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Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

Indonesia

41. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Ensure that all children of migrant workers born in the State party and children of Indonesian migrant workers born abroad are registered at birth and issued with identity documents, and that birth registration is facilitated and free...

41. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Ensure that all children of migrant workers born in the State party and children of Indonesian migrant workers born abroad are registered at birth and issued with identity documents, and that birth registration is facilitated and free of charge everywhere and under all circumstances, in line with target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals;

(b) Raise awareness of the importance of birth registration among migrant workers and members of their families, especially those in an irregular situation;

(c) Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CMW/C/IDN/CO/1
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

United Kingdom

43. The Committee recommends that the State party withdraw its reservation to article 18 of the Convention.

43. The Committee recommends that the State party withdraw its reservation to article 18 of the Convention.

International Instruments
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Doc. CRPD/C/GBR/CO/1
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Vanuatu

24. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Strengthen its efforts to implement early birth registration procedures and issuance of birth certificates with a special focus on birth registration at community level; (b) Improve birth registration outside of hospital facilities and...

24. The Committee recommends that the State party:

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

(b) Improve birth registration outside of hospital facilities and strengthen the use of mobile birth registration teams to cover remote communities;

(c) Launch extensive awareness-raising programmes about the importance of birth registration and the process by which the children are registered;

(d) Ensure accuracy of registration details for children born out-of-wedlock and to adolescent mothers;

(d) Develop strategies to change the societal mindset and negative attitudes against unmarried mothers. 

Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/VUT/CO/2-4
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Tajikistan

17. In view of the significant number of children under five in the State party without a birth certificate, the Committee, reminding the State party of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, strongly urges the State party to continue...

17. In view of the significant number of children under five in the State party without a birth certificate, the Committee, reminding the State party of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, strongly urges the State party to continue facilitating access to the birth registration process by expanding the use of mobile civil registration units, speeding up processing times, removing all additional costs, simplifying the supporting documentation requirements and encouraging the reporting of at-home births. It further recommends that the State party seek technical assistance from UNICEF, among others, for the implementation of these recommendations. 

41. While welcoming the 2014 revision of the Refugee Act, which ensures that asylum claims submitted by children who are unaccompanied or separated are analysed under refugee status determination procedures, and further welcoming the adoption of the Constitutional Act on Tajik Nationality (2015) containing general safeguards that protect children against statelessness at birth, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(b) Consider acceding to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

42. The Committee recommends that the State party assess the particular situation of Roma/ Jughi children and take measures to facilitate their access to official personal documentation, social protection services and social integration programmes in order to ensure that their families can access public services. 

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/TJK/CO/3-5
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

Mexico

12. The Committee recommends that the State party ratify the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, 1961, and reiterates its previous recommendation (see CMW/C/MEX/CO/2, para. 14) to the State party that it ratify the ILO Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97)...

12. The Committee recommends that the State party ratify the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, 1961, and reiterates its previous recommendation (see CMW/C/MEX/CO/2, para. 14) to the State party that it ratify the ILO Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97) and the Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143) as soon as possible. It also recommends ratification of the ILO Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129) and Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189).

52. The Committee recommends that the registration of births with Mexican consulates be encouraged and that mothers be made aware of the importance of the timely registration of dual nationality. Likewise, the Committee recommends that undocumented parents be provided with information and assistance to enable them to register births with the United States authorities. The Committee suggests that a simplified procedure be established for registering children with Mexican parents as Mexican nationals in Mexico thereby avoiding inaccessible requirements, such as the translation and notarization of documents in the United States, when the family concerned has already left the country. In any case, the Committee recommends ensuring access to education and other social services for the children of returning Mexicans, irrespective of their documentation or nationality.

Birth registration International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CMW/C/MEX/CO/3
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Russia

29. While noting some measures taken to simplify residency registration procedures, the Committee remains concerned about the high number of persons still not registered in the State party, including stateless persons, refugees and holders of temporary asylum and individuals belonging to...

29. While noting some measures taken to simplify residency registration procedures, the Committee remains concerned about the high number of persons still not registered in the State party, including stateless persons, refugees and holders of temporary asylum and individuals belonging to some minority groups, including migrants and Roma, whose access to social services such as education, health care, employment and housing is as a result impeded (arts. 2, 5 and 6).

30. In accordance with its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee recommends that the State party take urgent measures to expedite the registration of all those seeking registration in a transparent manner. The Committee also recommends that the State party take measures to bring to an end any discriminatory or arbitrary behaviour by officials involved in registration activities. Moreover, the State party is requested to guarantee that the enjoyment of rights by all individuals in the Russian Federation is not dependent on residence registration. Finally, the State party is encouraged to accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/RUS/CO/23-24
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Kuwait

8. (...) The Committee requests the State party to provide it with such disaggregated data, including statistics on migrants and stateless persons, in its next report. 28. In the light of its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee...

