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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
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Paraguay

13. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party take the necessary steps to register all children in its territory, particularly those residing in areas inhabited by indigenous peoples, while safeguarding and respecting their culture, and ensure that they receive the services...

13. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party take the necessary steps to register all children in its territory, particularly those residing in areas inhabited by indigenous peoples, while safeguarding and respecting their culture, and ensure that they receive the services required to promote their intellectual and physical development.

Birth registration
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Doc. CERD/C/PRY/CO/1-3
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Ethiopia

13. (...) The Committee invites the State party to ratify the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (1954) and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (1961). 

13. (...) The Committee invites the State party to ratify the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (1954) and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (1961). 

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CCPR/C/ETH/CO/1
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Nepal

26. The Committee strongly urges the State party to: (a) Ensure that the new Constitution provides for equal and full citizenship rights for women, including the right to transfer citizenship to their children and foreign husband; (b) Implement training programmes for Government officials at...

26. The Committee strongly urges the State party to:
(a) Ensure that the new Constitution provides for equal and full citizenship rights for women, including the right to transfer citizenship to their children and foreign husband;
(b) Implement training programmes for Government officials at all levels on legal provisions relating to the transfer of citizenship;
(c) Conduct a second comprehensive national campaign to issue citizenship certificates, taking into account the difficulties faced by women in securing proof of nationality;
(d) Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness;
(e) Ensure that children born in the territory of Nepal who would otherwise be stateless be granted Nepalese citizenship.

Nationality/Identity documentation Born on territory Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action Awareness raising/Capacity building/Training
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/NPL/CO/4-5
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Czechia

38. The Committee urges the State party to undertake all necessary measures to ensure the expeditious granting of nationality to all children born in its territory. The Committee also recalls the provisions of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness which state that the outcome...

38. The Committee urges the State party to undertake all necessary measures to ensure the expeditious granting of nationality to all children born in its territory. The Committee also recalls the provisions of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness which state that the outcome of an application for citizenship, legal residence or similar status by the parents of a child born on the territory should not prejudice the right of the child to acquire the nationality of the State party where the child would otherwise be stateless. (...)

Access to nationality/Naturalization Born on territory
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/CZE/CO/3-4
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Cambodia

37. In light of article 7 of the Convention, the Committee urges the State party to guarantee free birth registration for all, regardless of their parent’s legal status and origins. 79. The Committee is concerned that children of Vietnamese origin are still not recognized as citizens, which...

37. In light of article 7 of the Convention, the Committee urges the State party to guarantee free birth registration for all, regardless of their parent’s legal status and origins.

79. The Committee is concerned that children of Vietnamese origin are still not recognized as citizens, which leads them to live in poor and segregated conditions without access to identity documents and makes them very vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation. (...)

80. The Committee urges the State party to acknowledge that children of Vietnamese origin are subject to discrimination and to take all necessary measures to address their situation and ensure that they have effective access to birth registration, identity documents, public education and health care services. (...)

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/KHM/CO/2