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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Moldova

6. Recalling its general recommendation No. 8 (1990) concerning the interpretation and application of article 1 (1) and (4) of the Convention, and its guidelines for reporting under the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party collect and provide to the Committee...

6. Recalling its general recommendation No. 8 (1990) concerning the interpretation and application of article 1 (1) and (4) of the Convention, and its guidelines for reporting under the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party collect and provide to the Committee comprehensive and disaggregated statistics on the demographic composition of the population, while respecting the principle of self-identification in the 2024 population census, together with statistics on the socioeconomic situation of ethnic minority groups, including Roma, and of non-citizens such as refugees, asylum-seekers, migrants and stateless persons, and on their access to education, employment, health care and housing with a view to creating an empirical basis for assessing the equal enjoyment of the rights enshrined in the Convention. (...)

30. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to resolve the remaining statelessness cases, including by developing and adopting a policy framework on combating statelessness to enable all stateless persons, without discrimination, to have their status ascertained and to obtain identity documents.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Lack of documents/Access to documentation Identification and determination procedures Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/MDA/CO/12-14
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Qatar

5. Recalling its previous concluding observations, the Committee recommends that the State party produce statistics on the socioeconomic situation of ethnic groups and non-nationals, including migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons, in particular on the enjoyment of...

5. Recalling its previous concluding observations, the Committee recommends that the State party produce statistics on the socioeconomic situation of ethnic groups and non-nationals, including migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons, in particular on the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, disaggregated by sex and age, with a view to creating an empirical basis for assessing the enjoyment of the rights enshrined in the Convention, including by migrant workers, and notably domestic workers. It also recommends that the State party improve and diversify the collection of data on the ethnic composition and national origin of its population on the basis of self-identification and anonymity. The Committee draws the attention of the State party to its general recommendations No. 4 (1973) concerning reporting by States parties under article 1 of the Convention and No. 24 (1999) concerning article 1 of the Convention.

31. In the light of its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, and recalling its previous concluding observations, the Committee recommends that the State party amend the Nationality Act to allow Qatari women married to non-Qataris to transmit their nationality to their children from birth, and to their spouses, on an equal footing with Qatari men. It also recommends that the State party adopt all measures necessary, including by amending the Nationality Act, to prevent the arbitrary deprivation of nationality and to ensure that all persons who have been deprived of their nationality are provided with redress and effective legal remedies, including judicial appeals procedures.

34. The Committee takes note of the information provided by the State party on the measures adopted to guarantee the right to health care for all persons, including Act No. 7 of 2013 concerning social health insurance system. However, the Committee is concerned about reports that stateless persons and undocumented migrants face challenges with regard to the right to health due to the lack of the identity documents required to have access to essential health care in the State party. (...)

35. In the light of its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, and recalling its previous concluding observations, the Committee recommends that the State party adopt the measures necessary to ensure equal access to health care to non-nationals, including stateless persons and undocumented migrants, and to prevent and address any racially and ethnically discriminatory treatment in the provision of health care. (...)

42. While taking note of the information provided by the State party that cases of statelessness decreased in the period 2017–2020, the Committee regrets the lack of detailed information on the total number of stateless persons in the State party, including Bidoon and members of the Al-Ghufran clan. It is concerned about reports that Bidoon encounter difficulties in accessing naturalization procedures, that the citizenship of  some members of the Al-Ghufran clan has not yet been reinstated and that stateless persons face discrimination in their ability to fully enjoy their human rights, including with regard to access to work, housing, education and health care (arts. 2 and 5)

43. In the light of its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, and recalling its previous concluding observations, the Committee urges the State party to take all measures necessary to prevent and reduce statelessness and to ensure that stateless persons are able to enjoy all human rights without discrimination, including access to work, housing, education and health care. It recommends that the State party accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Loss/Deprivation Access to nationality/Naturalization Gender International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/QAT/CO/22-23
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Mexico

29.304 Continue implementing actions for the effective protection of the rights of migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons, particularly in relation to minors.

29.304 Continue implementing actions for the effective protection of the rights of migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons, particularly in relation to minors.

Recommending State: Uruguay

Recommendation Accepted

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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/56/9
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Malaysia

55.333 Guarantee universal access to affordable health services for vulnerable groups, such as refugees and stateless persons, including by eliminating prohibitive fees.

55.333 Guarantee universal access to affordable health services for vulnerable groups, such as refugees and stateless persons, including by eliminating prohibitive fees.

Recommending State: Costa Rica

Recommendation Noted

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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/56/11
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Malaysia

55.339 Adopt measures to prevent children from becoming stateless and guarantee universal access to free primary education, regardless of citizenship and migratory status.

55.339 Adopt measures to prevent children from becoming stateless and guarantee universal access to free primary education, regardless of citizenship and migratory status.

Recommending State: Colombia

Recommendation Noted

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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/56/11
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Malaysia

55.340 Urgently develop a comprehensive framework of rights for stateless people and refugees, guaranteeing the rights to education and health for children, in accordance with relevant international conventions.

