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Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Denmark

15. The Committee urges the State party to provide for the automatic granting of nationality to all children born in Denmark who would otherwise be stateless. 

15. The Committee urges the State party to provide for the automatic granting of nationality to all children born in Denmark who would otherwise be stateless. 

Access to nationality/Naturalization Born on territory
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/DNK/CO/5
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Ecuador

20. While noting the establishment of the free registration process and the national system for the registration of vital statistics, the Committee notes persisting gaps in the birth registration of children in various areas as well as for refugee children. It recommends that the State party...

20. While noting the establishment of the free registration process and the national system for the registration of vital statistics, the Committee notes persisting gaps in the birth registration of children in various areas as well as for refugee children. It recommends that the State party:

(a) Adopt a plan of action targeting rural, coastal and border areas in the provinces of Guayas, Manabí and Esmeraldas to ensure birth registration of children;

(b) Ensure the implementation of the agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Civil Registry regarding the registration of refugee children in the civil registry and the issuance of identity cards;

(c) Review the Organic Law on Management of Data and Civil Information (ley orgánica de gestion de la identidad y datos civiles), which allows for changing the names of children after birth registration, and introduce safeguards to adequately protect the child’s right to identity and prevent de facto and/or legal amendment of the identity names of children. 

Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/ECU/CO/5-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

North Korea

19. The Committee notes that children in the State party are guaranteed civil registration and access to nationality. The Committee recommends that the State party review its bilateral agreements to ensure that children born to mothers who are citizens of the Democratic People’s Republic of...

19. The Committee notes that children in the State party are guaranteed civil registration and access to nationality. The Committee recommends that the State party review its bilateral agreements to ensure that children born to mothers who are citizens of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea residing outside the territory of the State party have access to birth registration and nationality without the children or their mothers being forcibly returned to the State party’s territory. 

52. The Committee urges the State party to provide all the necessary protection to returnee children and children of repatriated women who are citizens of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in particular their right to life. The Committee recommends that the State party consider acceding to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

(Forced) migration context Born abroad Birth registration Gender International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/PRK/CO/5
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Moldova

18. While noting the expansion of the network of civil status offices into remote locations, the establishment of an electronic birth register, and increased monitoring, the Committee recommends that the State party continue to strengthen efforts to ensure that all births in the State party...

18. While noting the expansion of the network of civil status offices into remote locations, the establishment of an electronic birth register, and increased monitoring, the Committee recommends that the State party continue to strengthen efforts to ensure that all births in the State party are registered, including of Roma children, children born at home, children born to adolescent mothers and children born out of wedlock.

Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/MDA/CO/4-5
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

Indonesia

41. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Ensure that all children of migrant workers born in the State party and children of Indonesian migrant workers born abroad are registered at birth and issued with identity documents, and that birth registration is facilitated and free...

41. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Ensure that all children of migrant workers born in the State party and children of Indonesian migrant workers born abroad are registered at birth and issued with identity documents, and that birth registration is facilitated and free of charge everywhere and under all circumstances, in line with target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals;

(b) Raise awareness of the importance of birth registration among migrant workers and members of their families, especially those in an irregular situation;

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

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CMW/C/IDN/CO/1
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

United Kingdom

43. The Committee recommends that the State party withdraw its reservation to article 18 of the Convention.

43. The Committee recommends that the State party withdraw its reservation to article 18 of the Convention.

International Instruments
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Doc. CRPD/C/GBR/CO/1
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Vanuatu

24. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Strengthen its efforts to implement early birth registration procedures and issuance of birth certificates with a special focus on birth registration at community level; (b) Improve birth registration outside of hospital facilities and...

24. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Strengthen its efforts to implement early birth registration procedures and issuance of birth certificates with a special focus on birth registration at community level;

(b) Improve birth registration outside of hospital facilities and strengthen the use of mobile birth registration teams to cover remote communities;

(c) Launch extensive awareness-raising programmes about the importance of birth registration and the process by which the children are registered;

(d) Ensure accuracy of registration details for children born out-of-wedlock and to adolescent mothers;

(d) Develop strategies to change the societal mindset and negative attitudes against unmarried mothers. 

Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/VUT/CO/2-4
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Tajikistan

17. In view of the significant number of children under five in the State party without a birth certificate, the Committee, reminding the State party of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, strongly urges the State party to continue...

17. In view of the significant number of children under five in the State party without a birth certificate, the Committee, reminding the State party of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, strongly urges the State party to continue facilitating access to the birth registration process by expanding the use of mobile civil registration units, speeding up processing times, removing all additional costs, simplifying the supporting documentation requirements and encouraging the reporting of at-home births. It further recommends that the State party seek technical assistance from UNICEF, among others, for the implementation of these recommendations. 

41. While welcoming the 2014 revision of the Refugee Act, which ensures that asylum claims submitted by children who are unaccompanied or separated are analysed under refugee status determination procedures, and further welcoming the adoption of the Constitutional Act on Tajik Nationality (2015) containing general safeguards that protect children against statelessness at birth, the Committee recommends that the State party:

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

42. The Committee recommends that the State party assess the particular situation of Roma/ Jughi children and take measures to facilitate their access to official personal documentation, social protection services and social integration programmes in order to ensure that their families can access public services. 

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/TJK/CO/3-5
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

Mexico

12. The Committee recommends that the State party ratify the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, 1961, and reiterates its previous recommendation (see CMW/C/MEX/CO/2, para. 14) to the State party that it ratify the ILO Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97)...

12. The Committee recommends that the State party ratify the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, 1961, and reiterates its previous recommendation (see CMW/C/MEX/CO/2, para. 14) to the State party that it ratify the ILO Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97) and the Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143) as soon as possible. It also recommends ratification of the ILO Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129) and Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189).

52. The Committee recommends that the registration of births with Mexican consulates be encouraged and that mothers be made aware of the importance of the timely registration of dual nationality. Likewise, the Committee recommends that undocumented parents be provided with information and assistance to enable them to register births with the United States authorities. The Committee suggests that a simplified procedure be established for registering children with Mexican parents as Mexican nationals in Mexico thereby avoiding inaccessible requirements, such as the translation and notarization of documents in the United States, when the family concerned has already left the country. In any case, the Committee recommends ensuring access to education and other social services for the children of returning Mexicans, irrespective of their documentation or nationality.

Birth registration International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CMW/C/MEX/CO/3
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Russia

29. While noting some measures taken to simplify residency registration procedures, the Committee remains concerned about the high number of persons still not registered in the State party, including stateless persons, refugees and holders of temporary asylum and individuals belonging to...

29. While noting some measures taken to simplify residency registration procedures, the Committee remains concerned about the high number of persons still not registered in the State party, including stateless persons, refugees and holders of temporary asylum and individuals belonging to some minority groups, including migrants and Roma, whose access to social services such as education, health care, employment and housing is as a result impeded (arts. 2, 5 and 6).

30. In accordance with its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee recommends that the State party take urgent measures to expedite the registration of all those seeking registration in a transparent manner. The Committee also recommends that the State party take measures to bring to an end any discriminatory or arbitrary behaviour by officials involved in registration activities. Moreover, the State party is requested to guarantee that the enjoyment of rights by all individuals in the Russian Federation is not dependent on residence registration. Finally, the State party is encouraged to 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 International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/RUS/CO/23-24