15. Bearing in mind its general recommendation No. 27 (2000) on discrimination against Roma, the Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Intensify efforts to provide identity documents to all members of the Roma community, including through the adoption of special measures, taking into account the Committee’s general recommendation No. 32 (2009) on the meaning and scope of special measures in the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination;
(...)
16. While noting some steps taken by the State party to repatriate persons who were forcibly resettled from Georgia by the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1944, among them the Meskhetian Turks, the Committee notes the absence of a concrete strategy and action plan, and reiterates its previous concern that only a small number of them have been granted repatriation status. It also expresses concern about administrative and bureaucratic barriers that hinder the process of obtaining citizenship, including the requirement to present evidence of renunciation of foreign citizenship (arts. 2 and 5)
17. The Committee recommends that the State party expedite the process of repatriation of persons who were forcibly removed from the territory of the State party in 1944, in particular the Meskhetian Turks, without undue administrative constraints, including with regard to renunciation of foreign citizenship. (...)
23. The Committee recommends that the State party take effective measures to reduce the risk of statelessness and ensure that all stateless persons, including children born in the State party who would otherwise be stateless, are granted nationality without undue administrative obstacles.
Remedy/Reparation
Access to nationality/Naturalization
Nationality/Identity documentation
Born on territory
Race/Ethnicity