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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Republic of Korea

35. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Adopt and implement the laws and procedures necessary for the registration of children born to foreign parents, including compulsory birth registration by hospitals and health-care professionals; (b) Expedite the implementation of the...

35. The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Adopt and implement the laws and procedures necessary for the registration of children born to foreign parents, including compulsory birth registration by hospitals and health-care professionals;
(b) Expedite the implementation of the measures necessary to ensure that the naturalization process for migrant women married to male nationals of the Republic of Korea is significantly shortened and is, in any event, concluded within the maximum length of legal residency in the State party;

(Forced) migration context Access to nationality/Naturalization Birth registration Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CEDAW/C/KOR/CO/8
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Chile

33. The Committee recommends that the State party continue the “Chile Reconoce” programme and expedite the regularization process to grant Chilean nationality to all children through the rectification of birth certificates.

33. The Committee recommends that the State party continue the “Chile Reconoce” programme and expedite the regularization process to grant Chilean nationality to all children through the rectification of birth certificates.

Access to nationality/Naturalization Nationality/Identity documentation
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Doc. CEDAW/C/CHL/CO/7
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Suriname

33. Recalling article 9 of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Take legislative and other measures, such...

33. Recalling article 9 of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Take legislative and other measures, such as deploying mobile units of the civil registrar and reducing costs and administrative barriers, to facilitate birth registration for children born in the interior;
(b) Remove any administrative barriers and discriminatory practices that prevent the registration of children born to foreign parents.

Birth registration
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/SUR/CO/4-6
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Saudi Arabia

42. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Amend the Nationality Law to enable Saudi women to pass on their nationality to their foreign spouses and their children on an equal basis with Saudi men; (b) Regularize the situation of stateless women and ensure their right to...

42. The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Amend the Nationality Law to enable Saudi women to pass on their nationality to their foreign spouses and their children on an equal basis with Saudi men;
(b) Regularize the situation of stateless women and ensure their right to nationality without discrimination;
(c) Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Remedy/Reparation Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/SAU/CO/3-4
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Spain

18. The Committee recommends that the State party consider ratifying the European Convention on Nationality and the Council of Europe Convention on the avoidance of statelessness in relation to State succession.  43. Taking into account its general comments No. 22 (2017) on the general...

18. The Committee recommends that the State party consider ratifying the European Convention on Nationality and the Council of Europe Convention on the avoidance of statelessness in relation to State succession. 

43. Taking into account its general comments No. 22 (2017) on the general principles regarding the human rights of children in the context of international migration and No. 23 (2017) on State obligations regarding the human rights of children in the context of international migration in countries of origin, transit, destination and return, both issued jointly with the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the Committee urges the State party to facilitate access to fair and efficient asylum procedures for children in need of international protection, regardless of their country of origin, including by providing information to children on their right to international protection. In particular, the Committee urges the State party to: 

(g) Consider acceding to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/ESP/CO/5-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Seychelles

21. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, including birth registration, and reiterating its previous recommendations (see CRC/C/15/Add.189, para. 31 and CRC/C/SYC/CO/2-4, para. 41), the Committee urges the State party to: (a)...

21. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, including birth registration, and reiterating its previous recommendations (see CRC/C/15/Add.189, para. 31 and CRC/C/SYC/CO/2-4, para. 41), the Committee urges the State party to:

(a) Urgently revise legislation to ensure that all children born out of wedlock have the legal right to know and maintain contact with both their biological parents;

(b) Introduce legal safeguards for children in the State party who would otherwise be stateless, in line with article 6 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, and consider ratifying the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness;

(c) Seek technical assistance from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and UNICEF, among others, for the implementation of these recommendations. 

International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action Implementing measures - Other
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/SYC/CO/5-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Sri Lanka

19. In spite of the high rate of birth registration in the State party, a significant number of births remain unregistered among certain marginalized groups. The Committee, taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, including birth...

19. In spite of the high rate of birth registration in the State party, a significant number of births remain unregistered among certain marginalized groups. The Committee, taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, including birth registration, recommends that the State party further raise awareness on the importance of birth registration and simplify the procedure, including by creating mobile registration structures, in particular for those children who were not registered within established timelines. 

Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/LKA/CO/5-6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Palau

25. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, including birth registration, the Committee strongly urges the State party to: (a) Strengthen its efforts to implement early birth registration procedures and the issuance of birth...

25. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, including birth registration, the Committee strongly urges the State party to:

(a) Strengthen its efforts to implement early birth registration procedures and the issuance of birth certificates, with a special focus on birth registration at the community level; 

(b) Consider reviewing the Constitutional provision relating to citizenship to ensure that all children born in Palau are granted access to citizenship if they would otherwise be stateless;

(c) Consider ratifying the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness;

(d) Seek technical assistance from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Children’s Fund, among others, concerning the implementation of these recommendations. 

Born on territory Birth registration International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action Implementing measures - Other
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/PLW/CO/2
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Solomon Islands

23. The Committee urges the State party: (a) To decentralize civil registration functions to the provincial level to make a birth registration available outside the capital and hospital facilities and strengthen the use of mobile birth registration teams to cover remote communities; (b) To...

23. The Committee urges the State party:

(a) To decentralize civil registration functions to the provincial level to make a birth registration available outside the capital and hospital facilities and strengthen the use of mobile birth registration teams to cover remote communities;

(b) To strengthen its efforts to implement early birth registration procedures and issuance of birth certificates with a special focus on birth registration at the community level;

(c) To remove penalties for late registration; 

(d) To launch extensive awareness-raising programmes about the importance of birth registration and about the birth registration process;

(e) To ensure accuracy of registration details for children born to unmarried parents and to adolescent mothers. 

Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/SLB/CO/2-3*
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Guatemala

18. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, including birth registration, the Committee recalls its previous concluding observations (see CRC/C/GTM/CO/3-4, para. 52) and urges the State party to: (a) Adopt a strategy to promote...

18. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, including birth registration, the Committee recalls its previous concluding observations (see CRC/C/GTM/CO/3-4, para. 52) and urges the State party to:

(a) Adopt a strategy to promote universal and timely birth registration, free of charge, and in particular facilitate access to registry offices or mobile units in all maternity wards and in communities and rural areas where children are born under the care of traditional birth attendants;

(b) Remove fines for late registration and provide information on free access to birth registration;

(c) Ensure that public authorities at all levels appropriately consider the unique identification code for the implementation of public policies and programmes for the protection of children’s rights. 

Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/GTM/CO/5-6