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Thailand

UPR 39th Session 54. (e) Enhance cooperation to end statelessness and promote the human rights of stateless persons particularly in the areas of education, social protection, and access to birth registration and granting of nationality and civil rights.

UPR 39th Session

54. (e) Enhance cooperation to end statelessness and promote the human rights of stateless persons particularly in the areas of education, social protection, and access to birth registration and granting of nationality and civil rights.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation Birth registration
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Maldives

36. The Committee recommends that the State party revise its nationality law in order to remove discrimination against women with regard to the transmission of nationality, and improve mechanisms for identification and protection of stateless women and girls, including through access to...

36. The Committee recommends that the State party revise its nationality law in order to remove discrimination against women with regard to the transmission of nationality, and improve mechanisms for identification and protection of stateless women and girls, including through access to transparent and effective asylum procedures.

Identification and determination procedures Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Yemen

27.      In line with its General Recommendation no. 38 (2020) on Trafficking in Women and Girls in the Context of Global Migration, the Committee urges the State party to: (f)       Prosecute and adequately punish any person perpetuating slavery, ensuring enslaved women and girls are...

27.      In line with its General Recommendation no. 38 (2020) on Trafficking in Women and Girls in the Context of Global Migration, the Committee urges the State party to:

(f)       Prosecute and adequately punish any person perpetuating slavery, ensuring enslaved women and girls are immediately freed, issued identification documentation and provided with long-term rehabilitation services.

33. In line with 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) Repeal the discriminatory sections of the Nationality Law to ensure that women and men enjoy equal rights, in law and in practice, to acquire, transfer, retain and change their nationality, in line with article 9 of the Convention, including the right to transmit it to their children, as naturalized Yemeni citizens, and with respect to non-national spouses; ensuring this includes full retroactive implementation of the law and the abolishment of any additional requirements placed on Yemeni women to acquire prior ministerial approval with respect to nationality;

(b) Repeal article 4.B of the Nationality Law, which discriminates against children with disabilities;

(c) Issue directives to officials issuing official identity documents that women do not require the accompaniment of a male guardian to access the services;

(d) Expedite procedures to provide civil documentation to all groups in a situation of disadvantage, including internally displaced persons, and step up efforts to raise awareness among this population of their human rights and their right to access public services;

(e) Collect disaggregated data on the extent of statelessness in the State party; and

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

48. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(...)

(b) Raise awareness among the general public of the rights of the Al Muhamasheen community, ensure they are issued national identification, including birth certificates, with which they can access unrestricted public services equal to other Yemeni citizens, and strictly penalize all acts of discrimination committed against them.

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration Gender Disability International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Netherlands

26. The Committee recommends that the to-be-established National Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Racism Coordinator take into account intersectionality and ensure that all ethnic minorities are consulted on issues that affect them, in particular during the formulation of new policies and...

26. The Committee recommends that the to-be-established National Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Racism Coordinator take into account intersectionality and ensure that all ethnic minorities are consulted on issues that affect them, in particular during the formulation of new policies and legislation. The Committee further recommends that the State party: (...)

(d) Take measures to ensure that its policy of stripping dual nationality is only applied with regard to grave criminal offences, does not lead to statelessness, is subject to effective legal remedies, and does not lead to discriminatory effects based on race, ethnicity, national origin or descent.

32. The Committee recalls its general recommendations No. 27 (2000) and No. 32 (2009) and recommends that the State party provide targeted support for Roma, Sinti and Travellers in the areas of housing, education and employment. The Committee also recommends that the State party take measures to counter the phenomenon of anti-Gypsyism. In particular, it recommends that the State party: (...)

(b) Provide support to stateless Roma, Sinti and Travellers who are eligible to obtain nationality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands but encounter difficulties in the naturalization procedure;

40. With reference to its general recommendation No. 31 (2005), the Committee reminds the State party that an absence of complaints about and legal action for racial discrimination may reveal a poor awareness of the legal remedies available, a lack of will on the part of the authorities to prosecute the perpetrators of such acts, a lack of trust in the criminal justice system or a fear of reprisals against victims. The Committee recommends that the State party take legislative and administrative measures to ensure that the public, in particular ethnic groups, asylum seekers and stateless persons, know their rights, including all legal remedies in the area of racial discrimination. The State party should ensure that complainants of acts of racial discrimination are treated with respect by the relevant authorities and that victims of racially motivated crimes are adequately supported to participate in criminal proceedings

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Loss/Deprivation Access to nationality/Naturalization Race/Ethnicity Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action Awareness raising/Capacity building/Training
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Russia

35. The Committee recommends that the State party:  (a) Effectively implement the laws on citizenship and legal status of foreign nationals throughout its territory so that women can acquire Russian nationality and register the birth of children, particularly refugee and asylum seeking...

