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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

80.35 Amend national legislation to grant women equal rights to men, in regard to passing citizenship to their foreign spouse. 

80.35 Amend national legislation to grant women equal rights to men, in regard to passing citizenship to their foreign spouse. 

Recommending State: Panama

Recommendation Accepted

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Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. A/HRC/33/5
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Suriname

135.20 Sign and ratify the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

135.20 Sign and ratify the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

Recommending State: Portugal

Recommendation Noted

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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/33/4
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Antigua and Barbuda

77.11 Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

77.11 Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

Recommending State: Panama

Recommendation Noted

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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/33/13
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Georgia

15. Bearing in mind its general recommendation No. 27 (2000) on discrimination against Roma, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Intensify efforts to provide identity documents to all members of the Roma community, including through the adoption of special measures, taking...

15. Bearing in mind its general recommendation No. 27 (2000) on discrimination against Roma, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Intensify efforts to provide identity documents to all members of the Roma community, including through the adoption of special measures, taking into account the Committee’s general recommendation No. 32 (2009) on the meaning and scope of special measures in the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination;

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16. While noting some steps taken by the State party to repatriate persons who were forcibly resettled from Georgia by the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1944, among them the Meskhetian Turks, the Committee notes the absence of a concrete strategy and action plan, and reiterates its previous concern that only a small number of them have been granted repatriation status. It also expresses concern about administrative and bureaucratic barriers that hinder the process of obtaining citizenship, including the requirement to present evidence of renunciation of foreign citizenship (arts. 2 and 5)

17. The Committee recommends that the State party expedite the process of repatriation of persons who were forcibly removed from the territory of the State party in 1944, in particular the Meskhetian Turks, without undue administrative constraints, including with regard to renunciation of foreign citizenship. (...)

23. The Committee recommends that the State party take effective measures to reduce the risk of statelessness and ensure that all stateless persons, including children born in the State party who would otherwise be stateless, are granted nationality without undue administrative obstacles.

Remedy/Reparation Access to nationality/Naturalization Nationality/Identity documentation Born on territory Race/Ethnicity
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/GEO/CO/6-8
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Spain

35. Bearing in mind the indivisibility of all human rights, the Committee encourages the State party to consider ratifying those international human rights treaties with provisions that have direct relevance to communities that may be subjected to racial discrimination, such (...) the...

35. Bearing in mind the indivisibility of all human rights, the Committee encourages the State party to consider ratifying those international human rights treaties with provisions that have direct relevance to communities that may be subjected to racial discrimination, such (...) the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/ESP/CO/21-23
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Azerbaijan

32. The Committee recommends that the State party make the legislative and regulatory amendments necessary to ensure that all children born in the State party are issued with a birth certificate, irrespective of the legal status of the parents or the ability to present residence registration...

32. The Committee recommends that the State party make the legislative and regulatory amendments necessary to ensure that all children born in the State party are issued with a birth certificate, irrespective of the legal status of the parents or the ability to present residence registration papers. Moreover, it recommends that the State party intensify efforts to identify stateless persons and adopt a legislative framework providing procedures for the registration, documentation and access to citizenship for stateless persons. 

Lack of documents/Access to documentation Identification and determination procedures Remedy/Reparation Birth registration Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/AZE/CO/7-9
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Namibia

28. The Committee requests updated information on the measures taken by the State party to ensure that non-citizens, including asylum seekers and refugees, have full access to services such as health care, housing, education and employment, as well as to identity documents.

28. The Committee requests updated information on the measures taken by the State party to ensure that non-citizens, including asylum seekers and refugees, have full access to services such as health care, housing, education and employment, as well as to identity documents.

Nationality/Identity documentation
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Doc. CERD/C/NAM/CO/13-15
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Rwanda

21. The Committee recommends that the State party take the necessary measures to ensure that: (...) (e) Awareness-raising campaigns concerning the possibility of obtaining Rwandan nationality are organized among refugees and asylum seekers, so that those eligible can put themselves forward,...

21. The Committee recommends that the State party take the necessary measures to ensure that: (...)

(e) Awareness-raising campaigns concerning the possibility of obtaining Rwandan nationality are organized among refugees and asylum seekers, so that those eligible can put themselves forward, and any obstacle that may exist in practice to the effectiveness of such a process is removed.

(Forced) migration context Access to nationality/Naturalization Awareness raising/Capacity building/Training
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Doc. CERD/C/RWA/CO/18-20

Jordan

88. On the basis of the above findings, and in spirit of cooperation and dialogue, the Special Rapporteur offers the following recommendations to Jordan: (a) Ratify without delay the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families;...

88. On the basis of the above findings, and in spirit of cooperation and dialogue, the Special Rapporteur offers the following recommendations to Jordan:

(a) Ratify without delay the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families; ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189); ILO Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 ,and the ILO Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181); the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness;

90. With regard to identification, training and capacity-building:

(a) Urgently establish standard operational procedures for the identification of all forms of trafficking and of referral of victims, defining red flags and indicators to look for while screening vulnerable persons, who include Jordanians, undocumented migrants, refugees and asylum seekers and stateless persons;

International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/32/41/Add.1
Committee against Torture (CAT)

Saudi Arabia

47. The State party should take the following measures: (…) (d) Consider ratifying (...) the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

47. The State party should take the following measures:

(…)

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

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CAT/C/SAU/CO/2