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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Republic of the Congo

111.119 Ensure the implementation of a free birth registration system, exempted from corruption, for all children without discrimination, throughout all the territory of the country. 

111.119 Ensure the implementation of a free birth registration system, exempted from corruption, for all children without discrimination, throughout all the territory of the country. 

Recommending State: Romania

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Republic of the Congo

111.117 Further efforts to be made to make birth registration available to all groups of the population. 

111.117 Further efforts to be made to make birth registration available to all groups of the population. 

Recommending State: Slovenia

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Chad

110.133 Ensure birth registration without discrimination of any kind, including unregistered adults, and intensify the deployment of mobile birth registration units. 

110.133 Ensure birth registration without discrimination of any kind, including unregistered adults, and intensify the deployment of mobile birth registration units. 

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Chad

110.135 Ensure birth registrations while strengthening the implementation of mobile registration units of civil status. 

110.135 Ensure birth registrations while strengthening the implementation of mobile registration units of civil status. 

Recommending State: Türkiye

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Djibouti

23. (...) The Committee calls on the State party to ensure that all children born in its territory are registered systematically and are issued birth certificates, including refugee children born outside refugee camps. 24. The Committee is concerned about the fact that, under the State...

23. (...) The Committee calls on the State party to ensure that all children born in its territory are registered systematically and are issued birth certificates, including refugee children born outside refugee camps.

24. The Committee is concerned about the fact that, under the State party’s Nationality Code, children born to foreign parents may end up stateless (art. 10).

The Committee calls on the State party to revise the Djiboutian Nationality Code so that all children born in its territory who would otherwise be stateless can obtain Djiboutian nationality at birth.

Born on territory Birth registration Discrimination - Other Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Saudi Arabia

138.163. Guarantee birth registration for all boys and girls without discrimination of any kind. 

138.163. Guarantee birth registration for all boys and girls without discrimination of any kind. 

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Committee against Torture (CAT)

Latvia

16. (...) The State party should: (a) Invite non-citizen residents to avail themselves of the simplified naturalization procedure in the Citizenship Law, as amended in May 2013, and facilitate the granting of citizenship to and naturalization and integration of non-citizens; (b) Enhance...

16. (...) The State party should:

(a) Invite non-citizen residents to avail themselves of the simplified naturalization procedure in the Citizenship Law, as amended in May 2013, and facilitate the granting of citizenship to and naturalization and integration of non-citizens;

(b) Enhance efforts to raise the awareness of parents whose children are eligible for naturalization and consider granting automatic citizenship at birth, without previous registration by parents, to the children of non-citizen parents who do not acquire any other nationality, with a view to preventing statelessness;

(c) Consider offering language courses free of charge to all non-citizen residents and stateless persons who wish to apply for Latvian citizenship.

Remedy/Reparation Access to nationality/Naturalization Awareness raising/Capacity building/Training Implementing measures - Other
Committee against Torture (CAT)

Poland

27. (...) It also invites the State party to consider ratifying the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

27. (...) It also invites the State party to consider ratifying the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

International Instruments
Committee against Torture (CAT)

Andorra

21. (...) In addition, the State party should consider acceding to (...) the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

21. (...) In addition, the State party should consider acceding to (...) the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

International Instruments
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Israel

136.16. Ratify the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, and take appropriate steps to ensure that the human rights of refugees and asylum-seekers are fully respected, including with regard to access to health care and social welfare services. 

136.16. Ratify the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, and take appropriate steps to ensure that the human rights of refugees and asylum-seekers are fully respected, including with regard to access to health care and social welfare services. 

Recommending State: Germany

Recommendation Accepted

International Instruments