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Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Kiribati

25. While welcoming the progress made in improving birth registration through the newly set up online birth registration system, and taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recalls its previous recommendations and recommends that the State party: (a)...

25. While welcoming the progress made in improving birth registration through the newly set up online birth registration system, and taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recalls its previous recommendations and recommends that the State party:

(a) Continue its efforts to register all children by, among other measures, establishing a centralized system for birth registration, introducing mobile registration units in the outer islands, raising awareness among the general public of the importance of birth registration and improving the completeness and accuracy of information collected at birth;

(b) Raise awareness on, and provide adequate resources for, the efficient functioning of online birth registration and issuance of birth certificates;

(c) Abolish all birth registration fees and administrative obstacles for late registration;

(d) Ensure that all children, including children of unmarried parents, whose father is unknown and who are born outside of hospitals, are properly registered at birth, including by raising awareness among the population to eliminate the stigmatization faced by children of unmarried parents and their mothers;

(e) Speed up the review and amendment of the Citizenship Ordinance of 1979 to prevent statelessness among children, by ensuring that children born abroad or to fathers of foreign nationality can acquire the nationality of Kiribati through their mothers.

Born abroad Birth registration Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/KIR/CO/2-4
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Morocco

29. The Committee welcomes the withdrawal by the State party of its reservations with respect to article 9 (2) of the Convention. Nevertheless, the Committee is concerned that: (a) A bill amending and supplementing article 10 of the Nationality Act was introduced in December 2017 with the...

29. The Committee welcomes the withdrawal by the State party of its reservations with respect to article 9 (2) of the Convention. Nevertheless, the Committee is concerned that:
(a) A bill amending and supplementing article 10 of the Nationality Act was introduced in December 2017 with the objective of allowing Moroccan women to confer Moroccan citizenship on their foreign spouse in the same way as Moroccan men can for their foreign wives; however, to date, this bill has not been adopted;

30. The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Expedite the adoption of the 2017 bill amending and supplementing article 10 of the Nationality Act;
(b) Consider ratifying the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954 and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961

Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/MAR/CO/5-6
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

United Arab Emirates

25. (...)The Committee recommends that the State party, in implementing temporary special measures, pay special attention to the provision of pensions and services to elderly women, along with the provision of services to Bedouin, stateless and migrant women and girls, women and girls with...

25. (...)The Committee recommends that the State party, in implementing temporary special measures, pay special attention to the provision of pensions and services to elderly women, along with the provision of services to Bedouin, stateless and migrant women and girls, women and girls with disabilities, women and girls in remote areas, and women and girls who are victims of violence.

41. Recalling its previous concluding observations (CEDAW/C/ARE/CO/1, para. 33, and CEDAW/C/ARE/CO/2-3, para. 36), the Committee recommends that the State party grant Emirati women the same rights as Emirati men to acquire, change and retain their nationality and to confer it on their children and foreign spouses. In this regard, the Committee recommends that the State party revise its legislation, withdraw its reservation to article 9 of the Convention, and ratify the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951 and the Protocol of 1967 thereto, the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954 and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961. The Committee also recommends that the State party regularize the situation of stateless women and girls and ensure their right to a nationality, repeal provisions that make the provision of birth certificates contingent on the production of a valid marriage certificate, and collect sex- and age-disaggregated data on the number of stateless persons in the State party.

43. The Committee recommends that the State party take specific measures to ensure that stateless and migrant girls have adequate access to education and educational support programmes on an equitable footing with Emirati nationals, including through considering the adoption and effective implementation of temporary special measures, in line with article 4 (1) of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 25, incorporating time-bound goals and quotas directed towards the achievement of de facto or substantive equality of migrant and stateless girls.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation Birth registration Gender International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/ARE/CO/4
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Somalia

33. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee strongly urges the State party to: (a) Enact civil registration legislation and policies and provide the necessary resources to establish registration that is free of charge of all children born in its...

33. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee strongly urges the State party to:

(a) Enact civil registration legislation and policies and provide the necessary resources to establish registration that is free of charge of all children born in its territory;

(b) Promote and raise awareness of the public on the importance of the registration of children;

(c) Step up and accelerate the adoption of the Citizenship Amendment Bill and other legislative measures to ensure non-discriminatory access to nationality for all children, including children born to Somali mothers and foreign fathers;

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

Birth registration Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/SOM/CO/1
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Sudan

137.235 Consider amending the Nationality Act and regulations to uphold the independent right of Sudanese citizens to confer their nationality without discrimination based on gender or marital status. 

137.235 Consider amending the Nationality Act and regulations to uphold the independent right of Sudanese citizens to confer their nationality without discrimination based on gender or marital status. 

Recommending State: Chile

Recommendation Accepted

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Gender Discrimination - Other Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. A/HRC/50/16
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Togo

119.48 Consider introducing the principle of gender parity in the current review process of the nationality law, aiming at the reduction of statelessness.

119.48 Consider introducing the principle of gender parity in the current review process of the nationality law, aiming at the reduction of statelessness.

Recommending State: Angola

Recommendation Accepted

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Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/50/5
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Togo

119.39 Enact a law to remove gender discrimination from its nationality legislation. 

119.39 Enact a law to remove gender discrimination from its nationality legislation. 

Recommending State: Sierra Leone

Recommendation Accepted

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Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. A/HRC/50/5
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Togo

119.47 Review the current legislation on nationality to eliminate discriminatory provisions based on gender, guaranteeing that women have the right to transmit their nationality to their children and their spouse on an equal basis with men. 

119.47 Review the current legislation on nationality to eliminate discriminatory provisions based on gender, guaranteeing that women have the right to transmit their nationality to their children and their spouse on an equal basis with men. 

Recommending State: Uruguay

Recommendation Accepted

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Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. A/HRC/50/5
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Syria

133.244 Amend the provisions in the Personal Status Law and the Citizenship Law that are discriminatory against women, specifically in the areas of marriage, divorce, inheritance, marital property and the granting of citizenship to children.

133.244 Amend the provisions in the Personal Status Law and the Citizenship Law that are discriminatory against women, specifically in the areas of marriage, divorce, inheritance, marital property and the granting of citizenship to children.

Recommending State: Sweden

Recommendation Accepted

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Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. A/HRC/50/6
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd

Syria

133.248 Amend its citizenship laws to ensure Syrian citizenship for the children of Syrian women, including children born abroad, in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 

133.248 Amend its citizenship laws to ensure Syrian citizenship for the children of Syrian women, including children born abroad, in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 

Recommending State: Norway

Recommendation Accepted

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Born abroad Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. A/HRC/50/6