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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

New Zealand

29. The Committee recommends that the State party expedite the repeal of the Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 to enable women and children born in New Zealand to Samoan parents to apply for New Zealand nationality based on descent. It also calls upon the State party to ensure the...

29. The Committee recommends that the State party expedite the repeal of the Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 to enable women and children born in New Zealand to Samoan parents to apply for New Zealand nationality based on descent. It also calls upon the State party to ensure the effective participation of affected Samoan women in the development of a mechanism for redressing the harm caused. It further recommends that the State party establish statutory time frames for nationality applications under section 9 of the Citizenship Act 1977 to avoid undue delays. Moreover, the Committee urges the State party to adopt statelessness determination procedures, in line with international human rights standards, and to consider acceding to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons with a view to preventing statelessness.

Identification and determination procedures (Forced) migration context Access to nationality/Naturalization Born on territory Discrimination - Other International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action Implementing measures - Other
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Benin

30. Recalling its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, and recalling its previous recommendation (CEDAW/C/SAU/CO/3-4, para. 42), the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Ensure...

30. Recalling its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, and recalling its previous recommendation (CEDAW/C/SAU/CO/3-4, para. 42), the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Ensure access to affordable and, if necessary, free registration of births;

(b) Facilitate the access to Beninese nationality for stateless women and girls living in villages along the border with the Niger and Nigeria.

Remedy/Reparation Birth registration
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Saudi Arabia

10. The Committee urges the State party to uphold its commitment to women’s human rights, including the right to life, access to justice and the rights to freedom of expression and assembly, as well as equality in marriage and family relations. It calls upon the State party to strengthen the...

10. The Committee urges the State party to uphold its commitment to women’s human rights, including the right to life, access to justice and the rights to freedom of expression and assembly, as well as equality in marriage and family relations. It calls upon the State party to strengthen the application of the Convention in legal proceedings in the State party for the benefit of all women, in particular women migrant domestic workers, women human rights defenders and activists, women in detention, women with disabilities, women belonging to ethnic and religious minorities and refugee, asylum-seeking and stateless women. 

26. In line with article 4 (1) of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 25 (2004) on temporary special measures, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(b) In adopting and implementing temporary special measures, pay special attention to disadvantaged groups of women, such as Bidoon, stateless and migrant women and girls, women domestic workers, women and girls with disabilities, rural women and girls, older women, women belonging to ethnic and religious minorities and women and girls who are victims of gender-based violence;

36. With reference to its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, and recalling its previous recommendation (CEDAW/C/SAU/CO/3-4, para. 42), the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Amend the Nationality Law to recognize the right of Saudi women to transmit their nationality to their children and non-Saudi spouses on equal terms with Saudi men;

(b) Enforce its legislation allowing foreign mothers of Saudi children to register births and obtain documents for their children;

(c) Regularize the situation of stateless women and girls and facilitate their access to Saudi nationality without discrimination;

(d) Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

38. Recalling its general recommendation No. 36 (2017) on the right of girls and women to education, the Committee recommends that the State party raise awareness of the importance of girls’ education as a basis for their empowerment, and:

(e) Allocate the necessary human, technical and financial resources to provide full access to inclusive education for women and girls with disabilities and Bidoon women and girls.

50. Recalling its general recommendation No. 34 (2016) on the rights of rural women, and target 5.a of the Sustainable Development Goals to undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(b) Ensure that rural women, including Bidoon women and women belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, have access to productive means, education, healthcare and other basic services, as well as to labour-saving technologies, markets and services, innovative agricultural technologies, infrastructure, financial support and investment.

 

 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Estonia

28. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness; (b) Establish a statelessness determination procedure, in line with articles 2 and 9 of the Convention...

28. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness;

(b) Establish a statelessness determination procedure, in line with articles 2 and 9 of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, in order to expedite naturalization;

 

Identification and determination procedures International Instruments
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Malaysia

35. Recalling its previous recommendation (CEDAW/C/MYS/CO/3-5, para. 34) and its general recommendation No. 32 on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee urges the State party to: (a) Amend the Federal Constitution to...

