

(c) To remove all barriers, both legislative and practical, to ensure that all asylum-seeking, refugee and migrant children, including unaccompanied children and those with disabilities, have access to birth registration, childcare, education and related services, mental and physical health-care services, health insurance, financial and housing support, leisure, protection and support services in case of abuse on an equal basis with children who are nationals of the Republic of Korea; 

17. Taking note of target 10.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals on ensuring equal opportunity and reducing inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard, the Committee urges the State party to expeditiously adopt anti-discrimination legislation and ensure that such legislation prohibits discrimination based on origin, sexual orientation and gender identity. It also recommends that the State party:

(b) Ensure that all children within its territory are equally able to be registered at birth and have access to childcare facilities, education, health care, welfare, leisure and State support; 

22. The Committee welcomes the establishment of the online birth registration and notification systems. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, including birth registration, the Committee urges the State party:

(a) To ensure that birth registration, including online, is universal and available to all children regardless of their parents’ legal status or origins;

(b) To simplify the procedures for single fathers to register their children, in order to ensure that all children are registered at birth;

(c) To take all measures necessary to identify unregistered births, including by establishing monitoring mechanisms;

(d) To conduct awareness-raising campaigns on the importance of birth registration. 

Identification and determination procedures Birth registration
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/KOR/CO/5-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Portugal

21. While welcoming the adoption of Law No. 2/2018, which establishes that children born on Portuguese territory are considered Portuguese by origin, and Law No. 26/2018, which provides that children of foreign nationality that are hosted in public institutions shall be granted resident...

21. While welcoming the adoption of Law No. 2/2018, which establishes that children born on Portuguese territory are considered Portuguese by origin, and Law No. 26/2018, which provides that children of foreign nationality that are hosted in public institutions shall be granted resident status, the Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures to ensure implementation of these legal provisions. 

Born on territory Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CRC/C/PRT/CO/5-6*
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Cote d'Ivoire

27. The Committee urges the State party to: (a) Use the qualitative and quantitative analysis on statelessness in the State party undertaken by the Census Bureau and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2018 to review policies and strategies with...

27. The Committee urges the State party to:

(a) Use the qualitative and quantitative analysis on statelessness in the State party undertaken by the Census Bureau and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2018 to review policies and strategies with relevance for the rights of stateless children and establish a data collection system on stateless children, disaggregated by, inter alia, sex, age, national and ethnic origin, and minority and socioeconomic status;

(b) Amend Act No. 61-415 to automatically grant nationality at birth also to children who cannot acquire the nationality of their parents or who are abandoned on the State party’s territory;

(c) Expeditiously amend Act No. 61-415 to remove any limitations to the right of women to pass on their nationality to their children. 

25. The Committee urges the State party to:
(a) Strengthen measures to promote mandatory, universal and timely birth registration, and eliminate any fees and costs associated with registration;

(b) Expeditiously implement Act No. 2018-862 of 19 November 2018 on civil status and Act No. 2018-863 of 19 November 2018 on birth registration, with the aim of decentralizing birth registration as far as possible, to benefit rural and marginalized populations and to facilitate registration of those children who do not yet possess a birth certificate;

(c) Ensure that such measures are applicable to children whose parents fled the State party in the context of its military and political crises, including the post- election crisis of 2010/11, and who were born outside of the State party and are thus not yet registered. 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Foundlings/Unaccompanied children Birth registration Gender Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/CIV/CO/2