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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Malaysia

55.337 Continue efforts to prevent and end statelessness, including the amendment of regulations that prevent women from conferring citizenship on their children on an equal basis with men.

55.337 Continue efforts to prevent and end statelessness, including the amendment of regulations that prevent women from conferring citizenship on their children on an equal basis with men.

Recommending State: Uruguay

Recommendation Noted

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Malaysia

55.344 Advance gender equality, guaranteeing that Malaysian citizenship is obtained by the children of Malaysian women and foreign fathers born outside the territory.

55.344 Advance gender equality, guaranteeing that Malaysian citizenship is obtained by the children of Malaysian women and foreign fathers born outside the territory.

Recommending State: Chile

Recommendation Noted

Born abroad Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Malaysia

55.3 Ratify the six core human rights instruments that it has not yet ratified, in particular the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its Protocol, the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the...

55.3 Ratify the six core human rights instruments that it has not yet ratified, in particular the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its Protocol, the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.

Recommending State: Argentina

Recommendation Noted

International Instruments
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Malaysia

55.339 Adopt measures to prevent children from becoming stateless and guarantee universal access to free primary education, regardless of citizenship and migratory status.

55.339 Adopt measures to prevent children from becoming stateless and guarantee universal access to free primary education, regardless of citizenship and migratory status.

Recommending State: Colombia

Recommendation Noted

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Malaysia

55.254 Enhance enforcement of legislation aimed at upholding the rights of the child, including the right to education, health and to acquire a nationality.

55.254 Enhance enforcement of legislation aimed at upholding the rights of the child, including the right to education, health and to acquire a nationality.

Recommending State: Philippines

Recommendation Accepted

Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Malaysia

55.40 Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.

55.40 Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.

Recommending State: Malawi

Recommendation Noted

International Instruments
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Malaysia

55.341 Grant citizenship to children born overseas to Malaysian mothers and non-Malaysian fathers to ensure comparable treatment to those born of Malaysian fathers and non-Malaysian mothers. 

55.341 Grant citizenship to children born overseas to Malaysian mothers and non-Malaysian fathers to ensure comparable treatment to those born of Malaysian fathers and non-Malaysian mothers. 

Recommending State: United States of America

Recommendation Noted

Born abroad Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Malaysia

55.345 Amend legislation with the aim of allowing women to confer nationality on their children on an equal basis with men.

55.345 Amend legislation with the aim of allowing women to confer nationality on their children on an equal basis with men.

Recommending State: Slovakia

Recommendation Noted

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Malaysia

55.49 Withdraw the reservation to article 9 (2) of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women to grant women equal rights with men with respect to the nationality of their children.

55.49 Withdraw the reservation to article 9 (2) of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women to grant women equal rights with men with respect to the nationality of their children.

Recommending State: Netherlands

Recommendation Noted

Gender International Instruments
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Malaysia

55.38 Ratify the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol thereto, the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

55.38 Ratify the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol thereto, the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Recommending State: Burkina Faso

Recommendation Noted

International Instruments