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77.35. Undertake the corresponding measures to improve the birth registry system as recommended by the Committee on the Rights of the Child.
77.35. Undertake the corresponding measures to improve the birth registry system as recommended by the Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Recommending State: Uruguay
Recommendation Accepted
Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
1st
Angola
97. To adopt further effective measures and policies aimed at increasing the number of registered births.
97. To adopt further effective measures and policies aimed at increasing the number of registered births.
Recommending State: Japan
Recommendation Accepted
Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
1st
Bosnia and Herzegovina
31. To eliminate discriminatory provisions from the Constitution; to adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation including, inter alia, protection against discrimination based on sex or gender; to strengthen the protection of persons against statelessness; and to adopt measures to...
31. To eliminate discriminatory provisions from the Constitution; to adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation including, inter alia, protection against discrimination based on sex or gender; to strengthen the protection of persons against statelessness; and to adopt measures to guarantee universal birth registration under all circumstances, including for Roma children.
Recommending State: Czechia
Recommendation Accepted
Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
1st
Slovenia
84. To adopt further measures to facilitate access for “erased persons” to Slovenian citizenship.
84. To adopt further measures to facilitate access for “erased persons” to Slovenian citizenship.
Recommending State: Czechia
Recommendation Noted
Access to nationality/Naturalization
Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
1st
Iran
35. Facilitate for all children born to Iranian mothers access to a birth certificate and Iranian nationality, regardless of the nationality of the father.
35. Facilitate for all children born to Iranian mothers access to a birth certificate and Iranian nationality, regardless of the nationality of the father.
Recommending State: Mexico
Recommendation Accepted
Access to nationality/NaturalizationBirth registrationGender
Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
1st
Iraq
121. Continue to pay close attention to its obligations under international humanitarian and international human rights law, including with respect to foreign nationals and stateless persons.
121. Continue to pay close attention to its obligations under international humanitarian and international human rights law, including with respect to foreign nationals and stateless persons.
Recommending State: Australia
Recommendation Accepted
International Instruments
Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
1st
Qatar
8. To review the Family Code and the law on nationality, in particular to ensure gender equality in the area of divorce and the acquisition of nationality by affiliation.
8. To review the Family Code and the law on nationality, in particular to ensure gender equality in the area of divorce and the acquisition of nationality by affiliation.
Recommending State: France
Recommendation Noted
Access to nationality/NaturalizationGenderLegislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
1st
Qatar
3. To review its reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women with a view to withdrawing them, especially the reservation to the right of a child to obtain Qatari nationality from a Qatari women married to a foreign man.
3. To review its reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women with a view to withdrawing them, especially the reservation to the right of a child to obtain Qatari nationality from a Qatari women married to a foreign man.
Recommending State: Netherlands
Recommendation Noted
Access to nationality/NaturalizationGenderInternational Instruments
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Mongolia
34. The Committee recommends that the State party continue and strengthen its efforts to register all children, with a special focus on children in remote areas and from herder families, including the opportunity for late registration free of charge.
34. The Committee recommends that the State party continue and strengthen its efforts to register all children, with a special focus on children in remote areas and from herder families, including the opportunity for late registration free of charge.
Birth registration
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Ecuador
44. In the light of article 7 of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party guarantee birth registration for all children, including those that are or belong to migrant or asylum-seeking families, and that it is free of charge.
44. In the light of article 7 of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party guarantee birth registration for all children, including those that are or belong to migrant or asylum-seeking families, and that it is free of charge.