8. (...) The Committee requests the State party to provide it with such disaggregated data, including statistics on migrants and stateless persons, in its next report.

28. In the light of its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Find a durable solution to the problems faced by Bidoon, including by considering naturalizing those who have lived in Kuwait for long periods and have a genuine and effective link to the State;

(b) Put into place immediate administrative procedures to allow all Bidoon to obtain official documents, including birth registration documents;

(c) Consider providing residence permits and temporary legal status to all non-citizens as appropriate;

(d) Guarantee access for all to adequate social services and education on an equal footing with nationals of Kuwait, and provide in its next periodic report information on access to primary, secondary and tertiary education;

(e) Ensure that applications for Kuwaiti nationality are assessed through written, reasoned decisions that may be appealed;

(f) Accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

30. The Committee recommends that the State party promptly investigate allegations of excessive use of force, arbitrary detention, deterrence of lawful protests, ill-treatment and torture of human rights defenders, including stateless individuals, and provide statistics in its next report concerning any investigations, prosecutions, convictions and sanctions applied.

32. The Committee reiterates its recommendation (see CERD/C/KWT/15-20, para. 18) that the State party modify the Nationality Act to allow Kuwaiti women married to foreigners to pass on their nationality to their children and spouses on an equal footing with Kuwaiti men.
 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Detention Lack of documents/Access to documentation Remedy/Reparation Access to nationality/Naturalization Birth registration Gender International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/KWT/CO/21-24
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Tajikistan

18. The Committee encourages the State party to continue its measures to ensure the identification, registration and regularization of stateless persons, while ensuring the inclusion of disadvantaged groups such as Roma/Jughi (art. 5). The Committee also recommends that the State party adopt...

18. The Committee encourages the State party to continue its measures to ensure the identification, registration and regularization of stateless persons, while ensuring the inclusion of disadvantaged groups such as Roma/Jughi (art. 5). The Committee also recommends that the State party adopt the Amnesty Law and accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

21. The Committee reiterates its concern regarding the amendment of the Family Code in 2011 restricting the right of foreigners and stateless persons, including migrants, to marry Tajik women, which has a discriminatory effect, in violation of the Convention. (...)

22. Taking into account its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee reiterates its recommendation (CERD/C/TJK/CO/6-8, para. 16) that the State party review its legislation to bring it into full compliance with its international obligations and the Convention; in particular, the State party should ensure that non-citizens are afforded effective enjoyment of the rights mentioned in article 5 of the Convention without discrimination. The Committee recalls that States parties have the duty to ensure that legislative guarantees against racial discrimination apply to non-citizens regardless of their immigration status and that the implementation of legislation does not have a discriminatory effect on non-citizens.
 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Identification and determination procedures Remedy/Reparation Race/Ethnicity International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/TJK/CO/9-11
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Ecuador

33. The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CERD/C/ECU/CO/20-22) and, taking into account its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, recommends that the State party take the necessary action to ensure the protection of non-nationals, most...

33. The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CERD/C/ECU/CO/20-22) and, taking into account its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, recommends that the State party take the necessary action to ensure the protection of non-nationals, most of whom are of Colombian origin. In particular, the Committee requests the State party to:
(...)

(c) Remove the administrative barriers to access to health care, education, employment, the family support programme and the Human Development Bond cash transfer, and expedite the registration of refugees and the issuance of identity documents that are required to access public and social services;

(g) Adopt a regulatory framework on a statelessness determination procedure under the Organic Act on Human Mobility.
 

Identification and determination procedures Nationality/Identity documentation
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/ECU/CO/23-24
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

United Arab Emirates

28. Recalling its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee recommends that the State party take measures to consider applications for citizenship from Bidoon residing in the State party. The Committee also recommends that the State party...

28. Recalling its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee recommends that the State party take measures to consider applications for citizenship from Bidoon residing in the State party. The Committee also recommends that the State party provide Bidoon with the documentation necessary to access health care, education, employment and State-provided services, without discrimination. The Committee recommends that the State party accede to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.

30. Recalling its general recommendation No. 30, especially paragraph 16 on reduction of statelessness, particularly among children, the Committee recommends that the State party revise the directive of 2 December 2011 to allow women to transmit their citizenship to their children from birth, without discrimination.
 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Lack of documents/Access to documentation Access to nationality/Naturalization Gender Race/Ethnicity International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/ARE/CO/18-21