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Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

Ecuador

36. The Committee recommends that the State party should guard against the use of procedures that, in contravention of article 8 of the Constitution, violate the human rights of children of Ecuadorians residing abroad, and that it should ensure that such children are registered in the birth...

36. The Committee recommends that the State party should guard against the use of procedures that, in contravention of article 8 of the Constitution, violate the human rights of children of Ecuadorians residing abroad, and that it should ensure that such children are registered in the birth register. It also recommends that appropriate ongoing training should be given to the migration service officials of the National Police in order to implement the rights of migrant workers and members of their families with respect to issues of international migration.

Birth registration
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Doc. CMW/C/ECU/CO/2
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Sri Lanka

13.  (...) It also expresses concern that Citizenship Act No.18 of 1948 which deprived Tamils of Indian origin of citizenship has still not been abrogated and that thousands of Tamils of Indian origin are still awaiting to be granted citizenship on the basis of the 2003 Grant of Citizenship...

13.  (...) It also expresses concern that Citizenship Act No.18 of 1948 which deprived Tamils of Indian origin of citizenship has still not been abrogated and that thousands of Tamils of Indian origin are still awaiting to be granted citizenship on the basis of the 2003 Grant of Citizenship to Persons of Indian Origin Act, and as stateless persons do not enjoy their economic, social and cultural rights. (art.2, para.2)

The Committee calls upon the State party to provide the necessary resources for the implementation of the National Plan of Action for the Social Development of the Plantation Community adopted in 2006 and to provide comprehensive information in its next periodic report on the concrete measures taken to ensure that plantation workers and their families as well as Tamils of Indian origin are no longer subject to discrimination and live in decent conditions. The Committee calls upon the State party to repeal Citizenship Act No.18 of 1948 and to speed up the process of issuing identity documents for Tamils of Indian origin in accordance with the 2003 Grant of Citizenship to Persons of Indian Origin Act.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Nationality/Identity documentation Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. E/C.12/LKA/CO/2-4
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Dominican Republic

11. The Committee reiterates its concern that racial prejudice and discrimination against Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent in the State party persists. It regrets that five years after the judgment by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the Yean and Bosico case, children of...

11. The Committee reiterates its concern that racial prejudice and discrimination against Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent in the State party persists. It regrets that five years after the judgment by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the Yean and Bosico case, children of Haitian descent born in the State party continue to suffer discrimination, in particular through the revocation of identity documents as a result of the application of Law No. 285-04 on Migration of 2004, Resolution No. 017 by the Dominican Electoral Board in 2007, and article 18.3 of the Constitution of 2010. The Committee notes that the non-renewal of residency documents has increased the exposure of Haitian children and Dominican children of Haitian descent, especially, to discriminatory practices. The Committee is also concerned that the aforementioned Law No. 285-04 on Migration expanded groups of children denied their right to Dominican nationally making them effectively stateless and that this law is applicable retroactively. The Committee is in particular concerned that the approach taken by Law No. 285-04 on Migration of 2004 has been integrated into the 2010 Constitution of the State party (art. 2, para. 2). 

The Committee recommends that the State party adopt the necessary measures to prevent, diminish and eliminate the conditions and attitudes which cause or perpetuate formal or de facto discrimination against Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. It also urges the State party to ensure birth registration with regard to these groups and guarantee their economic, social and cultural rights. It urges the State party to reconsider the regulations relating to the citizenship of children of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent, in particular, by ensuring a non-discriminatory access to the Dominican nationality, irrespective of date of birth.

24. (...) The Committee urges the State party to accelerate the process of birth registration for those persons still lacking identity documents and requests that information in this regard be included in the next periodic report.

25. (...) It recommends that the State party consider accession to international instruments to address the situation of stateless persons, namely the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and that it continue its cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in this regard.

 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Birth registration Race/Ethnicity International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. E/C.12/DOM/CO/3
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Jordan

7. (...) The State party should bring its legislation, including the Personal Status Act, into conformity with the Covenant and ensure that women are not subjected to de jure or de facto discrimination, inter alia in matters of marriage, divorce, custody of children, inheritance or the...

