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Number of results found: 2530

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Malaysia

55.342 Grant Malaysian women the same rights as men to confer citizenship on their children born abroad and halt legislative amendments that regress existing constitutional safeguards.

55.342 Grant Malaysian women the same rights as men to confer citizenship on their children born abroad and halt legislative amendments that regress existing constitutional safeguards.

Recommending State: Canada

Recommendation Noted

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Born abroad Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. A/HRC/56/11
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Senegal

29.320 Strengthen birth registration procedures, especially for refugees and asylum-seekers, with a view to reinforcing efforts to eliminate statelessness.

29.320 Strengthen birth registration procedures, especially for refugees and asylum-seekers, with a view to reinforcing efforts to eliminate statelessness.

Recommending State: Egypt

Recommendation Accepted

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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/56/5
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Senegal

29.281 Take additional measures to ensure the issuance of birth certificates in remote areas.

29.281 Take additional measures to ensure the issuance of birth certificates in remote areas.

Recommending State: Angola

Recommendation Accepted

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Birth registration
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Senegal

29.321 Ensure the effective implementation of the law on the status of refugees and stateless persons through the granting of Senegalese nationality at birth to all children in its territory who would otherwise be stateless.

29.321 Ensure the effective implementation of the law on the status of refugees and stateless persons through the granting of Senegalese nationality at birth to all children in its territory who would otherwise be stateless.

Recommending State: Niger

Recommendation Accepted

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Born on territory Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Belize

91.166 Enact legislation to incorporate the conventions on statelessness into national law and establish a statelessness determination procedure to identify and provide documentation to persons identified as stateless.

91.166 Enact legislation to incorporate the conventions on statelessness into national law and establish a statelessness determination procedure to identify and provide documentation to persons identified as stateless.

Recommending State: Costa Rica

Recommendation Accepted

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Lack of documents/Access to documentation Identification and determination procedures International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/56/14
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Belize

91.144 Continue its efforts to issue birth certificates to all children born in the territory of Belize, with special attention given to those of foreign parents seeking international protection.

91.144 Continue its efforts to issue birth certificates to all children born in the territory of Belize, with special attention given to those of foreign parents seeking international protection.

Recommending State: Uruguay

Recommendation Accepted

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Doc. A/HRC/56/14
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Saudi Arabia

43.41 Withdraw all reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

43.41 Withdraw all reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

Recommending State: Iceland

Recommendation Noted

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Doc. A/HRC/56/4
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Saudi Arabia

43.259 Harmonize nationality laws with the relevant provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

43.259 Harmonize nationality laws with the relevant provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

Recommending State: Colombia

Recommendation Noted

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Saudi Arabia

43.161 Amend the Citizenship Act to enable Saudi women to transfer their nationality to their children and spouses, on an equal basis with men.

43.161 Amend the Citizenship Act to enable Saudi women to transfer their nationality to their children and spouses, on an equal basis with men.

Recommending State: Cyprus

Recommendation Noted

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Monaco

98.51 Take appropriate measures to prevent the practice of “national priority” from giving rise to legal categories of persons with different rights, placing foreigners, non-citizens, refugees and asylum-seekers at a disadvantage in the exercise of rights.

98.51 Take appropriate measures to prevent the practice of “national priority” from giving rise to legal categories of persons with different rights, placing foreigners, non-citizens, refugees and asylum-seekers at a disadvantage in the exercise of rights.

Recommending State: Paraguay

Recommendation Noted

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Doc. A/HRC/56/13