ISI Database on Statelessness and
Human Rights

Connecting nationality, statelessness and human rights. Explore and compare information from the international human rights monitoring systems to promote a human rights-based approach to nationality and statelessness.

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Number of results found: 2459

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

94.7. Effectively comply with the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and pay particular attention to the 326,906 persons considered as non-citizens, and therefore stateless persons. Pay special and urgent...

94.7. Effectively comply with the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and pay particular attention to the 326,906 persons considered as non-citizens, and therefore stateless persons. Pay special and urgent attention and provide a solution to this severe and current humanitarian problem.

Recommending State: Ecuador

Recommendation Noted

International Instruments

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

91.49. Do more to promote the value of citizenship among all groups, thereby encouraging naturalization of the remaining non-citizens.

91.49. Do more to promote the value of citizenship among all groups, thereby encouraging naturalization of the remaining non-citizens.

Recommending State: United States of America

Recommendation Accepted

Remedy/Reparation

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

93.44. Seek to further decrease the number of non-citizens and to improve the social and political rights of non-citizens.

93.44. Seek to further decrease the number of non-citizens and to improve the social and political rights of non-citizens.

Recommending State: Australia

Recommendation Accepted

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

91.47. Take measures to further facilitate the naturalization of non-citizens.

91.47. Take measures to further facilitate the naturalization of non-citizens.

Recommending State: Netherlands

Recommendation Accepted

Remedy/Reparation

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

93.42. Revise its legislation to provide automatic acquisition of citizenship by children born to non-citizens after 21 August 1991.

93.42. Revise its legislation to provide automatic acquisition of citizenship by children born to non-citizens after 21 August 1991.

Recommending State: Canada

Recommendation Noted

Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

94.6. Adopt effective steps to promptly eliminate an unacceptable system of non-citizenship. As a priority and urgent step, simplify the naturalization process for persons who have reached retirement age, as well as grant children of non-citizens the right to automatically acquire...

94.6. Adopt effective steps to promptly eliminate an unacceptable system of non-citizenship. As a priority and urgent step, simplify the naturalization process for persons who have reached retirement age, as well as grant children of non-citizens the right to automatically acquire citizenship at birth.

Recommending State: Russia

Recommendation Noted

Access to nationality/Naturalization

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

91.48. Consider further facilitation of the acquisition of citizenship and increased efforts to promote the registration of newborns.

91.48. Consider further facilitation of the acquisition of citizenship and increased efforts to promote the registration of newborns.

Recommending State: Brazil

Recommendation Accepted

Access to nationality/Naturalization Birth registration

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

62.25. Accede to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol; to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

62.25. Accede to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol; to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Recommending State: Moldova

Recommendation Accepted

International Instruments

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

62.27. Ratify the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

62.27. Ratify the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Recommending State: Slovakia

Recommendation Accepted

International Instruments

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

78.64. Increase efforts to ensure the registration of all children at birth.

78.64. Increase efforts to ensure the registration of all children at birth.

Recommending State: Brazil

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration