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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Brazil

43. In line with its general recommendations No. 26 (2008) on women migrant workers and No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party: (c) Ensure the effective implementation of...

43. In line with its general recommendations No. 26 (2008) on women migrant workers and No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(c) Ensure the effective implementation of the Migration Law and the National Policy on Migration, Asylum and Statelessness, incorporate a strong gender perspective in migration policies and practices and undertake awareness campaigns to increase knowledge among migrant, asylum-seeking and refugee women on how to apply for residency and refugee status.

Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/BRA/CO/8-9
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Kuwait

19. The Committee welcomes the establishment of a committee to review legislation related to women. It notes with concern, however, that discriminatory provisions remain in force, including in the Personal Status Act (No. 51 of 1984), the Criminal Code, the Nationality Act of 1959 and the...

19. The Committee welcomes the establishment of a committee to review legislation related to women. It notes with concern, however, that discriminatory provisions remain in force, including in the Personal Status Act (No. 51 of 1984), the Criminal Code, the Nationality Act of 1959 and the Private Sector Labour Act (No. 6 of 2010).

20. (...) It urges the State party to take immediate action to review and amend its laws to remove all provisions that discriminate against women and girls.

44. The Committee recommends that the State party amend the Nationality Act to recognize the right of Kuwaiti women to transmit their nationality to non-Kuwaiti spouses and children on equal terms with Kuwaiti men. It also recommends that the State party immediately discontinue the practice of placing children born out of wedlock or as a result of rape in orphanages and ensure that their mothers are not subject to criminal prosecution or deportation.

46. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Regularize the situation of members of the bidun community, to ensure their full enjoyment of fundamental rights, freedom from discrimination and equal access to opportunities, including social services, health care (including maternal health care), education, decision-making systems and employment;

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

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Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/KWT/CO/6
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

San Marino

22. Recalling its general recommendation No. 30 (2004), the Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures to combat discrimination against non-nationals, including migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons. In particular, it recommends that the State...

22. Recalling its general recommendation No. 30 (2004), the Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures to combat discrimination against non-nationals, including migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons. In particular, it recommends that the State party:

(a) Amend Law No. 114/2000 on citizenship in order to remove the obligation for applicants to give up their existing citizenship and all other barriers to naturalization;


(b) Ratify the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness;


(c) Provide disaggregated statistics on the number of migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons on the State party’s territory; (...)

(e) Put in place a specific and effective determination procedure for cases of statelessness;

Identification and determination procedures Access to nationality/Naturalization International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/SMR/CO/1
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Albania

25. The Committee recommends that the State party continue its efforts to ensure access to birth registration and identity documents for Roma, Egyptians and members of other minority groups, to Albanians returning from abroad and to migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, in order to prevent...

25. The Committee recommends that the State party continue its efforts to ensure access to birth registration and identity documents for Roma, Egyptians and members of other minority groups, to Albanians returning from abroad and to migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, in order to prevent statelessness and ensure that they have access to the rights enshrined in the Convention. (...)

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/ALB/CO/13-14
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Moldova

6. Recalling its general recommendation No. 8 (1990) concerning the interpretation and application of article 1 (1) and (4) of the Convention, and its guidelines for reporting under the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party collect and provide to the Committee...

6. Recalling its general recommendation No. 8 (1990) concerning the interpretation and application of article 1 (1) and (4) of the Convention, and its guidelines for reporting under the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party collect and provide to the Committee comprehensive and disaggregated statistics on the demographic composition of the population, while respecting the principle of self-identification in the 2024 population census, together with statistics on the socioeconomic situation of ethnic minority groups, including Roma, and of non-citizens such as refugees, asylum-seekers, migrants and stateless persons, and on their access to education, employment, health care and housing with a view to creating an empirical basis for assessing the equal enjoyment of the rights enshrined in the Convention. (...)

30. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to resolve the remaining statelessness cases, including by developing and adopting a policy framework on combating statelessness to enable all stateless persons, without discrimination, to have their status ascertained and to obtain identity documents.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Lack of documents/Access to documentation Identification and determination procedures Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/MDA/CO/12-14
Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Chad

124.242 Facilitate the registration of births free of charge and the issuance of birth certificates to reduce the risk of statelessness.

124.242 Facilitate the registration of births free of charge and the issuance of birth certificates to reduce the risk of statelessness.

Recommending State: Chile

Recommendation Accepted

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Birth registration
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/56/15
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Mexico

29.304 Continue implementing actions for the effective protection of the rights of migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons, particularly in relation to minors.

29.304 Continue implementing actions for the effective protection of the rights of migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons, particularly in relation to minors.

Recommending State: Uruguay

Recommendation Accepted

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Protection/Enjoyment of rights Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/56/9
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Mexico

29.4 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

29.4 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Recommending State: Panama

Recommendation Noted

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International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/56/9
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Mauritius

153.271 Continue efforts to strengthen and improve birth registration processes

153.271 Continue efforts to strengthen and improve birth registration processes

Recommending State: Iraq

Recommendation Accepted

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Birth registration
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Doc. A/HRC/56/8
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Mauritius

153.21 Consider acceding to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

153.21 Consider acceding to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Recommending State: Senegal

Recommendation Noted

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International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/56/8