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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Malaysia

35. Recalling its previous recommendation (CEDAW/C/MYS/CO/3-5, para. 34) and its general recommendation No. 32 on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee urges the State party to: (a) Amend the Federal Constitution to...

35. Recalling its previous recommendation (CEDAW/C/MYS/CO/3-5, para. 34) and its general recommendation No. 32 on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee urges the State party to:

(a) Amend the Federal Constitution to remove discriminatory provisions and enable Malaysian women to transmit their nationality to their foreign spouses and their children on an equal basis with men and make the amendments retroactive;

(b) Withdraw the constitutional amendments that would deny automatic conferral of citizenship to children of stateless permanent residents, extend the period during which foreign wives can be deprived of their citizenship and reduce the time available to apply for citizenship for children in “special circumstances”;

(c) Fulfil its pledge to resolve the pending 14,000 applications for Malaysian citizenship by children in “special circumstances” by the end of 2024, and favourably consider these applications with a view to protecting the applicants from statelessness and rights deprivation;

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

ISI Submission Link
Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation Loss/Deprivation (Forced) migration context Access to nationality/Naturalization Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/MYS/CO/6
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Singapore

40. With reference to its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party: (b) Review its legal provisions on citizenship to facilitate the exercise of the...

40. With reference to its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(b) Review its legal provisions on citizenship to facilitate the exercise of the right of every child to a nationality; introduce legal safeguards to ensure that every child born in the State party who would otherwise be stateless acquires Singaporean citizenship; modify the residence requirements for parents who are citizens by descent, so that they can always transmit their citizenship to their children if the children would otherwise be stateless; and prohibit the withdrawal of citizenship of a child on account of the parent’s renunciation or deprivation of citizenship, if the child would otherwise become stateless;

(c) Accede to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol thereto, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

60. Recalling its general recommendation No. 21 (1994) on equality in marriage and family relations and its general recommendation No. 29 (2013) on the economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(e) Recognize the equal right of all women, including those in same-sex relationships and non-married women, to parenthood through assisted reproductive technology, and ensure that all children enjoy equal rights to citizenship regardless of their family circumstances.

Loss/Deprivation Born on territory Adoption/Surrogacy Gender Discrimination - Other International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/SGP/CO/6
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Republic of Korea

35. Recalling its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Ensure that women and men have equal rights to transmit their nationality to their...

35. Recalling its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Ensure that women and men have equal rights to transmit their nationality to their foreign spouses and simplify and expedite the naturalization process to reduce periods of legal uncertainty for foreign women married to nationals of the Republic of Korea;

(b) Facilitate affordable access to birth registration and identity documents for migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls, including through online procedures;

(c) Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

41. In accordance with its general recommendation No. 24 (1999) on women and health and targets 3.1 and 3.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, on reducing global maternal mortality and on ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(c) Undertake a comprehensive review of the 2023 Confidential Birth Bill to address the underlying causes of unregistered births more effectively, with a focus on expanding access to safe abortion services and comprehensive sexuality education, enhancing support services for pregnant women and girls, and implementing targeted measures to reduce the societal stigma associated with single motherhood;

(Forced) migration context Access to nationality/Naturalization Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration Gender International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/KOR/CO/9
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Rwanda

46. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Ensure access to civil registration documents, including birth certificates, for refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant women and girls;

46. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Ensure access to civil registration documents, including birth certificates, for refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant women and girls;

Birth registration
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Doc. CEDAW/C/RWA/CO/10
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Brazil

43. In line with its general recommendations No. 26 (2008) on women migrant workers and No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party: (c) Ensure the effective implementation of...

43. In line with its general recommendations No. 26 (2008) on women migrant workers and No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(c) Ensure the effective implementation of the Migration Law and the National Policy on Migration, Asylum and Statelessness, incorporate a strong gender perspective in migration policies and practices and undertake awareness campaigns to increase knowledge among migrant, asylum-seeking and refugee women on how to apply for residency and refugee status.

Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/BRA/CO/8-9
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Kuwait

19. The Committee welcomes the establishment of a committee to review legislation related to women. It notes with concern, however, that discriminatory provisions remain in force, including in the Personal Status Act (No. 51 of 1984), the Criminal Code, the Nationality Act of 1959 and the...

19. The Committee welcomes the establishment of a committee to review legislation related to women. It notes with concern, however, that discriminatory provisions remain in force, including in the Personal Status Act (No. 51 of 1984), the Criminal Code, the Nationality Act of 1959 and the Private Sector Labour Act (No. 6 of 2010).

