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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Ukraine

8. (...) (b) Simplify procedures and remove existing obstacles to ensure that all Roma are provided with personal documents, including birth certificates, which are necessary for the enjoyment of their rights under the Covenant;

8. (...) (b) Simplify procedures and remove existing obstacles to ensure that all Roma are provided with personal documents, including birth certificates, which are necessary for the enjoyment of their rights under the Covenant;

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration
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Doc. E/C.12/UKR/CO/6
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Uzbekistan

9… The Committee requests the State party to: (...)  (d) Take practical steps, including through legislative measures as appropriate, to ensure that stateless persons and refugees enjoy economic, social and cultural rights, including access to legal employment, health care and education; ...

9… The Committee requests the State party to:

(...) 


(d) Take practical steps, including through legislative measures as appropriate, to ensure that stateless persons and refugees enjoy economic, social and cultural rights, including access to legal employment, health care and education;
(e) Accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951 and the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees of 1967, as well as to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954 and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. E/C.12/UZB/CO/2
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Uzbekistan

The Committee requests the State party to: (d) Take practical steps, including through legislative measures as appropriate, to ensure that stateless persons and refugees enjoy economic, social and cultural rights, including access to legal employment, health care and education; (e) Accede...

The Committee requests the State party to:

(d) Take practical steps, including through legislative measures as appropriate, to ensure that stateless persons and refugees enjoy economic, social and cultural rights, including access to legal employment, health care and education;

(e) Accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951 and the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees of 1967, as well as to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954 and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. E/C.12/UZB/CO/2

The Bahamas

13. (...) Moreover, the  Bahamas is not a party to  the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons or the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. That is worrisome, as migrant populations in the Bahamas include a complex mix of economic migrants, asylum seekers...

13. (...) Moreover, the  Bahamas is not a party to  the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons or the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. That is worrisome, as migrant populations in the Bahamas include a complex mix of economic migrants, asylum seekers and refugees, victims of trafficking and other individuals in need of international protection, such as undocumented and unaccompanied minors and people of undetermined nationality. Moreover, in many cases, children born of undocumented Haitian migrants in the Bahamas are reported to reach the age of majority without ever being registered or able to receive residency or citizenship in the Bahamas, despite the fact that the Constitution of the Bahamas provides that persons of foreign parents born in the Bahamas may apply for citizenship when they reach the age of 18. Those children are therefore de facto at risk of statelessness, which makes them even more vulnerable to exploitation.  

86. With respect to the international framework, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government:

(c)  Ratify, without delay, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness; 

88. With respect to identification, training and capacity-building, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government:

(a)  Specifically outline and harmonize identification protocols using the Government’s guidelines to combat trafficking in persons, developing a range of red flags and indicators to be used while screening vulnerable persons and undocumented migrants;

Born on territory Birth registration International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/26/37/Add.5

Mauritania

67.  It  is  paramount  that  the  Government  addresses  the  issues  which  the  census process has highlighted so that individuals, and consequently their children, are not unduly  deprived  of  their  right  to  identity  and  nationality. The  Government  should also take  measures to...

67.  It  is  paramount  that  the  Government  addresses  the  issues  which  the  census process has highlighted so that individuals, and consequently their children, are not unduly  deprived  of  their  right  to  identity  and  nationality. The  Government  should also take  measures to prevent children from becoming stateless: a situation which affects mostly children born of  non-registered marriages,  leading to de facto discrimination against the most isolated communities and the groups which have historically been discriminated against. In this regard, the Special Rapporteur urges the  Government  to  ratify  the  1954  Convention  relating  to  the  Status  of  Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

72. (...) In addition the new national strategy on social cohesion (SNCS) should include a transitional justice component to enable public discussion on the late 1980s events which led to the deportation of thousands of Mauritanian citizens and to the deprivation of their nationality and economic power. It is important that victims of these past violations be granted access to effective remedies with a view to building a strong basis for a new social cohesion.

Remedy/Reparation Loss/Deprivation International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/26/49/Add.1
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

Philippines

35. The Committee encourages the State party to take further steps to reach out to the destination countries in respect of the registration of children of migrant workers, both those in regular and those in irregular situations, and to update the relevant databases.

35. The Committee encourages the State party to take further steps to reach out to the destination countries in respect of the registration of children of migrant workers, both those in regular and those in irregular situations, and to update the relevant databases.

Birth registration
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Doc. CMW/C/PHL/CO/2
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

Uruguay

28. (...) The Committee encourages the State party to step up its efforts to make identity cards available to its nationals and supports its current efforts to have them processed in Argentina and the region.  

28. (...) The Committee encourages the State party to step up its efforts to make identity cards available to its nationals and supports its current efforts to have them processed in Argentina and the region.

 

Nationality/Identity documentation
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Doc. CMW/C/URY/CO/1
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Kyrgyzstan

26. (...) The State party should ensure that every child is registered immediately after birth, and take measures, including awareness-raising, to facilitate the registration process with regard to children of parents who may have particular difficulties providing the necessary...

26. (...) The State party should ensure that every child is registered immediately after birth, and take measures, including awareness-raising, to facilitate the registration process with regard to children of parents who may have particular difficulties providing the necessary identification documents.

Birth registration
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Doc. CCPR/C/KGZ/CO/2

Qatar

131. [...] Measures should be undertaken to prevent children born out of wedlock from becoming stateless. 

131. [...] Measures should be undertaken to prevent children born out of wedlock from becoming stateless. 

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Children - Other
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/26/35/Add.1
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Sierra Leone

10. (...) The Committee is also concerned at the discriminatory statutory provisions against women regarding the acquisition and transmission of nationality with respect to children who are born outside of the State party. (...) The State party should take immediate measures to ensure equal...

10. (...) The Committee is also concerned at the discriminatory statutory provisions against women regarding the acquisition and transmission of nationality with respect to children who are born outside of the State party.

(...) The State party should take immediate measures to ensure equal rights for women and men to acquire and transfer nationality.

Born abroad Gender
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Doc. CCPR/C/SLE/CO/1