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Number of results found: 37

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Mauritania

130.45 Decriminalise apostasy and amend the Constitution to protect freedom of religion and allow people of a non-Muslim faith to remain citizens. 

130.45 Decriminalise apostasy and amend the Constitution to protect freedom of religion and allow people of a non-Muslim faith to remain citizens. 

Recommending State: Australia

Recommendation Noted

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Loss/Deprivation Religion Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. A/HRC/47/6
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Maldives

133.75 Remove from Maldivian law all provisions that discriminate on the basis of religion, namely those regarding citizenship, and accede to the United Nations conventions on statelessness. 

133.75 Remove from Maldivian law all provisions that discriminate on the basis of religion, namely those regarding citizenship, and accede to the United Nations conventions on statelessness. 

Recommending State: Portugal

Recommendation Noted

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Religion International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/46/10
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Madagascar

123.11 Take all measures likely to reduce the rate of stateless persons among the population, regardless of their ethnic or religious origin. 

123.11 Take all measures likely to reduce the rate of stateless persons among the population, regardless of their ethnic or religious origin. 

Recommending State: Switzerland

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Remedy/Reparation Race/Ethnicity Religion
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/43/13
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Dominican Republic

94.173 Adopt the necessary legislative and administrative measures to combat all forms of discrimination in access to nationality for the children of Haitian immigrants born in the country as well as in the situation of Haitian migrants. 

94.173 Adopt the necessary legislative and administrative measures to combat all forms of discrimination in access to nationality for the children of Haitian immigrants born in the country as well as in the situation of Haitian migrants. 

Recommending State: Spain

Recommendation Noted

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(Forced) migration context Access to nationality/Naturalization Born on territory Race/Ethnicity Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. A/HRC/41/16
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Dominican Republic

94.190 Comply with the judgments of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the recommendations of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the recommendations formulated by other States in past universal periodic review cycles to implement a legal framework on the effective...

94.190 Comply with the judgments of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the recommendations of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the recommendations formulated by other States in past universal periodic review cycles to implement a legal framework on the effective restitution of nationality to Dominicans of Haitian descent and to develop a national registry to identify stateless persons or those at risk of becoming stateless. 

Recommending State: Uruguay

Recommendation Noted

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Identification and determination procedures Remedy/Reparation Race/Ethnicity Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/41/16
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Cyprus

139.100 Review and amend relevant legal provisions, guaranteeing the right of all persons who have one Cypriot parent to obtain Cypriot nationality, on an equal basis with others, irrespective of the other parent’s ethnicity, gender, place of residence or means of entering the country. 

139.100 Review and amend relevant legal provisions, guaranteeing the right of all persons who have one Cypriot parent to obtain Cypriot nationality, on an equal basis with others, irrespective of the other parent’s ethnicity, gender, place of residence or means of entering the country. 

Recommending State: United Kingdom

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Gender Race/Ethnicity Discrimination - Other Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. A/HRC/41/15
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Myanmar

145.66 End discrimination against members of the Rohingya population and members of other minority groups, including by providing a pathway to or restoring citizenship for stateless persons without requiring them to accept ethnic designations they do not agree with, removing restrictions on...

145.66 End discrimination against members of the Rohingya population and members of other minority groups, including by providing a pathway to or restoring citizenship for stateless persons without requiring them to accept ethnic designations they do not agree with, removing restrictions on freedom of movement, and revising discriminatory legislation, including the 1982 Citizenship Act and the four “race and religion” laws. 

Recommending State: United States of America

Recommendation Noted

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Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation Race/Ethnicity Religion Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/31/13
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Myanmar

145.54 Remove provisions in the 1982 Citizenship Law that grant citizenship on the basis of ethnicity or race and amend the Law to avoid statelessness. 

145.54 Remove provisions in the 1982 Citizenship Law that grant citizenship on the basis of ethnicity or race and amend the Law to avoid statelessness. 

Recommending State: Türkiye

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Race/Ethnicity Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/31/13
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Myanmar

145.64 Urgently address the needs of the Rohingya community by: guaranteeing security, ensuring full humanitarian access across Rakhine, removing restrictions on freedom of movement, and establishing a pathway to citizenship. 

145.64 Urgently address the needs of the Rohingya community by: guaranteeing security, ensuring full humanitarian access across Rakhine, removing restrictions on freedom of movement, and establishing a pathway to citizenship. 

Recommending State: United Kingdom

Recommendation Noted

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Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation Race/Ethnicity
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/31/13
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Myanmar

145.56 Amend the Nationality Law of 1982 to include all religious and racial minorities, including Rohingyas, and to guarantee their full and equal citizenship, and return the previous nationality documents to them. 

145.56 Amend the Nationality Law of 1982 to include all religious and racial minorities, including Rohingyas, and to guarantee their full and equal citizenship, and return the previous nationality documents to them. 

Recommending State: Saudi Arabia

Recommendation Noted

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Lack of documents/Access to documentation Remedy/Reparation Race/Ethnicity Religion Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/31/13