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Number of results found: 2282

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Oman

26. The Committee recommends that the State party revise the new nationality law by removing all gender-based discriminatory provisions and ensuring that the Government cannot revoke citizenship rights of persons who exercise their fundamental rights, including the right to freedom of...

26. The Committee recommends that the State party revise the new nationality law by removing all gender-based discriminatory provisions and ensuring that the Government cannot revoke citizenship rights of persons who exercise their fundamental rights, including the right to freedom of expression, assembly and association, with a view to preventing statelessness. The Committee also recommends that the State party consider acceding to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Loss/Deprivation Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

Türkiye

60. In the light of its general comment No. 1 (2011) on migrant domestic workers, the Committee recommends that the State party: (b) Protect the rights of migrant domestic workers to freedom of movement, residence and to retain possession of their travel and identity documents; 66. The...

60. In the light of its general comment No. 1 (2011) on migrant domestic workers, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(b) Protect the rights of migrant domestic workers to freedom of movement, residence and to retain possession of their travel and identity documents;

66. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that all children of migrant workers are registered at birth and issued with personal identity documents, in line with target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, and that it raise awareness on the importance of birth registration among migrant workers and members of their families, especially those in an irregular situation. The Committee encourages the State party to accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the 1997 European Convention on Nationality.

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration International Instruments
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

Mauritius

47. The Committee recommends that the State party scale up its efforts to ensure that all children of migrant workers born in Mauritania are registered at birth and provided with personal identity documents, in keeping with article 29 of the Convention and with the Sustainable Development...

47. The Committee recommends that the State party scale up its efforts to ensure that all children of migrant workers born in Mauritania are registered at birth and provided with personal identity documents, in keeping with article 29 of the Convention and with the Sustainable Development Goals (target 16.9). The Committee further recommends that the State party raise awareness among migrant workers and members of their families, especially those in an irregular situation, of the importance of registering their children’s births.

Birth registration
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

Lesotho

38. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Intensify efforts, including in the context of the Lesotho Special Permit scheme and the provision of consular services, to ensure that all children of Basotho migrant workers abroad, particularly in South Africa, are registered and...

38. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Intensify efforts, including in the context of the Lesotho Special Permit scheme and the provision of consular services, to ensure that all children of Basotho migrant workers abroad, particularly in South Africa, are registered and issued with personal identity documents, in line with target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals;

(b) Ensure that its consular offices in South Africa raise awareness about the importance of birth registration among Basotho migrant workers and members of their families, especially those in an irregular situation;

(c) Intensify efforts for the implementation of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Born abroad Birth registration International Instruments
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

Senegal

23. The Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures, including legislative amendments, to ensure that all migrant workers and members of their families, both documented and undocumented, within its territory or subject to its jurisdiction, enjoy, without...

23. The Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures, including legislative amendments, to ensure that all migrant workers and members of their families, both documented and undocumented, within its territory or subject to its jurisdiction, enjoy, without discrimination, the rights recognized by the Convention, in accordance with article 7 thereof. In particular, it recommends that the State party:

(c) Expedite and simplify naturalization procedures for children born in Senegal to foreign parents, to enable them to acquire Senegalese nationality within a reasonable time frame;

(Forced) migration context Access to nationality/Naturalization Born on territory
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

Uganda

37. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Repeal provisions in the Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Act (2009) and the Immigration Act (1970) that restrict the right to movement and liberty and acquisition of citizenship of persons with disabilities, particularly...

37. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Repeal provisions in the Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Act (2009) and the Immigration Act (1970) that restrict the right to movement and liberty and acquisition of citizenship of persons with disabilities, particularly persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities;

(b) Ensure registration of all children with disabilities at birth.

Birth registration Disability Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Rwanda

44. The State party should take the measures necessary to identify children whose birth was not registered, particularly among immigrants, asylum seekers and in refugee camps, ensure their retroactive birth registration and waive court fees for late registration. It should continue to...

44. The State party should take the measures necessary to identify children whose birth was not registered, particularly among immigrants, asylum seekers and in refugee camps, ensure their retroactive birth registration and waive court fees for late registration. It should continue to conduct awareness-raising campaigns concerning birth registration.

Birth registration
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

South Africa

34. The Committee is concerned at the increase in difficulties encountered in gaining access to a refugee status determination procedure due to the closure of several urban refugee reception offices, and at the reports of inadequate safeguards in such a process. The Committee is concerned...

34. The Committee is concerned at the increase in difficulties encountered in gaining access to a refugee status determination procedure due to the closure of several urban refugee reception offices, and at the reports of inadequate safeguards in such a process. The Committee is concerned about allegations that some immigration officers refuse to provide asylum seekers with transit permits at the port of entry, putting them at risk of immediate arrest or deportation. The Committee is concerned about allegations that these obstacles have resulted in the development of corrupt practices and have increased the vulnerability of migrants, especially children, by rendering them undocumented and stateless (arts. 6, 7 and 13).

35. The State party should facilitate access to documentation and fair procedures for asylum seekers, including translation services and, where the interests of justice so require, access to legal representation. It should ensure that asylum applications are processed expeditiously and that the principle of non-refoulement is respected under all circumstances.

36. The Committee is concerned about reports of: (...) and (c) protracted detention of stateless persons and their deportation to countries where they were not recognized as citizens. (...).

37. The State party should ensure that detention pending deportation is applied as a last resort only, with special regard being given to the needs of particularly vulnerable persons, and that individuals detained for immigration-related reasons are held in facilities specifically designed for that purpose. (...)

Detention Nationality/Identity documentation
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Slovenia

22. The State party should ensure that all remaining “erased” persons can restore their legal status without undue administrative constraints. It should also ensure that all “erased” persons are provided full and effective reparation, including restitution and compensation.

22. The State party should ensure that all remaining “erased” persons can restore their legal status without undue administrative constraints. It should also ensure that all “erased” persons are provided full and effective reparation, including restitution and compensation.

Remedy/Reparation
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Costa Rica

38. The State party should continue its efforts to ensure that all children born in its territory are registered and receive an official birth certificate and it should conduct campaigns to register all adults not yet registered.

38. The State party should continue its efforts to ensure that all children born in its territory are registered and receive an official birth certificate and it should conduct campaigns to register all adults not yet registered.

Birth registration