7. (...) The State party should bring its legislation, including the Personal Status Act, into conformity with the Covenant and ensure that women are not subjected to de jure or de facto discrimination, inter alia in matters of marriage, divorce, custody of children, inheritance or the transmittal of nationality to children. (...)

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

Malta

39. (...)The Committee requests the State party to consider acceding to the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.  

39. (...)The Committee requests the State party to consider acceding to the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

 

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/MLT/CO/4
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Burkina Faso

47. (...) the Committee is concerned that asylum-seeking and refugee women and girls remain in a vulnerable and marginalized situation, in particular with regard to conferring nationality and statelessness at birth. (...) 48. The Committee urges the State party to ensure protection for...

47. (...) the Committee is concerned that asylum-seeking and refugee women and girls remain in a vulnerable and marginalized situation, in particular with regard to conferring nationality and statelessness at birth. (...)

48. The Committee urges the State party to ensure protection for asylum-seeking and refugee women and their children in line with international standards. It recommends that the State party consider accession to international instruments to address the situation of stateless persons, namely the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/BFA/CO/6
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Tunisia

59. The Committee requests the State party to expedite the adoption of the draft bill amending article 6 of the Nationality Code and to continue harmonizing its Nationality Code with article 9 of the Convention. It also recommends that the State party withdraw its reservation concerning...

59. The Committee requests the State party to expedite the adoption of the draft bill amending article 6 of the Nationality Code and to continue harmonizing its Nationality Code with article 9 of the Convention. It also recommends that the State party withdraw its reservation concerning article 9, paragraph 2.

International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CEDAW/C/TUN/CO/6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Guatemala

52. The Committee recommends that the State party increase its efforts to ensure access of all children to free birth registration, and that it take steps to identify all children who have not been registered or obtained an identity document. The Committee also encourages the State party to...

52. The Committee recommends that the State party increase its efforts to ensure access of all children to free birth registration, and that it take steps to identify all children who have not been registered or obtained an identity document. The Committee also encourages the State party to adopt flexible measures of birth registration, including mobile units to reach all children. The Committee further recommends that the State party implement a specific birth registration strategy for indigenous peoples based on respect for their culture and taking into account the Committee’s general comment No. 11 (2009) on indigenous children and their rights under the Convention.

Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/GTM/CO/3-4
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Sudan

38. The Committee recommends that, with a view to improving birth registration rates, the State party: (a) Ensure that birth registration is free and compulsory in practice; (b) Establish birth registration facilities, including mobile birth registration units, at the local, community and...

38. The Committee recommends that, with a view to improving birth registration rates, the State party:

(a) Ensure that birth registration is free and compulsory in practice;

(b) Establish birth registration facilities, including mobile birth registration units, at the local, community and village levels;

(c) Conduct awareness-raising campaigns, with the active support of community leaders, to promote birth registration; and

(d) Provide information, in its next periodic report, on the implementation and impact of its plan to improve birth registration rates.

71. (...) (c) Consider ratifying the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

 

Birth registration International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/SDN/CO/3-4
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Montenegro

33. The Committee recommends the State party to: (a) Continue and strengthen its efforts to ensure that all children are registered at birth; including through the development of mobile registration units, by paying particular attention to Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian refugee children; (b)...

33. The Committee recommends the State party to:

(a) Continue and strengthen its efforts to ensure that all children are registered at birth; including through the development of mobile registration units, by paying particular attention to Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian refugee children;

(b) Undertake a survey to identify children lacking birth registration and/or identity documentation, and take immediate administrative and judicial measures to ensure retroactive birth registration and issuance of documents for these children; and

(c) Take immediate measures to ensure that children lacking identity documents are not refused access to education, heath, and public services, including child allowance.

61. (...) In addition the Committee is concerned at the high number of refugee children within the State party who are at risk of statelessness due to the lack of birth and citizenship certificates, which limits their access to basic services.

62. The Committee recommends that the State party establish a clear legal framework, including by reviewing the Law on Asylum governing the treatment of asylum-seeking children and to strengthen the implementation of the Action Plan in order to ensure that all children, are fully registered and effectively benefit from the social protection system.

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/MNE/CO/1