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Netherlands

60.  […]  the Netherlands citizenship-stripping legislation, policies and procedures apply only to citizens with dual nationality and therefore disproportionately affects Netherlanders of Moroccan and Turkish descent. Because of its limited applicability, citizenship-stripping  legislation...

60.  […]  the Netherlands citizenship-stripping legislation, policies and procedures apply only to citizens with dual nationality and therefore disproportionately affects Netherlanders of Moroccan and Turkish descent. Because of its limited applicability, citizenship-stripping  legislation in the Netherlands aggravates stereotypes of terrorism by associating  terrorism with  people of certain ethnic  and  national  origins. The associated  policies and their effects are incompatible with international human  rights principles of  equality  and non-discrimination. Furthermore, the Special  Rapporteur  is  concerned  that  citizenship-stripping orders are based primarily on information gathered by the security services and that the individuals affected only have recourse through an appeal to administrative courts on procedural  grounds. Such a limited review prevents access to an effective  remedy.

88. […] concern about the lack of procedures in the Netherlands to identify and protect stateless persons. […]  the procedure outlined in draft piece of legislation before parliament does not appear to comply with international human rights standards, especially because it does not grant persons confirmed as stateless a right to lawful residence and associated social benefits. The Special Rapporteur is also concerned that current and proposed laws limit the likelihood that children born in the Netherlands will acquire citizenship and benefit from lawful residence status.

89. About 80,000 persons of unknown nationality currently reside in the Netherlands. Many of these individuals lack the documents necessary to prove or disprove their statelessness. The Special Rapporteur has learned that only 4,000 persons of unknown nationality have received formal statelessness status and are listed in the Netherlands’ Personal Records Database.

98. In respect of equality, racial discrimination, racism and intolerance, the Government must: 

(c) Ensure that its carceral, counter-terrorism and asylum practices are non-discriminatory and in compliance with international human rights law obligations;

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Identification and determination procedures Loss/Deprivation Born on territory Discrimination - Other
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/44/57/Add.2

Qatar

72. (a) Amend Law No. 38 of 2005 to allow Qatari women married to non-citizens to transmit without discrimination their nationality to their foreign spouses, and to their children from birth, in particular for those children who would otherwise be stateless; 73. (a) Ratify the Convention...

72. (a) Amend Law No. 38 of 2005 to allow Qatari women married to non-citizens to transmit without discrimination their nationality to their foreign spouses, and to their children from birth, in particular for those children who would otherwise be stateless;

73. (a) Ratify the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness;

(b) Reinstate the nationality of all persons who have been arbitrarily deprived of it, including among the Bidoon and the Al-Ghufran clan;

(c) Amend Law No. 38 of 2005 to prevent arbitrary deprivation of nationality and to ensure redress and the right of appeal before courts for all persons who have been deprived of their nationality;

(d) Prohibit the deprivation of nationality that results in statelessness and remove provisions limiting the right to public and political life of individuals whose nationality has been reinstated;

(e) Establish independent and transparent procedures to identify and determine the number and profiles of all stateless individuals in Qatar, particularly among the Bidoon and the Al-Ghufran clan;

(f) Publish any decisions pertaining to maintaining or withdrawing nationality from members of the Al-Ghufran clan, even if they have since been repealed.

 

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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/44/57/Add.1

Argentina

47.  Although Argentina recognizes a certain number of indigenous communities, the Nivaclé claim that they have been denied recognition and therefore cannot have access to national identification cards, which in turn keeps them from gaining access to public services in the province of...

47.  Although Argentina recognizes a certain number of indigenous communities, the Nivaclé claim that they have been denied recognition and therefore cannot have access to national identification cards, which in turn keeps them from gaining access to public services in the province of Formosa. 

104. The Special Rapporteur understands that Nivaclés are a people also present in Paraguay, bordering the province of Formosa, and suggests that the State further investigate the claims of the Nivaclé in Argentina in an effort to prevent statelessness. 

 

Nationality/Identity documentation
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/35/41/Add.1

Mauritania

67.  It  is  paramount  that  the  Government  addresses  the  issues  which  the  census process has highlighted so that individuals, and consequently their children, are not unduly  deprived  of  their  right  to  identity  and  nationality. The  Government  should also take  measures to...

67.  It  is  paramount  that  the  Government  addresses  the  issues  which  the  census process has highlighted so that individuals, and consequently their children, are not unduly  deprived  of  their  right  to  identity  and  nationality. The  Government  should also take  measures to prevent children from becoming stateless: a situation which affects mostly children born of  non-registered marriages,  leading to de facto discrimination against the most isolated communities and the groups which have historically been discriminated against. In this regard, the Special Rapporteur urges the  Government  to  ratify  the  1954  Convention  relating  to  the  Status  of  Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

72. (...) In addition the new national strategy on social cohesion (SNCS) should include a transitional justice component to enable public discussion on the late 1980s events which led to the deportation of thousands of Mauritanian citizens and to the deprivation of their nationality and economic power. It is important that victims of these past violations be granted access to effective remedies with a view to building a strong basis for a new social cohesion.

Remedy/Reparation Loss/Deprivation International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/26/49/Add.1

Spain

82.  The  Special  Rapporteur  urges  the  Government  to  address  the  situation  of stateless  persons  in  Spain  in  conformity  with  its  international  human  rights obligations. He recommends in particular accelerating the procedure for determining statelessness  and  ensuring  that...

82.  The  Special  Rapporteur  urges  the  Government  to  address  the  situation  of stateless  persons  in  Spain  in  conformity  with  its  international  human  rights obligations. He recommends in particular accelerating the procedure for determining statelessness  and  ensuring  that  adequate  resources,  including  human  and  financial, are  provided  to  carry  out  this  procedure  in  a  timely  manner  respectful  of  human rights.  

90.  The  Special  Rapporteur  recommends  that  Spain  ratify  the  International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

Identification and determination procedures International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/23/56/Add.2

Hungary

72.  Regarding  statelessness,  the  Special  Rapporteur  urges  the  Government  to review the provisions of Act II of 2007, especially those provisions establishing legal stay in Hungary as a pre-condition for applying for stateless status, and ensure its full compliance  with  its ...

72.  Regarding  statelessness,  the  Special  Rapporteur  urges  the  Government  to review the provisions of Act II of 2007, especially those provisions establishing legal stay in Hungary as a pre-condition for applying for stateless status, and ensure its full compliance  with  its  international  human  rights  obligations  including  the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, which has been ratified by the Government.  

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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/20/33/Add.1