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Number of results found: 2282

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Bahrain

124.239 Amend the Citizenship Law and other relevant legislation to allow women to transfer Bahraini nationality to their children without restriction and on an equal basis with men.

124.239 Amend the Citizenship Law and other relevant legislation to allow women to transfer Bahraini nationality to their children without restriction and on an equal basis with men.

Recommending State: Canada

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Bahrain

124.233 Take steps to end discrimination against women, including by allowing Bahraini women to transfer their Bahraini citizenship to their children.

124.233 Take steps to end discrimination against women, including by allowing Bahraini women to transfer their Bahraini citizenship to their children.

Recommending State: Norway

Gender
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Bahrain

124.245 Recognize in law the right to education and guarantee free-of-charge and non-discriminatory access to primary and secondary education, including to girls, to children of migrant and domestic workers and to stateless children.

124.245 Recognize in law the right to education and guarantee free-of-charge and non-discriminatory access to primary and secondary education, including to girls, to children of migrant and domestic workers and to stateless children.

Recommending State: Portugal

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Bahrain

124.232 Enable women to transfer nationality to their children without restriction and on equal basis with men. 

124.232 Enable women to transfer nationality to their children without restriction and on equal basis with men. 

Recommending State: Lithuania

Gender
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Bahrain

124.231 Promote further the development of children at all ages, with special attention given to children of migrant workers, stateless children and children of Bahraini women married to foreigners, by ensuring their access to primary and secondary education, health care and other necessary...

124.231 Promote further the development of children at all ages, with special attention given to children of migrant workers, stateless children and children of Bahraini women married to foreigners, by ensuring their access to primary and secondary education, health care and other necessary social services. 

Recommending State: Thailand

Protection/Enjoyment of rights
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Bahrain

124.237 Amend the Citizenship Law to grant citizenship to the children of Bahraini women married to non-Bahraini men.

124.237 Amend the Citizenship Law to grant citizenship to the children of Bahraini women married to non-Bahraini men.

Recommending State: United States of America

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Bahrain

124.67 End the targeted discrimination, arbitrary arrests and deprivation of citizenship of Shia Muslims. 

124.67 End the targeted discrimination, arbitrary arrests and deprivation of citizenship of Shia Muslims. 

Recommending State: Iran

Loss/Deprivation Religion
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Bahrain

124.240 Amend its nationality laws so that Bahraini women married to foreigners can transmit Bahraini citizenship to their children.

124.240 Amend its nationality laws so that Bahraini women married to foreigners can transmit Bahraini citizenship to their children.

Recommending State: United Kingdom

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

South Africa

143.5 – Redouble efforts to accede to, and implement the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

143.5 – Redouble efforts to accede to, and implement the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

Recommending State: Kenya

Recommendation Noted

International Instruments
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

South Africa

143.3 – Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, and adopt reforms to grant birthright citizenship to children of unknown parentage. 

143.3 – Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, and adopt reforms to grant birthright citizenship to children of unknown parentage. 

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Noted

Foundlings/Unaccompanied children International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action