ISI Database on Statelessness and
Human Rights

Connecting nationality, statelessness and human rights. Explore and compare information from the international human rights monitoring systems to promote a human rights-based approach to nationality and statelessness.

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Number of results found: 2803

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

121.17. Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

121.17. Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Recommending State: Azerbaijan

Recommendation Accepted

International Instruments

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

121.123. That all the newborn children born in Chile should have the right to Chilean nationality with a legal framework for their protection.

121.123. That all the newborn children born in Chile should have the right to Chilean nationality with a legal framework for their protection.

Recommending State: Afganistan

Recommendation Accepted

Born on territory Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

118.59 Continue with measures to guarantee the birth registration of children, with no discrimination against migrant children, and continue strengthening the legal framework for the procedures of acquisition of nationality.

118.59 Continue with measures to guarantee the birth registration of children, with no discrimination against migrant children, and continue strengthening the legal framework for the procedures of acquisition of nationality.

Recommending State: Argentina

Recommendation Accepted

Access to nationality/Naturalization Birth registration Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

101.27 Strengthen efforts to ensure retroactive birth registrations and issuance of documents for children lacking such documentation as well as to ensure that children lacking identity documents are not refused access to health, education and other public services, including child...

101.27 Strengthen efforts to ensure retroactive birth registrations and issuance of documents for children lacking such documentation as well as to ensure that children lacking identity documents are not refused access to health, education and other public services, including child allowances.

Recommending State: Namibia

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

101.14 Endeavour to put in place structures that guarantee the citizenship rights of its people.

101.14 Endeavour to put in place structures that guarantee the citizenship rights of its people.

Recommending State: Nigeria

Recommendation Accepted

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

101.27 Ensure full birth registration, including by retroactive registration, and access to public services, including to education for children lacking documentation.

101.27 Ensure full birth registration, including by retroactive registration, and access to public services, including to education for children lacking documentation.

Recommending State: Slovenia

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

101.27 Launch a campaign for the birth registration of children and adults living on the streets and for those belonging to ethnic minorities to facilitate the obtaining of identification documents.

101.27 Launch a campaign for the birth registration of children and adults living on the streets and for those belonging to ethnic minorities to facilitate the obtaining of identification documents.

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Accepted

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

17. (...) Recalling its general recommendation No. 30 (2005) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee recommends that the State party consider amending its legislation regarding the acquisition of Belgian nationality to facilitate the integration of migrants into its society. In...

17. (...) Recalling its general recommendation No. 30 (2005) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee recommends that the State party consider amending its legislation regarding the acquisition of Belgian nationality to facilitate the integration of migrants into its society. In particular, the Committee recommends that the State party make the criteria for economic integration more flexible. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that its legislation regarding family reunification for persons who have been naturalized does not discriminate on the basis of national origin or ethnicity. The Committee further recommends that the State party ratify the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

(Forced) migration context Access to nationality/Naturalization International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

19. The Committee recommends that the State party : (a) Take measures to address statelessness; (b) Provide data in its next periodic report on the acquisition of Kazakh citizenship and the number of persons who lack valid identity documents, as well as the exact number of stateless...

19. The Committee recommends that the State party :

(a) Take measures to address statelessness;

(b) Provide data in its next periodic report on the acquisition of Kazakh citizenship and the number of persons who lack valid identity documents, as well as the exact number of stateless persons and of persons at risk of statelessness, including their ethnic origin;

(c) Take measures to ensure that the State party’s laws concerning the acquisition of Kazakh nationality do not increase the number of stateless persons;

(d) Consider acceding to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, as a matter of priority.

Access to nationality/Naturalization Nationality/Identity documentation International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

20. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Urgently take measures to address statelessness, including by improving the transparency of and expediting the naturalization procedure; (b) Include in its next periodic report statistics on the acquisition of Uzbek citizenship; ...

20. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Urgently take measures to address statelessness, including by improving the transparency of and expediting the naturalization procedure;

(b) Include in its next periodic report statistics on the acquisition of Uzbek citizenship;

(c) Supply information on the impact of the 2012 Cabinet Decision on the “procedures for permanent and temporary registration of foreign nationals and stateless persons in the city of Tashkent” and of the 2011 Cabinet Decision on “a stateless person’s travel documents” on the rights of stateless persons and the reduction of statelessness;

(d) Inform the Committee of any envisaged amendments to the legislation or the procedure for granting citizenship to stateless persons. Moreover, the Committee reiterates its invitation to the State party to accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Lack of documents/Access to documentation Access to nationality/Naturalization International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action