ISI Database on Statelessness and
Human Rights

Connecting nationality, statelessness and human rights. Explore and compare information from the international human rights monitoring systems to promote a human rights-based approach to nationality and statelessness.

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Number of results found: 482

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

101.45 Adopt the necessary measures to guarantee easy and effective access to free birth registration, including to Pygmy children.

101.45 Adopt the necessary measures to guarantee easy and effective access to free birth registration, including to Pygmy children.

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

101.46 Establish mechanisms to ensure easy and effective access to birth registration of all children and the effective and free provision of birth certificates.

101.46 Establish mechanisms to ensure easy and effective access to birth registration of all children and the effective and free provision of birth certificates.

Recommending State: Uruguay

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

123.23. Carry out awareness-raising campaigns to promote the birth registration of all children, particularly those living in poverty, and adopt necessary measures to guarantee effective access to free birth registrations for new-borns.

123.23. Carry out awareness-raising campaigns to promote the birth registration of all children, particularly those living in poverty, and adopt necessary measures to guarantee effective access to free birth registrations for new-borns.

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

125.61. Continue the efforts to improve the birth registration figures, having in mind that considerable improvement has already been achieved, as birth registration increased from around 30 per cent in 2000 to over 60 per cent in 2010.

125.61. Continue the efforts to improve the birth registration figures, having in mind that considerable improvement has already been achieved, as birth registration increased from around 30 per cent in 2000 to over 60 per cent in 2010.

Recommending State: Brazil

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

124.29. Revise the national legislation with a view to guarantee that all persons are registered at birth, independently of their migrant condition or the nationality of their parents.

124.29. Revise the national legislation with a view to guarantee that all persons are registered at birth, independently of their migrant condition or the nationality of their parents.

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Noted

Birth registration

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

124.29. Review its birth registration system to safeguard the human rights of unwed mothers and children by (i) ensuring immediate birth registration is available to all children regardless of the parents legal status; (ii) ensuring that the birth registration accurately indicates the...

124.29. Review its birth registration system to safeguard the human rights of unwed mothers and children by (i) ensuring immediate birth registration is available to all children regardless of the parents legal status; (ii) ensuring that the birth registration accurately indicates the biological parent(s) of the child; and (iii) taking steps to prevent birth registration of children by third parties, such as adoptive parents, that could result in the occurrence of de facto adoptions in the absence of proper judicial oversight, which could also put children at risk of being trafficked.

Recommending State: Canada

Recommendation Noted

Birth registration

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

99.75. Continue to strengthen the measures to guarantee children access to free birth registration.

99.75. Continue to strengthen the measures to guarantee children access to free birth registration.

Recommending State: Uruguay

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

99.74. Adopt the necessary measures to guarantee universal birth registration, with a particular emphasis on indigenous boy and girls.

99.74. Adopt the necessary measures to guarantee universal birth registration, with a particular emphasis on indigenous boy and girls.

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

108.71 Take measures to ensure the implementation of national and international norms on trafficking in persons, particularly children, including through the establishment of a national births register.

108.71 Take measures to ensure the implementation of national and international norms on trafficking in persons, particularly children, including through the establishment of a national births register.

Recommending State: Costa Rica

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

108.31 Adopt necessary measures for free and compulsory registration of all children, including late registration, bringing forward new and more targeted campaigns to raise awareness among families, training social workers and health professionals and civil servants in charge of the...

108.31 Adopt necessary measures for free and compulsory registration of all children, including late registration, bringing forward new and more targeted campaigns to raise awareness among families, training social workers and health professionals and civil servants in charge of the registration and birth certificates and providing the necessary resources to establish registration offices in all the country.

Recommending State: Uruguay

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration