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Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Viet Nam

38. The Committee, recalling its previous recommendation (CRC/C/15/Add.200, para. 32), recommends that the State party continue and strengthen its efforts to secure the registration at birth of all children, giving particular attention to children living in rural and mountainous areas, and...

38. The Committee, recalling its previous recommendation (CRC/C/15/Add.200, para. 32), recommends that the State party continue and strengthen its efforts to secure the registration at birth of all children, giving particular attention to children living in rural and mountainous areas, and undertake awareness-raising campaigns on the right of all children to be registered at birth, regardless of social and ethnic background and the resident status of parents.

80. The Committee recommends that the State party ratify (...) the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

Birth registration International Instruments
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Greece

33. In the light of articles 7 and 8, the Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CRC/C/15/Add.170, para. 41), and calls upon the State party to strengthen all necessary measures to ensure that: (a) All children are duly registered at birth, including through improvement of the...

33. In the light of articles 7 and 8, the Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CRC/C/15/Add.170, para. 41), and calls upon the State party to strengthen all necessary measures to ensure that:
(a) All children are duly registered at birth, including through improvement of the provision of information on, and easier access to, birth registration facilities; and
(b) All children, especially those from disadvantaged groups, are able to be registered under, and make use of, their full original name as chosen by their parents or other legal guardian.

73. The Committee recommends that the State party ratify the core United Nations human rights treaties and the Optional Protocols thereto to which it is not yet a party, namely, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure, the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and International Labour Organization Convention No. 189 (2011) concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers.

 

Birth registration International Instruments
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

The Bahamas

30. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Raise awareness among the population on the equal rights of women and men with regard to transmission of nationality; (b) Amend its Constitution and relevant domestic laws to grant Bahamian women equal rights with men regarding the...

30. The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Raise awareness among the population on the equal rights of women and men with regard to transmission of nationality;
(b) Amend its Constitution and relevant domestic laws to grant Bahamian women equal rights with men regarding the transmission of their nationality to their children or to their spouses of foreign nationality;
(c) Withdraw its reservation to article 9 (2) of the Convention;
 

Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action Awareness raising/Capacity building/Training
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Türkiye

37. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to ensure complete and immediate birth registration, in particular by improving birth registration systems and providing information and raising awareness in rural areas of the Eastern regions and among mothers who do...

37. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to ensure complete and immediate birth registration, in particular by improving birth registration systems and providing information and raising awareness in rural areas of the Eastern regions and among mothers who do not have formal education.

Birth registration
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Algeria

38. The Committee urges the State party to ensure that all children within the territory of the State party living in Algeria, including children born out of wedlock, refugee and stateless children are registered at birth. The State party should also urgently issue clear instructions to all...

38. The Committee urges the State party to ensure that all children within the territory of the State party living in Algeria, including children born out of wedlock, refugee and stateless children are registered at birth. The State party should also urgently issue clear instructions to all schools throughout the territory that all children, irrespective of their registration status should be enrolled into public schools and that no child should be deprived access to education.

40. The Committee recalls the responsibilities of the State party, in accordance with articles 2 and 7 of the Convention, to ensure that all children within the State party’s jurisdiction have the right to be registered and acquire a nationality, irrespective of the child’s or his or her parents’ or legal guardians’ sex, race, religion or ethnicity, social origin or status. The Committee therefore urges the State party:

(a) To ensure that children born to an Algerian mother married to a foreign national can automatically acquire their mother’s nationality as prescribed in the Nationality Code;

(...)

(d) To ratify the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961.

 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Birth registration Gender International Instruments
Committee against Torture (CAT)

Czechia

19. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party introduce the definition of statelessness in its legislation, establish procedures and mechanisms for the determination of the status of statelessness and create a central database on stateless persons in its territory. In order to...

19. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party introduce the definition of statelessness in its legislation, establish procedures and mechanisms for the determination of the status of statelessness and create a central database on stateless persons in its territory. In order to avoid discrimination among different categories of stateless persons, the State party should review the provisions in the draft Citizenship Act relating to acquisition of nationality by children who would otherwise be stateless or who are born out of wedlock to foreign stateless mothers. In addition, the Committee recommends that stateless persons be provided with identification documents.

Lack of documents/Access to documentation Identification and determination procedures Gender Discrimination - Other Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Poland

90.98. Continue its efforts to assure birth registration of all children including the children of undocumented migrants. 

90.98. Continue its efforts to assure birth registration of all children including the children of undocumented migrants. 

Recommending State: Holy See

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Poland

90.120. Pay more attention to solve the problem of birth registration of illegal migrants. 

90.120. Pay more attention to solve the problem of birth registration of illegal migrants. 

Recommending State: Iraq

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

India

138.132. Ensure timely registration of all births. 

138.132. Ensure timely registration of all births. 

Recommending State: Holy See

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

India

138.25. Consider the recommendation made by UNHCR to ratifying the Conventions relating to refugees and stateless persons. 

138.25. Consider the recommendation made by UNHCR to ratifying the Conventions relating to refugees and stateless persons. 

Recommending State: Ghana

Recommendation Accepted

International Instruments