55.340 Urgently develop a comprehensive framework of rights for stateless people and refugees, guaranteeing the rights to education and health for children, in accordance with relevant international conventions.

Recommending State: United Kingdom

Recommendation Noted

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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/56/11
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Russia

17. Taking note of targets 5. 1 and 10.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recalls its previous concluding observations and recommends that the State party: (...) (b) Prevent discrimination against children in marginalized and disadvantaged situations, including children...

17. Taking note of targets 5. 1 and 10.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recalls its previous concluding observations and recommends that the State party: (...)

(b) Prevent discrimination against children in marginalized and disadvantaged situations, including children belonging to minority groups, Roma children, the children of irregular migrant workers, the children of stateless persons, girls in the North Caucasus and children who do not possess permanent residence registration;

20. Taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee urges the State party to ensure that all children, including children born to Roma, refugee and asylum-seeking mothers with non-Russian passports or without identity documents born in its territory, are registered at birth and issued with a standard birth certificate. The Committee also recommends that the State party take measures to prevent and reduce statelessness and to protect the rights of stateless children and consider acceding to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

46. While recalling that the State party’s obligations under the Convention apply not only in the territory of the State party but also in all other territory over which the State party exercises effective control, the Committee urges the State party:

(e) To ensure that no child is deprived of their Ukrainian nationality in violation of their rights under the Convention and that their identity, name and family relations are preserved and protected;

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Loss/Deprivation Birth registration International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/RUS/CO/6-7
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Niger

24. In line with article 4 (1) of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 25 (2004) on temporary special measures, the Committee recommends that the State party: (b) Adopt temporary special measures, such as targeted recruitment, hiring and promotion, public budgeting...

24. In line with article 4 (1) of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendation No. 25 (2004) on temporary special measures, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(b) Adopt temporary special measures, such as targeted recruitment, hiring and promotion, public budgeting and procurement and affirmative action, and establish time-bound targets, as a necessary strategy to accelerate the achievement of substantive equality between women and men in all areas covered by the Convention where women are underrepresented or disadvantaged, such as education, employment, heath care, conflict resolution, peacemaking processes, investment models and economic and social life, with particular attention given to internally displaced women, refugee, stateless and migrant women, women with disabilities, rural women and older women;

38. With reference to its general recommendation No. 32 (2014) on the genderrelated dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Adopt legislation to regulate statelessness determination procedures;

(b) Ensure that effective legal safeguards and remedies are available to stateless women and children awaiting deportation and ensure the effective protection and resilience of forcibly displaced persons and their peaceful coexistence with host communities;

(c) Collect data on stateless women and girls, disaggregated by age and ethnicity, and provide such data in its next periodic report, along with the results of the study on the situation of statelessness and the risk of statelessness.

 

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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/NER/CO/5
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Tajikistan

45. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Ensure that stateless women, women of undetermined nationality and women at risk of statelessness and their children have adequate access to identity documents, justice, employment, health care, housing and social protection; (b) Renew...

45. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Ensure that stateless women, women of undetermined nationality and women at risk of statelessness and their children have adequate access to identity documents, justice, employment, health care, housing and social protection;

(b) Renew the amnesty law to enable stateless persons and foreigners living in the State party to regularize their legal status;

(c) 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 Lack of documents/Access to documentation Remedy/Reparation International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/TJK/CO/7
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Bolivia

8. Recalling the guidelines for reporting by States parties under the Convention and reiterating that a lack of comprehensive statistics limits the State party’s ability to recognize the disparities and structural discrimination that underpin and perpetuate racial discrimination and...

8. Recalling the guidelines for reporting by States parties under the Convention and reiterating that a lack of comprehensive statistics limits the State party’s ability to recognize the disparities and structural discrimination that underpin and perpetuate racial discrimination and inequality and prevents it from assessing how all sectors of the population exercise their rights under the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party: (...)

(c) Ensure the production, publication and regular dissemination of reports and statistical analyses on the demographic composition of the population, along with socioeconomic and political participation indicators, with particular emphasis on the Afro-Bolivian people and the migrant, refugee, asylum-seeking and stateless population in the State party;

18. The Committee recommends that the State party take all measures necessary to combat the multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination faced by women, children and adolescents, older persons, persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons belonging to Indigenous, original and campesino nations and peoples and the Afro-Bolivian population or who are migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers or stateless persons, among others, by including ethnic and gender perspectives and taking into account factors such as age, type of disability and reasonable accommodation, whether they live in an urban or rural area and sexual orientation and gender identity in all legislative, administrative and public policy measures aimed at combating all forms of racial discrimination.

50. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(d) Adopt effective protocols to eliminate any barriers or administrative practices that prevent children born in the State party to foreign parents who are in an irregular migration situation and/or who are undocumented from being registered at birth, in order to remove the risk of statelessness.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Birth registration Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/BOL/CO/21-24