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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Kuwait

8. (...) The Committee requests the State party to provide it with such disaggregated data, including statistics on migrants and stateless persons, in its next report. 28. In the light of its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee...

8. (...) The Committee requests the State party to provide it with such disaggregated data, including statistics on migrants and stateless persons, in its next report.

28. In the light of its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Find a durable solution to the problems faced by Bidoon, including by considering naturalizing those who have lived in Kuwait for long periods and have a genuine and effective link to the State;

(b) Put into place immediate administrative procedures to allow all Bidoon to obtain official documents, including birth registration documents;

(c) Consider providing residence permits and temporary legal status to all non-citizens as appropriate;

(d) Guarantee access for all to adequate social services and education on an equal footing with nationals of Kuwait, and provide in its next periodic report information on access to primary, secondary and tertiary education;

(e) Ensure that applications for Kuwaiti nationality are assessed through written, reasoned decisions that may be appealed;

(f) Accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

30. The Committee recommends that the State party promptly investigate allegations of excessive use of force, arbitrary detention, deterrence of lawful protests, ill-treatment and torture of human rights defenders, including stateless individuals, and provide statistics in its next report concerning any investigations, prosecutions, convictions and sanctions applied.

32. The Committee reiterates its recommendation (see CERD/C/KWT/15-20, para. 18) that the State party modify the Nationality Act to allow Kuwaiti women married to foreigners to pass on their nationality to their children and spouses on an equal footing with Kuwaiti men.
 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Detention Lack of documents/Access to documentation Remedy/Reparation Access to nationality/Naturalization Birth registration Gender International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/KWT/CO/21-24
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Tajikistan

18. The Committee encourages the State party to continue its measures to ensure the identification, registration and regularization of stateless persons, while ensuring the inclusion of disadvantaged groups such as Roma/Jughi (art. 5). The Committee also recommends that the State party adopt...

18. The Committee encourages the State party to continue its measures to ensure the identification, registration and regularization of stateless persons, while ensuring the inclusion of disadvantaged groups such as Roma/Jughi (art. 5). The Committee also recommends that the State party adopt the Amnesty Law and accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

21. The Committee reiterates its concern regarding the amendment of the Family Code in 2011 restricting the right of foreigners and stateless persons, including migrants, to marry Tajik women, which has a discriminatory effect, in violation of the Convention. (...)

22. Taking into account its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee reiterates its recommendation (CERD/C/TJK/CO/6-8, para. 16) that the State party review its legislation to bring it into full compliance with its international obligations and the Convention; in particular, the State party should ensure that non-citizens are afforded effective enjoyment of the rights mentioned in article 5 of the Convention without discrimination. The Committee recalls that States parties have the duty to ensure that legislative guarantees against racial discrimination apply to non-citizens regardless of their immigration status and that the implementation of legislation does not have a discriminatory effect on non-citizens.
 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Identification and determination procedures Remedy/Reparation Race/Ethnicity International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/TJK/CO/9-11
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Ecuador

33. The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CERD/C/ECU/CO/20-22) and, taking into account its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, recommends that the State party take the necessary action to ensure the protection of non-nationals, most...

33. The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CERD/C/ECU/CO/20-22) and, taking into account its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, recommends that the State party take the necessary action to ensure the protection of non-nationals, most of whom are of Colombian origin. In particular, the Committee requests the State party to:
(...)

(c) Remove the administrative barriers to access to health care, education, employment, the family support programme and the Human Development Bond cash transfer, and expedite the registration of refugees and the issuance of identity documents that are required to access public and social services;

(g) Adopt a regulatory framework on a statelessness determination procedure under the Organic Act on Human Mobility.
 

Identification and determination procedures Nationality/Identity documentation
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/ECU/CO/23-24
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

United Arab Emirates

28. Recalling its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee recommends that the State party take measures to consider applications for citizenship from Bidoon residing in the State party. The Committee also recommends that the State party...

28. Recalling its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee recommends that the State party take measures to consider applications for citizenship from Bidoon residing in the State party. The Committee also recommends that the State party provide Bidoon with the documentation necessary to access health care, education, employment and State-provided services, without discrimination. The Committee recommends that the State party accede to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.

30. Recalling its general recommendation No. 30, especially paragraph 16 on reduction of statelessness, particularly among children, the Committee recommends that the State party revise the directive of 2 December 2011 to allow women to transmit their citizenship to their children from birth, without discrimination.
 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Lack of documents/Access to documentation Access to nationality/Naturalization Gender Race/Ethnicity International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/ARE/CO/18-21
Committee against Torture (CAT)

Antigua and Barbuda

28. The State party should: (...) (f) Consider acceding to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961, as recommended by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (see CRC/C/ATG/CO/2-4, para. 56).

