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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Jordan

5. Recalling paragraphs 10–12 of its guidelines for reporting under the Convention (CERD/C/2007/1), the Committee recommends that the State party provide statistical data in its next periodic report on: (a) The ethnic composition of the population, disaggregated in the manner specified in...

5. Recalling paragraphs 10–12 of its guidelines for reporting under the Convention (CERD/C/2007/1), the Committee recommends that the State party provide statistical data in its next periodic report on:

(a) The ethnic composition of the population, disaggregated in the manner specified in article 1 (1) of the Convention, on the basis of self-identification of ethnic groups, including data on non-citizens such as migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons;

(...)

15. Reiterating its previous concluding observations (CERD/C/JOR/CO/13–17, paras. 12–13), the Committee urges the State party to:

(a) Put an end to the withdrawal of nationality from persons from the Occupied Palestinian Territory and restore the nationality of those who have been affected by that practice. Provide detailed information in its next periodic report on the legal status of persons who have had their nationality withdrawn and the consequences with regard to the enjoyment of their rights under the Convention;

17. Reiterating its previous concluding observations (CERD/C/JOR/CO/13-17, paras. 12–13), the Committee urges the State party to:

(...)

(f) Take measures to prevent statelessness and protect vulnerable individuals from exploitation and abuse. Ensure the proper registration of the births of children of Syrian refugees and asylum seekers and provide the necessary identity documentation. Consider acceding to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness;

(...)

23. Recalling its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, especially paragraph 16 on reducing statelessness, in particular among children, the Committee recommends that the State party bring its legislation into line with the Convention and, to this end, amend the Jordanian Nationality Act (law No. 6 of 1954) to eliminate provisions that discriminate against non-Arab spouses of Jordanian citizens and to include provisions allowing all Jordanian women to transmit their citizenship to their children from birth, without discrimination.

Remedy/Reparation Loss/Deprivation Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration Gender Race/Ethnicity International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/JOR/CO/18-20
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Argentina

107.156 Strengthen measures to ensure access to free birth registration of children, in particular of indigenous children. 

107.156 Strengthen measures to ensure access to free birth registration of children, in particular of indigenous children. 

Recommending State: India

Recommendation Accepted

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Birth registration
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Doc. A/HRC/37/5
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Argentina

107.188 Accelerate its efforts to enact legislation on the protection of stateless persons. 

107.188 Accelerate its efforts to enact legislation on the protection of stateless persons. 

Recommending State: Australia

Recommendation Accepted

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Protection/Enjoyment of rights Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/37/5
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Argentina

107.155 Step up its ongoing efforts regarding the birth registration of all children. 

107.155 Step up its ongoing efforts regarding the birth registration of all children. 

Recommending State: Greece

Recommendation Accepted

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Birth registration
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Doc. A/HRC/37/5
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Argentina

107.156 Adopt the necessary measures to ensure universal birth registration with an emphasis on indigenous children. 

107.156 Adopt the necessary measures to ensure universal birth registration with an emphasis on indigenous children. 

Recommending State: Paraguay

Recommendation Accepted

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Birth registration
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Doc. A/HRC/37/5
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Argentina

107.155 Take measures to improve the process of birth registration. 

107.155 Take measures to improve the process of birth registration. 

Recommending State: Angola

Recommendation Accepted

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Birth registration
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Doc. A/HRC/37/5
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Argentina

107.187 Strengthen the legislation to combat statelessness by adopting the new draft bill on the protection of the stateless. 

107.187 Strengthen the legislation to combat statelessness by adopting the new draft bill on the protection of the stateless. 

Recommending State: Cote d'Ivoire

Recommendation Accepted

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Protection/Enjoyment of rights Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/37/5
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Belarus

28. (...) The State party is also encouraged to accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.  

28. (...) The State party is also encouraged 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/BLR/CO/20-23
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Algeria

22. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Accelerate the adoption of the bill on refugees and stateless persons with a view to establishing a comprehensive and adequate legislative and institutional framework that reflects the asylum situation in its territory and complies with...

22. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Accelerate the adoption of the bill on refugees and stateless persons with a view to establishing a comprehensive and adequate legislative and institutional framework that reflects the asylum situation in its territory and complies with international standards, as requested by the Committee in its previous concluding observations (CERD/C/DZA/CO/15-19, para. 18);

(...)

(c) Guarantee the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons, without discrimination;

(d) Provide the Committee with data on the number of asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons, including the number of applications received and those rejected, and also indicate the number of appeals brought against rejection decisions.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/DZA/CO/20-21
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Mauritius

37. (...) The Committee is also concerned about the lack of a national mechanism on statelessness. It regrets the lack of information on the number of asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons residing in the territory of the State party (arts. 2, 6, 7 and 13). 38. (...) It should take...

37. (...) The Committee is also concerned about the lack of a national mechanism on statelessness. It regrets the lack of information on the number of asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons residing in the territory of the State party (arts. 2, 6, 7 and 13).

38. (...) It should take the necessary measures to prevent statelessness, and collect and publish information on the number of asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons residing in its territory.

Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting
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Statelessness Doc. CCPR/C/MUS/CO/5