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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Trinidad and Tobago

27. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure compulsory birth registration to prevent the risk of women and girls, in particular girls in remote areas, becoming stateless and vulnerable to trafficking.

27. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure compulsory birth registration to prevent the risk of women and girls, in particular girls in remote areas, becoming stateless and vulnerable to trafficking.

Birth registration
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/TTO/CO/4-7
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Uruguay

30. The Committee recommends that the State party adopt legislation on status determination and to protect the human rights of stateless women who are not refugees and reduce their risk of discrimination, in line with its obligations under the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of...

30. The Committee recommends that the State party adopt legislation on status determination and to protect the human rights of stateless women who are not refugees and reduce their risk of discrimination, in line with its obligations under the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. It also recommends that the State party adopt measures to enable access to documentation for such women and to provide them with access to basic services and opportunities of resettlement, as well as adopt a system to gather data on stateless women.

40. 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 protect refugee and stateless women against sexual violence and trafficking and adequately punish perpetrators. (...)

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Lack of documents/Access to documentation Identification and determination procedures Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/URY/CO/8-9
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

North Macedonia

24. (...) The Committee also recommends that the State party take all measures necessary to issue identity cards to all Roma and to address the situation of stateless persons in line with the requirements of the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954.

24. (...) The Committee also recommends that the State party take all measures necessary to issue identity cards to all Roma and to address the situation of stateless persons in line with the requirements of the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954.

Nationality/Identity documentation
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Statelessness Doc. E/C.12/MKD/CO/2-4
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

North Macedonia

24. (...) The Committee also recommends that the State party take all measures necessary to issue identity cards to all Roma and to address the situation of stateless persons in line with the requirements of the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954. 

24. (...) The Committee also recommends that the State party take all measures necessary to issue identity cards to all Roma and to address the situation of stateless persons in line with the requirements of the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954. 

Nationality/Identity documentation
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Statelessness Doc. E/C.12/MKD/CO/2-4
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Thailand

158.57 Further strengthen efforts towards birth registration for all, with a view to effectively reaching out to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. 

158.57 Further strengthen efforts towards birth registration for all, with a view to effectively reaching out to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. 

Recommending State: Türkiye

Recommendation Accepted

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Doc. A/HRC/33/16
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Thailand

158.56 Ensure birth registration for all children born on its territory, especially those who are not registered due to the economic status of their parents, ethnicity and immigration status. 

158.56 Ensure birth registration for all children born on its territory, especially those who are not registered due to the economic status of their parents, ethnicity and immigration status. 

Recommending State: Namibia

Recommendation Accepted

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Doc. A/HRC/33/16
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Angola

42. The Committee urges the State party to intensify its efforts to increase birth registration, including by conducting awareness-raising campaigns on birth registration procedures within the communities concerned, in particular in rural areas. The State party should also extend the free...

42. The Committee urges the State party to intensify its efforts to increase birth registration, including by conducting awareness-raising campaigns on birth registration procedures within the communities concerned, in particular in rural areas. The State party should also extend the free registration campaign to cover all foreigners, including asylum seekers and refugees, with a view to ensuring their access to social services without discrimination.

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Doc. E/C.12/AGO/CO/4-5
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Angola

42. The Committee urges the State party to intensify its efforts to increase birth registration, including by conducting awareness-raising campaigns on birth registration procedures within the communities concerned, in particular in rural areas. The State party should also extend the free...

42. The Committee urges the State party to intensify its efforts to increase birth registration, including by conducting awareness-raising campaigns on birth registration procedures within the communities concerned, in particular in rural areas. The State party should also extend the free registration campaign to cover all foreigners, including asylum seekers and refugees, with a view to ensuring their access to social services without discrimination.

Birth registration
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Doc. E/C.12/AGO/CO/4-5
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Tanzania

136.14 Provide birth registration and issue birth certificates free of charge for all children under 5 years of age in order to reach universal coverage and increase public awareness of the importance of birth registration. 

136.14 Provide birth registration and issue birth certificates free of charge for all children under 5 years of age in order to reach universal coverage and increase public awareness of the importance of birth registration. 

Recommending State: Poland

Recommendation Accepted

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Birth registration
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Doc. A/HRC/33/12
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Tanzania

136.15 Accelerate efforts regarding birth registration, while ensuring the free issuance of birth certificates to all children. 

136.15 Accelerate efforts regarding birth registration, while ensuring the free issuance of birth certificates to all children. 

Recommending State: Türkiye

Recommendation Accepted

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Birth registration
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Doc. A/HRC/33/12