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Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Iran

9.i (...) The State party should also adopt legislation giving Iranian women the right to transmit their nationality to their children.

9.i (...) The State party should also adopt legislation giving Iranian women the right to transmit their nationality to their children.

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CCPR/C/IRN/CO/3
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Kuwait

12. (...) The State party should guarantee the right of every child to acquire a nationality, in compliance with article 24, paragraph 3 of the Covenant, and end discrimination between men and women in the transmission of nationality. The State party should guarantee that applicants are...

12. (...) The State party should guarantee the right of every child to acquire a nationality, in compliance with article 24, paragraph 3 of the Covenant, and end discrimination between men and women in the transmission of nationality. The State party should guarantee that applicants are officially informed of the reasons why they were denied Kuwaiti nationality, and should also implement a review procedure.

13. (...) The State party should put an end to discrimination against the Bedoun, including in the application of its nationality law, and should ensure that all persons in its territory enjoy the rights set out in the Covenant.

 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Access to nationality/Naturalization Gender Race/Ethnicity Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CCPR/C/KWT/CO/2
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Lesotho

26. The Committee is concerned that the Citizenship Order 1971 does not provide Mosotho women with the same rights as men to acquire or transmit their nationality. In particular, the Committee is concerned that Mosotho women cannot pass their nationality to their foreign spouses, unlike...

26. The Committee is concerned that the Citizenship Order 1971 does not provide Mosotho women with the same rights as men to acquire or transmit their nationality. In particular, the Committee is concerned that Mosotho women cannot pass their nationality to their foreign spouses, unlike Mosotho men who have such right by marriage. The Committee regrets the absence of political will on the part of the State party to change the situation. The Committee is further concerned at the difficulties encountered by the population of the State party, especially in rural and remote areas, to obtain passports.

27. The Committee urges the State party to:
(a) Amend its legislation on citizenship in order to bring it into full compliance with article 9 of the Convention;
(b) Ensure access to passports by the whole population, including in rural and remote areas.

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CEDAW/C/LSO/CO/1-4
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Kuwait

37. The Committee urges the State party: (a) To review the Nationality Act to ensure equality between women and men with regard to the acquisition, change and retention of nationality and to enable Kuwaiti women to pass their nationality to their children and to their foreign spouses; (b) To...

37. The Committee urges the State party:
(a) To review the Nationality Act to ensure equality between women and men with regard to the acquisition, change and retention of nationality and to enable Kuwaiti women to pass their nationality to their children and to their foreign spouses;
(b) To refrain from forcing Bidoun - “illegal residents” upon issuance or renewal of their identity cards to sign affidavits renouncing any claim to Kuwaiti nationality.

Remedy/Reparation Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/KWT/CO/3-4
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Oman

34. The Committee calls upon the State party to withdraw its reservation to article 9 of the Convention and to amend its domestic laws to grant Omani women equal rights with men in regard to transmission of their nationality to their children who have foreign fathers and to their foreign...

34. The Committee calls upon the State party to withdraw its reservation to article 9 of the Convention and to amend its domestic laws to grant Omani women equal rights with men in regard to transmission of their nationality to their children who have foreign fathers and to their foreign husbands.

Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CEDAW/C/OMN/CO/1
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Nepal

26. The Committee strongly urges the State party to: (a) Ensure that the new Constitution provides for equal and full citizenship rights for women, including the right to transfer citizenship to their children and foreign husband; (b) Implement training programmes for Government officials at...

26. The Committee strongly urges the State party to:
(a) Ensure that the new Constitution provides for equal and full citizenship rights for women, including the right to transfer citizenship to their children and foreign husband;
(b) Implement training programmes for Government officials at all levels on legal provisions relating to the transfer of citizenship;
(c) Conduct a second comprehensive national campaign to issue citizenship certificates, taking into account the difficulties faced by women in securing proof of nationality;
(d) Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness;
(e) Ensure that children born in the territory of Nepal who would otherwise be stateless be granted Nepalese citizenship.

Nationality/Identity documentation Born on territory Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action Awareness raising/Capacity building/Training
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/4-5
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Bahrain

39. The Committee strongly urges the State party to revise its national legislation with a view to allowing the transfer of Bahraini citizenship to the children of Bahraini mothers and non-citizen fathers on the same basis as the transfer of citizenship to children of Bahraini fathers and...

39. The Committee strongly urges the State party to revise its national legislation with a view to allowing the transfer of Bahraini citizenship to the children of Bahraini mothers and non-citizen fathers on the same basis as the transfer of citizenship to children of Bahraini fathers and non-citizen mothers.

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

Republic of Korea

26. The Committee acknowledges the written and oral information provided on the eligibility requirements for acquiring Korean nationality. However, it is concerned about the difficulties foreign women married to Korean men may face in acquiring Korean nationality if they do not comply with...

26. The Committee acknowledges the written and oral information provided on the eligibility requirements for acquiring Korean nationality. However, it is concerned about the difficulties foreign women married to Korean men may face in acquiring Korean nationality if they do not comply with the prerequisite of being supported by their husbands in order to file a naturalization application and if they do not have
children.

27. The Committee recommends that the State party revise its legislation governing nationality with a view to removing all discriminatory provisions relating to the requirements for acquiring Korean nationality, in accordance with article 9 of the Convention.

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

Egypt

43. In light of article 7 of the Convention, the Committee urges the State party to ensure free and compulsory birth registration to all children born in the State party as guaranteed by law, paying particular attention to children in remote and deprived regions, including Upper Egypt,...

43. In light of article 7 of the Convention, the Committee urges the State party to ensure free and compulsory birth registration to all children born in the State party as guaranteed by law, paying particular attention to children in remote and deprived regions, including Upper Egypt, children of migrant workers, children in street situations and children born out of wedlock. The Committee recommends that the State party abolish birth registration fees.

44. (...) While welcoming the joint decree by the Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs on 2 May 2011 allowing Egyptian women married to Palestinian men to pass on their nationality to their children, the Committee is concerned that this provision has not yet been fully incorporated into domestic law. (...) 

45. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that the decree of 2 May 2011 is fully incorporated into national law, including by amending Act No. 154 of 2004 to the effect that it explicitly grants all children born to Egyptian mothers or fathers the nationality of the State party, irrespectively of the nationality and origin of either parent. It calls upon the State party to ratify the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and 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/EGY/CO/3-4
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

Suriname

73.23. Develop further and implement policies and legislation aimed at gender equality, particularly with regard to acquisition of nationality and to sexual or domestic violence. 

73.23. Develop further and implement policies and legislation aimed at gender equality, particularly with regard to acquisition of nationality and to sexual or domestic violence. 

Recommending State: Brazil

Recommendation Accepted

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. A/HRC/18/12