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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Barbados

102.51. Resolve gender inequality with regards to conferring Barbadian nationality from parents to their children. 

102.51. Resolve gender inequality with regards to conferring Barbadian nationality from parents to their children. 

Recommending State: Slovakia

Recommendation Accepted

Gender
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Doc. A/HRC/23/11
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Ghana

123.10. Implement the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women from 2006 to bring article 7 of the Constitution and section 10 of the Citizenship Act in line with article 9 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against...

123.10. Implement the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women from 2006 to bring article 7 of the Constitution and section 10 of the Citizenship Act in line with article 9 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). 

Recommending State: Slovenia

Recommendation Accepted

Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. A/HRC/22/6
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Chile

27. The Committee encourages the State party to: (a) Review and amend its legislation to ensure that children of migrant women in an irregular situation, who are born in the State party, can acquire Chilean nationality at birth, whenever they are unable to transfer their nationality to the...

27. The Committee encourages the State party to:
(a) Review and amend its legislation to ensure that children of migrant women in an irregular situation, who are born in the State party, can acquire Chilean nationality at birth, whenever they are unable to transfer their nationality to the children, as recommended by the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW/C/CHL/CO/1, para. 33)

(b) Consider acceding to the international instruments addressing the situation of stateless persons, namely the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (1961) and the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (1954).

(Forced) migration context Born on territory Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/CHL/CO/5-6
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Togo

29. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Amend its Code of Nationality to grant women equal rights with men regarding the retention of the Togolese nationality in case of divorce (art. 23.3) and the transmission of the Togolese nationality to their children (art. 1) or to their...

29. The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Amend its Code of Nationality to grant women equal rights with men regarding the retention of the Togolese nationality in case of divorce (art. 23.3) and the transmission of the Togolese nationality to their children (art. 1) or to their spouses of foreign nationality (art. 5); and
(b) 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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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/TGO/CO/6-7
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Senegal

16. (...) The Committee draws the State party’s attention to its general comment No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens and encourages it to facilitate the integration of all refugees living in Senegal and issue them with identity papers as soon as possible so that they can...

16. (...) The Committee draws the State party’s attention to its general comment No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens and encourages it to facilitate the integration of all refugees living in Senegal and issue them with identity papers as soon as possible so that they can fully enjoy their rights.

19. The Committee recalls its general comments No. 25 (2000) on gender-related dimensions of racial discrimination and No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, and it recommends that the State party speed up its revision of the Nationality Code so as to ensure that Senegalese women married to foreigners may pass their nationality on to their children or their husbands in the same way that Senegalese men may.
 

Nationality/Identity documentation Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/SEN/CO/16-18
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

The Bahamas

30. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Raise awareness among the population on the equal rights of women and men with regard to transmission of nationality; (b) Amend its Constitution and relevant domestic laws to grant Bahamian women equal rights with men regarding the...

30. The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Raise awareness among the population on the equal rights of women and men with regard to transmission of nationality;
(b) Amend its Constitution and relevant domestic laws to grant Bahamian women equal rights with men regarding the transmission of their nationality to their children or to their spouses of foreign nationality;
(c) Withdraw its reservation to article 9 (2) of the Convention;
 

Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action Awareness raising/Capacity building/Training
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Doc. CEDAW/C/BHS/CO/1-5
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Algeria

38. The Committee urges the State party to ensure that all children within the territory of the State party living in Algeria, including children born out of wedlock, refugee and stateless children are registered at birth. The State party should also urgently issue clear instructions to all...

38. The Committee urges the State party to ensure that all children within the territory of the State party living in Algeria, including children born out of wedlock, refugee and stateless children are registered at birth. The State party should also urgently issue clear instructions to all schools throughout the territory that all children, irrespective of their registration status should be enrolled into public schools and that no child should be deprived access to education.

40. The Committee recalls the responsibilities of the State party, in accordance with articles 2 and 7 of the Convention, to ensure that all children within the State party’s jurisdiction have the right to be registered and acquire a nationality, irrespective of the child’s or his or her parents’ or legal guardians’ sex, race, religion or ethnicity, social origin or status. The Committee therefore urges the State party:

(a) To ensure that children born to an Algerian mother married to a foreign national can automatically acquire their mother’s nationality as prescribed in the Nationality Code;

(...)

(d) To ratify the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961.

 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Birth registration Gender International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/DZA/CO/3-4
Committee against Torture (CAT)

Czechia

19. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party introduce the definition of statelessness in its legislation, establish procedures and mechanisms for the determination of the status of statelessness and create a central database on stateless persons in its territory. In order to...

19. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party introduce the definition of statelessness in its legislation, establish procedures and mechanisms for the determination of the status of statelessness and create a central database on stateless persons in its territory. In order to avoid discrimination among different categories of stateless persons, the State party should review the provisions in the draft Citizenship Act relating to acquisition of nationality by children who would otherwise be stateless or who are born out of wedlock to foreign stateless mothers. In addition, the Committee recommends that stateless persons be provided with identification documents.

Lack of documents/Access to documentation Identification and determination procedures Gender Discrimination - Other Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CAT/C/CZE/CO/4-5
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Bahrain

115.142. Speed up the reforms on the legislation for citizenship for children of Bahraini mother and non-Bahraini father. 

115.142. Speed up the reforms on the legislation for citizenship for children of Bahraini mother and non-Bahraini father. 

Recommending State: Algeria

Recommendation Accepted

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. A/HRC/21/6
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Bahrain

115.140. Continue to take the vital steps to grant citizenship to children of Bahraini mothers in the same fashion as children of Bahraini fathers as CEDAW and the CRC have pointed out. 

115.140. Continue to take the vital steps to grant citizenship to children of Bahraini mothers in the same fashion as children of Bahraini fathers as CEDAW and the CRC have pointed out. 

Recommending State: Japan

Recommendation Accepted

Gender
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Doc. A/HRC/21/6