20. (...) It urges the State party to take immediate action to review and amend its laws to remove all provisions that discriminate against women and girls.

44. The Committee recommends that the State party amend the Nationality Act to recognize the right of Kuwaiti women to transmit their nationality to non-Kuwaiti spouses and children on equal terms with Kuwaiti men. It also recommends that the State party immediately discontinue the practice of placing children born out of wedlock or as a result of rape in orphanages and ensure that their mothers are not subject to criminal prosecution or deportation.

46. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Regularize the situation of members of the bidun community, to ensure their full enjoyment of fundamental rights, freedom from discrimination and equal access to opportunities, including social services, health care (including maternal health care), education, decision-making systems and employment;

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

ISI Submission Link
Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/KWT/CO/6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Bulgaria

21. While welcoming the withdrawal in 2020 of the State party’s reservation under article 31 (Law on Withdrawal of the Reservation, of 2020) of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, the Committee urges the State party to further consider the withdrawal of its...

21. While welcoming the withdrawal in 2020 of the State party’s reservation under article 31 (Law on Withdrawal of the Reservation, of 2020) of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, the Committee urges the State party to further consider the withdrawal of its reservations to articles 7, 21, 23, 24, 27 and 28 of the 1954 Convention.

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/BGR/CO/6-7
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

South Africa

21. The Committee notes the progress in birth registration over the past decade and the setting up of offices at major hospitals where birth certificates can be issued directly. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recalls its previous...

21. The Committee notes the progress in birth registration over the past decade and the setting up of offices at major hospitals where birth certificates can be issued directly. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recalls its previous recommendations10 and recommends that the State party:

(a) Remove barriers to birth registration and adopt measures to ensure that all children are properly registered at birth, and in particular:

(i) Ensure that legislation, regulations, directives, circulars and standard operating procedures are brought in line with the court judgments; (ii) Remove fees for late registration after 30 days after birth; (iii) Withdraw the requirement for DNA paternity testing for children born to unmarried South African fathers and foreign, undocumented or deceased mothers; (iv) Simplify the birth registration of orphaned and abandoned children by relatives and other caregivers; (v) Increase the number and reach of the mobile registration units for children born in rural areas.

(b) Address existing cases of blocked IDs, particularly those affecting children, and ensure that children whose parents’ IDs have been blocked or have no ID are not stateless and their parents are able to register their birth;

(c) Adopt regulations concerning the practical and administrative steps required for children to acquire citizenship under sections 2 (2) and 4 (3) of the Citizenship Act and ensure that regulations under section 4 (3) do not exclude foreign children with asylum-seeking or refugee parents and children of undocumented or irregular migrants;

(d) Ensure that lack of birth registration does not hinder children’s access to social and child protection services;

(e) Consider ratifying the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954 and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961.

Access to nationality/Naturalization Birth registration Discrimination - Other International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/ZAF/CO/3-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Lithuania

23. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, and while welcoming the amendments to the Citizenship Law, the Committee urges the State party to take the necessary steps to introduce legislative provisions to provide for the automatic granting of Lithuanian citizenship...

23. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, and while welcoming the amendments to the Citizenship Law, the Committee urges the State party to take the necessary steps to introduce legislative provisions to provide for the automatic granting of Lithuanian citizenship at birth to persons born on Lithuanian territory who would otherwise be stateless.

Born on territory Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/LTU/CO/5-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Russia

17. Taking note of targets 5. 1 and 10.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recalls its previous concluding observations and recommends that the State party: (...) (b) Prevent discrimination against children in marginalized and disadvantaged situations, including children...

17. Taking note of targets 5. 1 and 10.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recalls its previous concluding observations and recommends that the State party: (...)

(b) Prevent discrimination against children in marginalized and disadvantaged situations, including children belonging to minority groups, Roma children, the children of irregular migrant workers, the children of stateless persons, girls in the North Caucasus and children who do not possess permanent residence registration;

20. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee urges the State party to ensure that all children, including children born to Roma, refugee and asylum-seeking mothers with non-Russian passports or without identity documents born in its territory, are registered at birth and issued with a standard birth certificate. The Committee also recommends that the State party take measures to prevent and reduce statelessness and to protect the rights of stateless children and consider acceding to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

46. While recalling that the State party’s obligations under the Convention apply not only in the territory of the State party but also in all other territory over which the State party exercises effective control, the Committee urges the State party:

(e) To ensure that no child is deprived of their Ukrainian nationality in violation of their rights under the Convention and that their identity, name and family relations are preserved and protected;

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Loss/Deprivation Birth registration International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/RUS/CO/6-7