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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Oman

34. The Committee calls upon the State party to withdraw its reservation to article 9 of the Convention and to amend its domestic laws to grant Omani women equal rights with men in regard to transmission of their nationality to their children who have foreign fathers and to their foreign...

34. The Committee calls upon the State party to withdraw its reservation to article 9 of the Convention and to amend its domestic laws to grant Omani women equal rights with men in regard to transmission of their nationality to their children who have foreign fathers and to their foreign husbands.

Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CEDAW/C/OMN/CO/1
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Italy

29. The Committee, recalling the State party’s acceptance of recommendation No. 40 under the universal periodic review to implement Act No. 91/1992 on Italian citizenship in a manner that preserves the rights of all children living in Italy (A/HRC/14/4/Add.1, p. 5), recommends that the State...

29. The Committee, recalling the State party’s acceptance of recommendation No. 40 under the universal periodic review to implement Act No. 91/1992 on Italian citizenship in a manner that preserves the rights of all children living in Italy (A/HRC/14/4/Add.1, p. 5), recommends that the State party:

(a) Ensure by law the obligation of, and facilitate in practice, the birth registration of all children born in and living in Italy;

(b) Undertake awareness-raising campaigns on the right of all children to be registered at birth, regardless of social and ethnic background and the resident status of parents;

(c) Facilitate access to citizenship for children who may otherwise be stateless.

Birth registration
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/ITA/CO/3-4
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

Chile

21. The Committee encourages the State party to eliminate the practice of replacing migrant workers’ identity documents by an Alien Offender Card in case of infringement of migration laws. 33. The Committee encourages the State party to grant nationality to children who are born in Chile...

21. The Committee encourages the State party to eliminate the practice of replacing migrant workers’ identity documents by an Alien Offender Card in case of infringement of migration laws.

33. The Committee encourages the State party to grant nationality to children who are born in Chile and whose parents are in an irregular situation, whenever parents are unable to transfer their nationality to the children. The Committee also encourages the State party to accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

(Forced) migration context Nationality/Identity documentation Born on territory International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CMW/C/CHL/CO/1
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

Guatemala

27. The Committee recommends that the State party take appropriate steps to put an end to acts of abuse and violations committed against migrant workers and members of their families. In particular, the Committee urges the State party to establish a mechanism for monitoring the work of...

27. The Committee recommends that the State party take appropriate steps to put an end to acts of abuse and violations committed against migrant workers and members of their families. In particular, the Committee urges the State party to establish a mechanism for monitoring the work of officials of the Directorate-General of Migration and the National Civil Police in order to ensure that acts of abuse and violations committed against migrant workers and members of their families, including the retention and destruction of their identity documents, are investigated and that the culprits are brought to trial and punished, in accordance with article 21 of the Convention.

Nationality/Identity documentation Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting
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Doc. CMW/C/GTM/CO/1
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Georgia

17. (...) In the light of its general recommendation No. 27 (2000) on discrimination against Roma, the Committee recommendsthat the State party: (a) Ensure the issuance of birth certificates and other documents to all members of the Roma minority; (...) 19. (...) The Committee recommends...

17. (...) In the light of its general recommendation No. 27 (2000) on discrimination against Roma, the Committee recommendsthat the State party:

(a) Ensure the issuance of birth certificates and other documents to all members of the Roma minority;

(...)

19. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party take all the necessary measures to register the births of children, in particular those from minorities, born in remote parts of the country and provide them with birth certificates.

21. (...) In the light of its general recommendations No. 11 (1993) and No. 30 (2004) on non-citizens, the Committee recommends that the State party take all legislative and other measures to avoid discrimination against non-citizens and stateless persons. It also recommends that steps be taken to solve the documentation issues of stateless persons so that they can be registered, including through mobile registration centres, and have access to public services. While welcoming the State party’s recent commitment to accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, the Committee recommends that the State party also accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Lack of documents/Access to documentation Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/GEO/CO/4-5
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Albania

14. While welcoming the information provided by the State party regarding the measures being taken to address the situation of unregistered Roma, the Committee is concerned about the difficulties that many Roma still experience in obtaining personal documents, including birth certificates...

14. While welcoming the information provided by the State party regarding the measures being taken to address the situation of unregistered Roma, the Committee is concerned about the difficulties that many Roma still experience in obtaining personal documents, including birth certificates and identification cards (art. 5).

