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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Guinea

40. The Committee notes with concern that certain provisions of the Civil Code continue to contradict article 9 of the Convention and discriminate against Guinean women, since only men transmit their nationality automatically to their children.  41. The Committee recommends that the State...

40. The Committee notes with concern that certain provisions of the Civil Code continue to contradict article 9 of the Convention and discriminate against Guinean women, since only men transmit their nationality automatically to their children. 

41. The Committee recommends that the State party expeditiously amend the Civil Code so as to bring it into conformity with article 9 of the Convention.

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CEDAW/C/GIN/CO/7-8
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Morocco

31. The Committee urges the State party to: (a) Adopt all the necessary measures for an effective implementation of the nationality law reform, and amend article 16, paragraph 7, of Law No. 37-99 in order for all mothers without discrimination to be able to transmit their family names to...

31. The Committee urges the State party to:

(a) Adopt all the necessary measures for an effective implementation of the nationality law reform, and amend article 16, paragraph 7, of Law No. 37-99 in order for all mothers without discrimination to be able to transmit their family names to their children.

(b) Ensure that all children born on its territory, irrespective of their parents’ status or their legal residence permits, are registered and provided with official birth certificates immediately, without any undue barriers;

(c) Abolish the fees imposed for obtaining a birth certificate, extend the short period of time (30 days) for the registration of newborns and facilitate the provision of birth certificates to all refugee children who still do not possess one; and

(d) Consider ratifying the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Birth registration Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/MAR/CO/3-4
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Malawi

7. (...) The State party should: (...) (c) Amend all laws that still discriminate against women, directly or indirectly. In particular, the State party should repeal or amend sections 9 and 16 of the Citizenship Act so as to ensure that all nationality provisions apply equally to men and...

7. (...) The State party should:

(...)

(c) Amend all laws that still discriminate against women, directly or indirectly. In particular, the State party should repeal or amend sections 9 and 16 of the Citizenship Act so as to ensure that all nationality provisions apply equally to men and women. (...)

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CCPR/C/MWI/CO/1/Add.1
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Central African Republic

34.The Committee recalls its general recommendation No. 21 on equality in marriage and family relations and its general recommendation No. 30 and recommends that the State party: (a) Ensure that all children, including girls, born on the territory of the State party are registered at birth,...

34.The Committee recalls its general recommendation No. 21 on equality in marriage and family relations and its general recommendation No. 30 and recommends that the State party:

(a) Ensure that all children, including girls, born on the territory of the State party are registered at birth, paying particular attention to the registration of internally displaced girls and boys;
(b) Ensure, through its consulates and in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, that Central African refugee children born in foreign countries are registered at birth and that women and their children will be provided with valid travel documents;
(c) Amend the Nationality Code to ensure that Central African women can transfer their nationality to their foreign husband on an equal basis with Central African men married to a foreign wife, in line with article 9 of the Convention.

Birth registration Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CEDAW/C/CAF/CO/1-5
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Eswatini

29. The Committee recommends that the State party repeal the discriminatory provisions in the Constitution and the Citizenship Act to ensure that Swazi women married to foreign men can transfer their nationality to their husbands and children on the same basis as Swazi men married to foreign...

29. The Committee recommends that the State party repeal the discriminatory provisions in the Constitution and the Citizenship Act to ensure that Swazi women married to foreign men can transfer their nationality to their husbands and children on the same basis as Swazi men married to foreign women, in line with article 9 of the Convention. Furthermore, the Committee recommends that the State party undertake programmes aimed at ensuring that children born to Swazi women married to non-Swazi men are not rendered stateless and have equal access to education, health care and other basic services.

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/SWZ/CO/1-2
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Mauritania

33. The Committee calls upon the State party to amend the Nationality Code to bring it into line with article 9 of the Convention and to enable Mauritanian women to transmit their nationality to their children and their foreign spouse on an equal basis with Mauritanian men. The Committee...

33. The Committee calls upon the State party to amend the Nationality Code to bring it into line with article 9 of the Convention and to enable Mauritanian women to transmit their nationality to their children and their foreign spouse on an equal basis with Mauritanian men. The Committee further recommends that the State party consider acceding to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CEDAW/C/MRT/CO/2-3
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Syria

37. (..) However, the Committee is concerned at: (a) Considerable delays in adopting the amendment to article 3, in order to prevent Syrian women and their children from becoming stateless. In the context of the conflict, the Committee is concerned at the adverse impact of statelessness on...

37. (..) However, the Committee is concerned at:
(a) Considerable delays in adopting the amendment to article 3, in order to prevent Syrian women and their children from becoming stateless. In the context of the conflict, the Committee is concerned at the adverse impact of statelessness on women and girls and their children, including children born as a consequence of rape, jihad al- nikah (marriages in the name of jihad) as well as child and/or forced marriages, due to their exclusion from services which are restricted to nationals and at the heightened risks of abuse for women and girls in displacement contexts; and
(b) The slow pace implementation of Decree No. 49/2011 which grants nationality to Syrian Kurds and the fact that many women who should benefit from this Decree are stateless.

38. The Committee recalls its General Recommendation No. 21 (1994) on equality in marriage and family relations and its General Recommendation No. 30 (2013) and urges the State party to:
(a) Immediately amend its Nationality Law (Decree No. 276/1969), in particular article 3, in order to ensure that women and men enjoy equal rights to acquire, transfer, retain and change their nationality, in line with article 9 of the Convention; and ensure its implementation;
(b) Fully implement Decree No. 49/2011 so as to ensure that it covers all Syrian Kurds who are still stateless, in particular women and girls and their children;

Remedy/Reparation Gender Race/Ethnicity Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/SYR/CO/2
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Jordan

26. The Committee reiterates its recommendation that the State party review and amend Law No. 6 of 1954 on nationality in order to ensure that a Jordanian mother married to a non-Jordanian man has the right to transmit her nationality to her children equally and without discrimination. The...

26. The Committee reiterates its recommendation that the State party review and amend Law No. 6 of 1954 on nationality in order to ensure that a Jordanian mother married to a non-Jordanian man has the right to transmit her nationality to her children equally and without discrimination. The Committee also urges the State party to put an end to the revocation of the Jordanian nationality of Palestinian refugee families residing in Jordan. The Committee also recommends that the State party consider acceding to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

 

Loss/Deprivation Gender Race/Ethnicity International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/JOR/CO/4-5
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Brunei Darussalam

113.53 Take the necessary measures to amend the legislation on nationality in order to establish equality between men and women regarding the transmission of nationality to their children. 

113.53 Take the necessary measures to amend the legislation on nationality in order to establish equality between men and women regarding the transmission of nationality to their children. 

Recommending State: Argentina

Recommendation Noted

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. A/HRC/27/11
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Brunei Darussalam

113.79 Adopt reforms allowing women the transmission of citizenship as a measure in favour of gender equality and the reduction of cases of statelessness. 

113.79 Adopt reforms allowing women the transmission of citizenship as a measure in favour of gender equality and the reduction of cases of statelessness. 

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Accepted

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. A/HRC/27/11