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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

The Bahamas

105.27 Ratify the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1951. 

105.27 Ratify the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1951. 

Recommending State: Sierra Leone

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The Bahamas

105.141 Take the necessary measures to modify all legislation that denies or restricts the right of national women to transmit their nationality.   

105.141 Take the necessary measures to modify all legislation that denies or restricts the right of national women to transmit their nationality. 

 

Recommending State: Argentina

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The Bahamas

105.136 Ensure that women are able to pass their nationality to their children on an equal footing with men, including by withdrawing the reservation to article 9 (2) of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.   

105.136 Ensure that women are able to pass their nationality to their children on an equal footing with men, including by withdrawing the reservation to article 9 (2) of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. 

 

Recommending State: Iceland

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The Bahamas

105.25 Accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954 and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1951.

105.25 Accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954 and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1951.

Recommending State: Haiti

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The Bahamas

105.139 Modify national laws to ensure equal nationality rights and that nationality can be passed on to Bahamian children regardless of whether or not their parent was born in the Bahamas after 1973.

105.139 Modify national laws to ensure equal nationality rights and that nationality can be passed on to Bahamian children regardless of whether or not their parent was born in the Bahamas after 1973.

Recommending State: Sierra Leone

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The Bahamas

105.94 Continue the process of constitutional reform to remove gender discrimination in nationality provisions and introduce safeguards to prevent statelessness. 

105.94 Continue the process of constitutional reform to remove gender discrimination in nationality provisions and introduce safeguards to prevent statelessness. 

Recommending State: Australia

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The Bahamas

105.10 Sign the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, withdraw the reservations to the Convention’s articles 2 (a) and 9 (2) on nationality and move forward with the adoption of a comprehensive strategy to eliminate gender...

105.10 Sign the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, withdraw the reservations to the Convention’s articles 2 (a) and 9 (2) on nationality and move forward with the adoption of a comprehensive strategy to eliminate gender stereotypes. 

Recommending State: Spain

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The Bahamas

105.137 Continue enhancing the protection of the rights of the child, in particular to ensure every child’s right to nationality and citizenship.   

105.137 Continue enhancing the protection of the rights of the child, in particular to ensure every child’s right to nationality and citizenship. 

 

Recommending State: Indonesia

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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Luxembourg

46. In line with its general recommendation No. 24 (1999) on women and health, the Committee recommends that the State party:  (b) Facilitate access by stateless persons to health services, including by providing financial support to cover the high costs of health services;

46. In line with its general recommendation No. 24 (1999) on women and health, the Committee recommends that the State party: 

(b) Facilitate access by stateless persons to health services, including by providing financial support to cover the high costs of health services;

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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Malaysia

34. The Committee recommends that the State party amend all provisions of the Federal Constitution that deny women equal rights with respect to the transmission of their nationality to their children and foreign spouses. It also recommends that the State party ratify the Convention relating...

34. The Committee recommends that the State party amend all provisions of the Federal Constitution that deny women equal rights with respect to the transmission of their nationality to their children and foreign spouses. It also recommends that the State party ratify the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

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