The Committee recommends that the State party take immediate steps to ensure that all Roma have access to the personal documents that are necessary for them to enjoy, inter alia, their economic, social and cultural rights, such as employment, housing, health care, social security and education.

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration
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Doc. CERD/C/ALB/CO/5-8
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Czechia

20. The Committee is concerned by reports of exploitation of migrant workers and illtreatment of foreigners – mainly asylum-seekers – in detention centres. The Committee also notes the absence of information on their access to citizenship (art. 5). The Committee calls on the State party to...

20. The Committee is concerned by reports of exploitation of migrant workers and illtreatment of foreigners – mainly asylum-seekers – in detention centres. The Committee also notes the absence of information on their access to citizenship (art. 5).

The Committee calls on the State party to include in the next periodic report information on the situation of non-citizens, particularly their work conditions, and on the situation of foreigners in detention centres. The Committee welcomes the legislation under preparation regarding access to citizenship in line with the Convention and requests the State party to provide it with updated information on its adoption and implementation.

Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting
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Doc. CERD/C/CZE/CO/8-9
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Ukraine

9. The Committee remains concerned that while in practice foreign nationals and stateless persons legally present in Ukraine enjoy the same rights and freedoms and have the same obligations as Ukrainian citizens, subject to restrictions provided by law, many legal provisions still do not...

9. The Committee remains concerned that while in practice foreign nationals and stateless persons legally present in Ukraine enjoy the same rights and freedoms and have the same obligations as Ukrainian citizens, subject to restrictions provided by law, many legal provisions still do not guarantee the equal protection of rights and freedom from discrimination to non-citizens (art. 4 (a)).

The Committee recommends that the State party guarantee equal rights and freedom from discrimination, including under article 161 of the Criminal Code, to all persons subject to its jurisdiction with the aim of avoiding ambiguity in ensuring protection to all persons, in accordance with general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on non-citizens.

15. (...) The Committee urges that the State party issue as a matter of priority the necessary identification documents to all Roma in order to facilitate their access to the courts, legal aid, employment, housing, health care, social security, education and other public services.

20. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party: (...)

(c) adopt legislative measures to ensure birth registration and the issuance of birth certificates to children of asylum-seekers and stateless persons born in Ukraine;

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

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/UKR/CO/19-21
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Maldives

10. The Committee is particularly concerned about discriminatory provisions in the Constitution that all Maldivians should be Muslims, thus excluding non-Muslims from obtaining citizenship or from accessing public positions, and affecting mainly people of a different national or ethnic...

10. The Committee is particularly concerned about discriminatory provisions in the Constitution that all Maldivians should be Muslims, thus excluding non-Muslims from obtaining citizenship or from accessing public positions, and affecting mainly people of a different national or ethnic origin (arts. 2, 4 and 5). 

The Committee draws the attention of the State party to general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, in which the Committee requests State parties to ensure that particular groups of non-citizens are not discriminated against with regard to access to citizenship or naturalization. Also, in accordance with article 5 (d) (vii) of the Convention, the State party has the obligation to ensure that all persons enjoy their right to freedom of religion without any discrimination on racial or ethnic grounds. The Committee requests the State party to consider the possibility of modifying the discriminatory constitutional provisions in line with the Convention.

11. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party consider ratifying (...) the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Religion International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/MDV/CO/5-12
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Kenya

21. The Committee expresses concern at the discriminatory and arbitrary extra requirements for Nubians, Coastal Arabs, Somalis and Kenyans of Asian descent in the recognition of nationality and in accessing identity documentation such as Kenyan identity cards, birth certificates and...

21. The Committee expresses concern at the discriminatory and arbitrary extra requirements for Nubians, Coastal Arabs, Somalis and Kenyans of Asian descent in the recognition of nationality and in accessing identity documentation such as Kenyan identity cards, birth certificates and passports. The Committee is also concerned that by introducing the possibility of revocation of nationality, the new Constitution imposes a differential treatment of citizens according to the way the Kenyan nationality has been acquired (art. 5 (d)).

The Committee urges the State party to ensure compliance with article 5 (d) (iii) of the Convention by making the necessary amendments to its legislation and administrative procedures in order to implement the new constitutional provisions on citizenship, and by ensuring that all citizens are treated equally and without any discrimination and receive identity documents. The Committee also calls upon the State party to implement the decision of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in respect of the right of Nubian children to acquire national identity papers.

Loss/Deprivation Nationality/Identity documentation Race/Ethnicity Discrimination - Other Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CERD/C/KEN/CO/1-4