35. Recalling its previous recommendation (CEDAW/C/MYS/CO/3-5, para. 34) and its general recommendation No. 32 on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee urges the State party to:

(a) Amend the Federal Constitution to remove discriminatory provisions and enable Malaysian women to transmit their nationality to their foreign spouses and their children on an equal basis with men and make the amendments retroactive;

(b) Withdraw the constitutional amendments that would deny automatic conferral of citizenship to children of stateless permanent residents, extend the period during which foreign wives can be deprived of their citizenship and reduce the time available to apply for citizenship for children in “special circumstances”;

(c) Fulfil its pledge to resolve the pending 14,000 applications for Malaysian citizenship by children in “special circumstances” by the end of 2024, and favourably consider these applications with a view to protecting the applicants from statelessness and rights deprivation;

(d) Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation Loss/Deprivation (Forced) migration context Access to nationality/Naturalization Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Singapore

40. With reference to its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party: (b) Review its legal provisions on citizenship to facilitate the exercise of the...

40. With reference to its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(b) Review its legal provisions on citizenship to facilitate the exercise of the right of every child to a nationality; introduce legal safeguards to ensure that every child born in the State party who would otherwise be stateless acquires Singaporean citizenship; modify the residence requirements for parents who are citizens by descent, so that they can always transmit their citizenship to their children if the children would otherwise be stateless; and prohibit the withdrawal of citizenship of a child on account of the parent’s renunciation or deprivation of citizenship, if the child would otherwise become stateless;

(c) Accede to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol thereto, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

60. Recalling its general recommendation No. 21 (1994) on equality in marriage and family relations and its general recommendation No. 29 (2013) on the economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(e) Recognize the equal right of all women, including those in same-sex relationships and non-married women, to parenthood through assisted reproductive technology, and ensure that all children enjoy equal rights to citizenship regardless of their family circumstances.

Loss/Deprivation Born on territory Adoption/Surrogacy Gender Discrimination - Other International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Republic of Korea

35. Recalling its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Ensure that women and men have equal rights to transmit their nationality to their...

35. Recalling its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Ensure that women and men have equal rights to transmit their nationality to their foreign spouses and simplify and expedite the naturalization process to reduce periods of legal uncertainty for foreign women married to nationals of the Republic of Korea;

(b) Facilitate affordable access to birth registration and identity documents for migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls, including through online procedures;

(c) Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

41. In accordance with its general recommendation No. 24 (1999) on women and health and targets 3.1 and 3.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, on reducing global maternal mortality and on ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(c) Undertake a comprehensive review of the 2023 Confidential Birth Bill to address the underlying causes of unregistered births more effectively, with a focus on expanding access to safe abortion services and comprehensive sexuality education, enhancing support services for pregnant women and girls, and implementing targeted measures to reduce the societal stigma associated with single motherhood;

(Forced) migration context Access to nationality/Naturalization Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration Gender International Instruments
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Rwanda

46. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Ensure access to civil registration documents, including birth certificates, for refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant women and girls;

46. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Ensure access to civil registration documents, including birth certificates, for refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant women and girls;

Birth registration
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Brazil

43. In line with its general recommendations No. 26 (2008) on women migrant workers and No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party: (c) Ensure the effective implementation of...

43. In line with its general recommendations No. 26 (2008) on women migrant workers and No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(c) Ensure the effective implementation of the Migration Law and the National Policy on Migration, Asylum and Statelessness, incorporate a strong gender perspective in migration policies and practices and undertake awareness campaigns to increase knowledge among migrant, asylum-seeking and refugee women on how to apply for residency and refugee status.

Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Kuwait

19. The Committee welcomes the establishment of a committee to review legislation related to women. It notes with concern, however, that discriminatory provisions remain in force, including in the Personal Status Act (No. 51 of 1984), the Criminal Code, the Nationality Act of 1959 and the...

19. The Committee welcomes the establishment of a committee to review legislation related to women. It notes with concern, however, that discriminatory provisions remain in force, including in the Personal Status Act (No. 51 of 1984), the Criminal Code, the Nationality Act of 1959 and the Private Sector Labour Act (No. 6 of 2010).

20. (...) It urges the State party to take immediate action to review and amend its laws to remove all provisions that discriminate against women and girls.

44. The Committee recommends that the State party amend the Nationality Act to recognize the right of Kuwaiti women to transmit their nationality to non-Kuwaiti spouses and children on equal terms with Kuwaiti men. It also recommends that the State party immediately discontinue the practice of placing children born out of wedlock or as a result of rape in orphanages and ensure that their mothers are not subject to criminal prosecution or deportation.

46. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Regularize the situation of members of the bidun community, to ensure their full enjoyment of fundamental rights, freedom from discrimination and equal access to opportunities, including social services, health care (including maternal health care), education, decision-making systems and employment;

(b) Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action