35. The Committee recommends that the State party:

 (a) Effectively implement the laws on citizenship and legal status of foreign nationals throughout its territory so that women can acquire Russian nationality and register the birth of children, particularly refugee and asylum seeking women, migrant women, Roma women and rural women, in line with the Committee’s general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women;

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

(Forced) migration context Birth registration Gender Race/Ethnicity International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Sweden

29. (...) However, the Committee notes with concern that approximately 14,000 stateless persons, including many women and girls, are currently living in the State party. It further notes with concern that children, including girls, who are born stateless in the State party must apply for...

29. (...) However, the Committee notes with concern that approximately 14,000 stateless persons, including many women and girls, are currently living in the State party. It further notes with concern that children, including girls, who are born stateless in the State party must apply for citizenship before reaching adulthood.

30. 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 adopt legislative and policy measures for the reunification of families and ensure equal access to health, legal and social services to mothers of stateless children. It further recommends that the State party systematically collect data, disaggregated by sex, age and gender, on the extent of statelessness in the State party.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Indonesia

38. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that Indonesian nationality is conferred to children born to an Indonesian and a non-Indonesian parent before 2006, with a view to preventing statelessness.

38. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that Indonesian nationality is conferred to children born to an Indonesian and a non-Indonesian parent before 2006, with a view to preventing statelessness.

Discrimination - Other
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

South Sudan

31. The Committee recalls its General Recommendation No. 38 (2020) on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration and recommends that the State party: (a) Strengthen the accessibility and affordability of civil registration procedures, such as the prompt issuance birth...

31. The Committee recalls its General Recommendation No. 38 (2020) on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration and recommends that the State party:

(a) Strengthen the accessibility and affordability of civil registration procedures, such as the prompt issuance birth and marriage certificates throughout the State party to strengthen age verification, with a view to preventing certain forms of trafficking;

(...)

35. In line with 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 are not subject to any additional requirements to prove their identity to authorities issuing national identification;

(b) Facilitate birth registration through the use of modern information and communication technologies, simplify and ensure affordable birth registration procedures, and strengthen mobile teams to issue birth certificates in rural and remote areas;

(c) Collect data on stateless women and girls, disaggregated by age, ethnicity and disability; and

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

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration Gender International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Egypt

32. Recalling its previous recommendation (CEDAW/C/EGY/CO/7, para. 38), the Committee recommends the State party to ensure gender equality by eliminating any obstacles or delays faced by Egyptian women in transferring their nationality to their foreign husbands and children and the...

32. Recalling its previous recommendation (CEDAW/C/EGY/CO/7, para. 38), the Committee recommends the State party to ensure gender equality by eliminating any obstacles or delays faced by Egyptian women in transferring their nationality to their foreign husbands and children and the registration of their birth.

Birth registration Gender
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Kyrgyzstan

30. 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) Review the Law on Citizenship and other relevant legislation and regulations to...

30. 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) Review the Law on Citizenship and other relevant legislation and regulations to ensure that stateless women, women of undetermined nationality, Mugat or Lyuli women, and their children, have adequate access to birth registration and identity documents, including in rural areas, and to Kyrgyz nationality;

(b) Ensure that girls and boys born in the territory of the State party are registered at birth and have access to Kyrgyz nationality and identity documents, regardless of their parents’ consent or nationality, residence and marital status and that loss or renunciation of nationality is contingent on the possession or acquisition of another nationality;

(c) Expand the statelessness status determination procedure to recent arrivals and provide identity documents to persons considered as stateless; and

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

Lack of documents/Access to documentation Identification and determination procedures Remedy/Reparation Loss/Deprivation Nationality/Identity documentation Born on territory Birth registration Gender Race/Ethnicity Discrimination - Other International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action