28. The State party should:

(...)

(f) Consider acceding to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961, as recommended by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (see CRC/C/ATG/CO/2-4, para. 56).

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CAT/C/ATG/CO/1
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Pakistan

44. The State party should intensify its efforts to ensure that all children are registered at birth; identify children whose birth has not been registered and children without identity documents and register them; and raise awareness about the importance of birth registration. (...)

44. The State party should intensify its efforts to ensure that all children are registered at birth; identify children whose birth has not been registered and children without identity documents and register them; and raise awareness about the importance of birth registration. (...)

Birth registration
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Doc. CCPR/C/PAK/CO/1
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Eswatini

25. The State party should, as a matter of urgency:        (a)           Review its Constitution and domestic laws, including customary laws, on the status of women and repeal or amend all provisions that are inconsistent with the Covenant, including those relating to marriage, inheritance...

25. The State party should, as a matter of urgency:

       (a)           Review its Constitution and domestic laws, including customary laws, on the status of women and repeal or amend all provisions that are inconsistent with the Covenant, including those relating to marriage, inheritance, property rights and transfer of citizenship;

      (...)

49. The State party should expedite its efforts to register all births on its territory and continue to mount public and family awareness-raising campaigns concerning birth registration, particularly in rural areas.

Birth registration Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CCPR/C/SWZ/CO/1
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Madagascar

19. (...) However, it remains concerned that women are still not able to transmit their nationality to a foreign or stateless spouse or to their adoptive children. (...) 20. The State party should: (a) continue to implement measures to expedite the revision of all relevant legislation so as...

19. (...) However, it remains concerned that women are still not able to transmit their nationality to a foreign or stateless spouse or to their adoptive children. (...)

20. The State party should: (a) continue to implement measures to expedite the revision of all relevant legislation so as to ensure strict equality between men and women, including in the areas of nationality, access to property and inheritance; (...).

47. Despite the significant efforts made by the State party, the Committee remains concerned at reports that a considerable number of children are still not registered, especially in some rural areas. It is also concerned that, owing to the restrictive effect of the rules on nationality, persons and children born in Madagascar remain stateless (arts. 7, 13, 16 and 24).

48. The State party should: (a) continue to take steps to expedite the registration of children who remain unregistered; (b) continue to run campaigns to raise awareness of birth registration among the general public and families; and (c) ensure that its laws and regulations on nationality address all problems of statelessness.

43. While noting that there have been very few refugees and asylum seekers in Madagascar, the Committee finds it nonetheless regrettable that the State party has yet to adopt a coherent legal framework on the determination of refugee status or to take any steps to establish an office for refugees and stateless persons (art. 13).

44. The State party should: (a) amend Decree No. 94-652 of 11 October 1994 on the application of the Immigration Organization and Control Act No. 62-006 of 6 June 1962 with a view to ensuring that asylum seekers have access to a fair and satisfactory procedure for the determination of their status as refugees; (...)

Birth registration Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CCPR/C/MDG/CO/4
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Italy

34. The Committee recommends that the State party expedite the adoption of bill No. 2148 and that it: (a) Remove procedural obstacles and difficulties and improve procedures in relation to the identification and protection of stateless persons, especially women and girls; (b) Facilitate...

34. The Committee recommends that the State party expedite the adoption of bill No. 2148 and that it:
(a) Remove procedural obstacles and difficulties and improve procedures in relation to the identification and protection of stateless persons, especially women and girls;
(b) Facilitate access to nationality for stateless persons, with a particular focus on women and children;
(c) Enable children of non formally recognized stateless persons, including single mothers, to obtain Italian nationality;
(d) Ensure the retroactive application of the law on nationality so that children whose parents have been formally recognized as stateless after their birth can obtain Italian nationality;
e) Ensure compliance with international standards on procedural safeguards in statelessness determination procedures and apply them in a gender sensitive manner.

Identification and determination procedures Remedy/Reparation Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/ITA/CO/7
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Romania

37. The Committee recommends that the State party: (d) Develop measures to identify unregistered children and ensure that all children born in the territory of the State party, in particular Roma children, are registered at birth to ensure their access to education, social services, health...

37. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(d) Develop measures to identify unregistered children and ensure that all children born in the territory of the State party, in particular Roma children, are registered at birth to ensure their access to education, social services, health care and citizenship, and allocate adequate funding for the implementation of the strategy for the inclusion of Romanian citizens belonging to the Roma minority, covering the period 2012 2020, and expedite the adoption of action plans with clear time bound targets;

Born on territory Birth registration Race/Ethnicity
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Doc. CEDAW/C/ROU/CO/7-8