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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Italy

34.338 Adopt the measures necessary to prevent and reduce statelessness and ensure adequate protection of the rights of stateless persons.

34.338 Adopt the measures necessary to prevent and reduce statelessness and ensure adequate protection of the rights of stateless persons.

Recommending State: North Macedonia

Recommendation Accepted

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Protection/Enjoyment of rights
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/59/4
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Iran

38.342 Ensure that children of Iranian mothers married to undocumented migrants or refugees automatically acquire their nationality. 

38.342 Ensure that children of Iranian mothers married to undocumented migrants or refugees automatically acquire their nationality. 

Recommending State: Colombia

Recommendation Noted

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(Forced) migration context Gender
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Doc. A/HRC/59/12
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Fiji

160.17 Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

160.17 Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Recommending State: Ukraine

Recommendation Noted

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International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/59/8
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Fiji

160.17 Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

160.17 Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Recommending State: Colombia

Recommendation Noted

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International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/59/8
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Fiji

160.16 Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, as well as the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and...

160.16 Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, as well as the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty.

Recommending State: Paraguay

Recommendation Noted

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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/59/8
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Eritrea

19. The Committee recommends that the State party expedite the digitalization of the civil registry system through the planned establishment of a computerized database, strengthen information communications technology infrastructure and enhance coordination between entities involved in birth...

19. The Committee recommends that the State party expedite the digitalization of the civil registry system through the planned establishment of a computerized database, strengthen information communications technology infrastructure and enhance coordination between entities involved in birth and civil registration in order to ensure the birth registration of and the issuance of birth certificates for all children born on its territory immediately after birth and free of charge. It also recommends that the State party adopt specific measures for registering the birth of children in disadvantaged situations, including those born in rural and remote areas.

Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/ERI/CO/5-6
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Luxembourg

37. The Committee recommends that the State Party, in line with its obligations under the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness: (a) Guarantee the right of persons applying for stateless status to reside in Luxembourg...

37. The Committee recommends that the State Party, in line with its obligations under the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness:

(a) Guarantee the right of persons applying for stateless status to reside in Luxembourg during the application process and automatically recognize this right upon the granting of stateless status;

(b) Incorporate into national legislation the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees standards on the registration of refugees, stateless persons and asylum seekers and compile gender-disaggregated data on stateless women and girls and asylum-seeking women and girls.

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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/LUX/CO/8
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Nepal

35. Recalling its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, and its previous recommendation (CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/6, para. 31), the Committee recommends that the State Party: (a) Accelerate the adoption...

35. Recalling its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, and its previous recommendation (CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/6, para. 31), the Committee recommends that the State Party:

(a) Accelerate the adoption of the citizenship bill and ensure that it addresses all types of discrimination against Nepali women and their children;

(b) Repeal articles 11 (5) and 11 (7) of the Constitution that prevent Nepali women from transferring citizenship on an equal basis with men to their children, recognizing the independent right of each parent to transfer citizenship by descent;

(c) Amend article 11 (3) of the Constitution to allow for birth registration by the “father or mother”, rather than the “father and mother”, with a view to preventing statelessness;

(d) Amend article 11 (6) of the Constitution to ensure that Nepali women have the right to transfer citizenship to their spouse on the same terms as Nepali men and remove the requirement of self-declaration and penalties for Nepali mothers to transfer citizenship to their children with unidentified fathers;

(e) Ensure universal birth registration for all children regardless of the legal status of their parents, including for children of stateless women, refugees, migrant women and women sex workers, in line with the Constitution and the State Party’s international human rights obligations;

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

58. The Committee requests the State Party to provide, within two years, written information on the steps taken to implement the recommendations contained in paragraphs 35 (b) and 35 (c) on nationality, and 53 (c) and 53 (e) on marriage and family relations.

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Birth registration Gender International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/7
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Sri Lanka

35. The Committee notes with concern that: (b) The requirement that women with children under two years of age who are seeking overseas employment provide a report on their family background may compel such women to migrate through irregular channels, forcing them to use tourist visas,...

35. The Committee notes with concern that:

(b) The requirement that women with children under two years of age who are seeking overseas employment provide a report on their family background may compel such women to migrate through irregular channels, forcing them to use tourist visas, unauthorized agents or falsified documents when they are unable to obtain official approval, which places them and their children at risk of statelessness and exploitation;

36. In line with article 9 of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendations No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women and No. 26 (2008) on women migrant workers, the Committee recommends that the State Party:

(a) Amend, without delay, the Citizenship Act to ensure that women and men have equal rights with respect to acquiring, transferring, retaining and changing their nationality, and to conferring their nationality on their children, regardless of their marital status or the nationality of their spouse;

(b) Abolish the discriminatory requirement that women with children under two years of age provide a report on their family background, and ensure that women and men have equal rights with respect to seeking employment abroad;

(c) Review and revise procedures for maintaining and recovering Sri Lankan nationality to eliminate discriminatory barriers faced by women who have acquired foreign nationality through marriage abroad, in particular in cases of divorce or widowhood, and ensure that such women have equal access to expedited procedures for nationality retention or restoration, including by (i) simplifying documentary requirements and eliminating additional procedural barriers not imposed on men; (ii) establishing clear guidelines and training for consular and immigration officials on the equal nationality rights of women and men; and (iii) providing legal aid and support services to women seeking to maintain or recover their nationality;

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

38. The Committee recommends that the State Party eliminate administrative and practical barriers that prevent disadvantaged groups of women from obtaining national identity cards and other essential documentation by establishing mobile registration units with multilingual staff, accepting alternative forms of proof of identity and residence, implementing simplified procedures for women facing multiple forms of discrimination and providing free legal aid and documentation services for economically disadvant aged women.

Loss/Deprivation (Forced) migration context Nationality/Identity documentation Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action Awareness raising/Capacity building/Training
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/LKA/CO/9
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Gambia

20. The Committee welcomes the establishment of the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics system and the birth registration campaigns, awareness-raising initiatives and special measures with regard to children of non-Gambian parents, which have led to an increase in birth registration. The...

20. The Committee welcomes the establishment of the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics system and the birth registration campaigns, awareness-raising initiatives and special measures with regard to children of non-Gambian parents, which have led to an increase in birth registration. The Committee notes with concern, however, that birth registration remains low, with 59 per cent of children under 5 years of age registered in 2019, and that the majority of children under 5 years of age do not have birth certificates. Recalling its previous recommendations,9 the Committee urges the State party:

(a) To expeditiously finalize the adoption of the amendments to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1990 to interlink the civil registration, vital statistics and health systems and align the civil registration system with international standards;

(b) To implement a digital birth registration system;

(c) To ensure the complete and immediate birth registration of all children, with particular attention to children under 5 years of age, children of unmarried parents and children of non-Gambian parents;

(d) To provide a birth certificate for every registered birth and ensure that all children without a birth certificate have access to essential services;

(e) To ensure the issuance of a birth certificate and an identification card and access to nationality for foundlings living in its territory;

(f) To facilitate the naturalization process for children living in a protracted refugee situation to ensure their access to rights;

(g) To allocate adequate funding to community outreach programmes and media campaigns to raise awareness on the importance and process of birth registration.

(Forced) migration context Nationality/Identity documentation Foundlings/Unaccompanied children Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/GMB/CO/4-7