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Committee against Torture (CAT)

Antigua and Barbuda

28. The State party should: (...) (f) Consider acceding to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961, as recommended by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (see CRC/C/ATG/CO/2-4, para. 56).

28. The State party should:

(...)

(f) Consider acceding to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961, as recommended by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (see CRC/C/ATG/CO/2-4, para. 56).

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CAT/C/ATG/CO/1
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Pakistan

44. The State party should intensify its efforts to ensure that all children are registered at birth; identify children whose birth has not been registered and children without identity documents and register them; and raise awareness about the importance of birth registration. (...)

44. The State party should intensify its efforts to ensure that all children are registered at birth; identify children whose birth has not been registered and children without identity documents and register them; and raise awareness about the importance of birth registration. (...)

Birth registration
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Doc. CCPR/C/PAK/CO/1
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Eswatini

25. The State party should, as a matter of urgency:        (a)           Review its Constitution and domestic laws, including customary laws, on the status of women and repeal or amend all provisions that are inconsistent with the Covenant, including those relating to marriage, inheritance...

25. The State party should, as a matter of urgency:

       (a)           Review its Constitution and domestic laws, including customary laws, on the status of women and repeal or amend all provisions that are inconsistent with the Covenant, including those relating to marriage, inheritance, property rights and transfer of citizenship;

      (...)

49. The State party should expedite its efforts to register all births on its territory and continue to mount public and family awareness-raising campaigns concerning birth registration, particularly in rural areas.

Birth registration Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CCPR/C/SWZ/CO/1
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Madagascar

19. (...) However, it remains concerned that women are still not able to transmit their nationality to a foreign or stateless spouse or to their adoptive children. (...) 20. The State party should: (a) continue to implement measures to expedite the revision of all relevant legislation so as...

19. (...) However, it remains concerned that women are still not able to transmit their nationality to a foreign or stateless spouse or to their adoptive children. (...)

20. The State party should: (a) continue to implement measures to expedite the revision of all relevant legislation so as to ensure strict equality between men and women, including in the areas of nationality, access to property and inheritance; (...).

47. Despite the significant efforts made by the State party, the Committee remains concerned at reports that a considerable number of children are still not registered, especially in some rural areas. It is also concerned that, owing to the restrictive effect of the rules on nationality, persons and children born in Madagascar remain stateless (arts. 7, 13, 16 and 24).

48. The State party should: (a) continue to take steps to expedite the registration of children who remain unregistered; (b) continue to run campaigns to raise awareness of birth registration among the general public and families; and (c) ensure that its laws and regulations on nationality address all problems of statelessness.

43. While noting that there have been very few refugees and asylum seekers in Madagascar, the Committee finds it nonetheless regrettable that the State party has yet to adopt a coherent legal framework on the determination of refugee status or to take any steps to establish an office for refugees and stateless persons (art. 13).

44. The State party should: (a) amend Decree No. 94-652 of 11 October 1994 on the application of the Immigration Organization and Control Act No. 62-006 of 6 June 1962 with a view to ensuring that asylum seekers have access to a fair and satisfactory procedure for the determination of their status as refugees; (...)

Birth registration Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CCPR/C/MDG/CO/4
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Italy

34. The Committee recommends that the State party expedite the adoption of bill No. 2148 and that it: (a) Remove procedural obstacles and difficulties and improve procedures in relation to the identification and protection of stateless persons, especially women and girls; (b) Facilitate...

34. The Committee recommends that the State party expedite the adoption of bill No. 2148 and that it:
(a) Remove procedural obstacles and difficulties and improve procedures in relation to the identification and protection of stateless persons, especially women and girls;
(b) Facilitate access to nationality for stateless persons, with a particular focus on women and children;
(c) Enable children of non formally recognized stateless persons, including single mothers, to obtain Italian nationality;
(d) Ensure the retroactive application of the law on nationality so that children whose parents have been formally recognized as stateless after their birth can obtain Italian nationality;
e) Ensure compliance with international standards on procedural safeguards in statelessness determination procedures and apply them in a gender sensitive manner.

Identification and determination procedures Remedy/Reparation Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/ITA/CO/7
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Romania

37. The Committee recommends that the State party: (d) Develop measures to identify unregistered children and ensure that all children born in the territory of the State party, in particular Roma children, are registered at birth to ensure their access to education, social services, health...

37. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(d) Develop measures to identify unregistered children and ensure that all children born in the territory of the State party, in particular Roma children, are registered at birth to ensure their access to education, social services, health care and citizenship, and allocate adequate funding for the implementation of the strategy for the inclusion of Romanian citizens belonging to the Roma minority, covering the period 2012 2020, and expedite the adoption of action plans with clear time bound targets;

Born on territory Birth registration Race/Ethnicity
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Doc. CEDAW/C/ROU/CO/7-8
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Thailand

33. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Adopt further legislative amendments to ensure that women and men enjoy equal rights to confer their nationality on foreign spouses; (b) Ensure without delay that women belonging to ethnic minority and indigenous groups have equal access...

33. The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Adopt further legislative amendments to ensure that women and men enjoy equal rights to confer their nationality on foreign spouses;
(b) Ensure without delay that women belonging to ethnic minority and indigenous groups have equal access to nationality as men, including by eliminating obstacles relating to language, bureaucracy, residential requirements, literacy and the attitudes of officials and ensure that they enjoy their rights to freedom of movement and access to education, employment, health care and social protection without undue restrictions;
(c) Intensify efforts to facilitate the birth registration of children, especially in rural and remote areas, in particular by conducting awareness raising campaigns and removing language barriers;
(d) Ratify the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, of 1954, and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, of 1961.

Access to nationality/Naturalization Birth registration Gender Race/Ethnicity International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CEDAW/C/THA/CO/6-7
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Nigeria

32. In line with its 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) Repeal section 26 (2) (a) of the Constitution in order to bring it into line with...

32. In line with its 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) Repeal section 26 (2) (a) of the Constitution in order to bring it into line with the Convention and ensure that, in accordance with article 9 of the Convention, Nigerian women who are married to foreign men can transmit their nationality to their husbands on an equal basis with Nigerian men who are married to foreign women

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CEDAW/C/NGA/CO/7-8
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Barbados

30. The Committee recommends that the State party amend its Constitution to grant Barbadian women equal rights with men regarding the transmission of their nationality to their children or to their spouses of foreign nationality, in line with article 9 of the Convention.

30. The Committee recommends that the State party amend its Constitution to grant Barbadian women equal rights with men regarding the transmission of their nationality to their children or to their spouses of foreign nationality, in line with article 9 of the Convention.

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CEDAW/C/BRB/CO/5-8
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Pakistan

26. (...) Moreover, it recommends that the State party adopt legislative and policy frameworks to provide protection for refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons in compliance with international norms and standards. 62. The Committee recommends that the State party take all effective...

26. (...) Moreover, it recommends that the State party adopt legislative and policy frameworks to provide protection for refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons in compliance with international norms and standards.

62. The Committee recommends that the State party take all effective measures to ensure that all children are registered at birth and step up its efforts to register those adults without a birth certificate.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Birth registration Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. E/C.12/PAK/CO/1