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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

India

151.2 Ratify all the international instruments that it had signed and consider signing and ratifying those to which it was not yet a party, including (...) the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

151.2 Ratify all the international instruments that it had signed and consider signing and ratifying those to which it was not yet a party, including (...) the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

Recommending State: South Africa

Recommendation Noted

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International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/52/11
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Botswana

44. (...) The Committee encourages the State party to accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

44. (...) The Committee encourages the State party to accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/BWA/CO/17-22
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Tunisia

146.44 – Continue to reform laws to ensure that no one, especially children born in Tunisia, will be left stateless. 

146.44 – Continue to reform laws to ensure that no one, especially children born in Tunisia, will be left stateless. 

Recommending State: Kenya

Recommendation Noted

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Born on territory Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/52/6
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Tunisia

146.43 Further strengthen laws that eradicate statelessness by ensuring that birth registrations are given to all children within Tunisia, even migrants and refugees. 

146.43 Further strengthen laws that eradicate statelessness by ensuring that birth registrations are given to all children within Tunisia, even migrants and refugees. 

Recommending State: Eswatini

Recommendation Noted

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Birth registration
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/52/6
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Jamaica

6. Recalling its general recommendation No. 8 (1990) concerning the interpretation and application of article 1, paragraphs 1 and 4 of the Convention, its guidelines for reporting under the Convention and its previous recommendations, the Committee recommends that the State party collect and...

6. Recalling its general recommendation No. 8 (1990) concerning the interpretation and application of article 1, paragraphs 1 and 4 of the Convention, its guidelines for reporting under the Convention and its previous recommendations, the Committee recommends that the State party collect and provide to the Committee updated and comprehensive statistics on the demographic composition of the population, based on the principle of self-identification, disaggregated by ethnic or national origin, including on Maroons, Tainos, Rastafaris and non-citizens, such as migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons, together with relevant socioeconomic indicators that would enable an accurate assessment of progress towards the equal enjoyment by all groups, without discrimination, of the rights enshrined in the Convention.

28. (...) It also recommends that the State party adopt comprehensive legislation to eradicate statelessness, which includes procedures for the determination of statelessness, and consider acceding to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.

International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/JAM/CO/21-24
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Belgium

40. The Committee urges the State party to: (a) Establish legal safeguards and effective remedies for individuals whose nationality, residence permit or passport have been revoked since their names or those of close relatives are included in databases for preventing and combating terrorism;...

40. The Committee urges the State party to:

(a) Establish legal safeguards and effective remedies for individuals whose nationality, residence permit or passport have been revoked since their names or those of close relatives are included in databases for preventing and combating terrorism;

(b) Regulate the granting of nationality or residence permits to persons recognized as stateless;

(c) Define and implement a clear procedure for the repatriation of children born to Belgian citizens from areas of conflict, respecting at all times the best interest of the children.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation Loss/Deprivation Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/BEL/CO/8
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Ukraine

36. 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: (a) Facilitate birth registration by young mothers, who give birth abroad or in...

36. 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:

(a) Facilitate birth registration by young mothers, who give birth abroad or in non-government-controlled parts of the State party, and mandate consulates and local administrations near the contact line to issue birth certificates to the children of Ukrainian women and girls and to facilitate access to child allowances;

(...)

32. Recalling its general recommendation No. 38 (2020) on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(...)

(b) Strengthen its efforts to address the risk of human trafficking for women and girls residing in conflict-affected areas, refugee women and girls, girls in institutions and Roma girls, strengthen services to provide identity documents to girls in State-run institutions and Roma girls, and enhance awareness-raising activities and bilateral, regional and international cooperation with States of transit and destination of Ukrainian refugee women and girls to prevent trafficking.

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration
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Doc. CEDAW/C/UKR/CO/9
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Gambia

28. 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) Review its nationality laws to ensure that Gambian nationality is granted to children...

28. 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) Review its nationality laws to ensure that Gambian nationality is granted to children born in the State party who would otherwise be stateless;

(b) Eliminate obstacles encountered in birth registration, paying particular attention to rural girls and girls born to parents who are refugees or unmarried, and inform registrars that all girls and boys must be registered and issued with a certificate aligned to either parent’s name;

(c) Remove any penalties for late registration and continue to facilitate procedures, including online, to encourage rural women in particular to register births and receive identification documentation.

Nationality/Identity documentation Born on territory Birth registration Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/GNB/CO/6
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Honduras

33. 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 strengthen the National Registry of Persons by providing it with adequate human, technical...

33. 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 strengthen the National Registry of Persons by providing it with adequate human, technical and financial resources, facilitate birth registration and registration of refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls through online procedures, simplify and minimize the fees for birth registration procedures and deploy mobile civil registration units to issue birth certificates in border, rural and remote areas.

Birth registration
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Doc. CEDAW/C/HND/CO/9
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Ukraine

20. While welcoming the measures taken to facilitate the birth registration of children who are displaced or are in the territory controlled by armed forces of the Russian Federation or affiliated armed groups, and taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the...

20. While welcoming the measures taken to facilitate the birth registration of children who are displaced or are in the territory controlled by armed forces of the Russian Federation or affiliated armed groups, and taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Ensure that measures to facilitate birth registration are extended to all children born in its territory, including children of asylum-seekers;

(b) Amend its law on citizenship to facilitate the acquisition of nationality for children who would otherwise be stateless;

(c) Ensure the birth registration of Roma children born to parents without identity documents or without documents from the medical institution concerned confirming the birth, and abolish any fines for failure to register children on time.

36. The Committee is deeply concerned that the ongoing armed conflict has led to the internal displacement of around 7 million people, while another 7 million refugees, mainly women and children, have fled Ukraine and sought temporary protection elsewhere. The Committee notes the initiatives taken by the State party, such as the Diia system for obtaining internally displaced person status, but remains particularly concerned that:

(d) Access to humanitarian assistance for asylum-seekers, undocumented foreigners and stateless persons in the State party has been hindered, depriving their children of support to address basic and urgent necessities of life;

37. The Committee calls on the international community and donors to provide sustained and increased support for the response to internal displacement and the Ukraine Flash Appeal, and other critical efforts to protect the human rights of all civilians, including children, who remain in or have fled Ukraine, and recommends that the State party:

(d) Increase its cash assistance programme and work with international organizations providing multi-purpose cash assistance in eastern and central Ukraine where there are higher numbers of internally displaced children;

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Birth registration Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/UKR/CO/5-6