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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Kazakhstan

42. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Continue its efforts to identify and provide identity documents for persons of undetermined nationality and simplify the statelessness determination procedure; (b) Review and amend the Law on Citizenship, including its provisions on...

42. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Continue its efforts to identify and provide identity documents for persons of undetermined nationality and simplify the statelessness determination procedure;

(b) Review and amend the Law on Citizenship, including its provisions on deprivation of nationality, to ensure that its application does not result in statelessness;

(c) Fully implement its national action plan under the Global Action Plan to End Statelessness 2014–2024;

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

53. The Committee wishes to draw the attention of the State party to the particular importance of the recommendations contained in paragraphs 16 (freedom of expression), 22 (tensions among ethnic groups), 28 (Kazakh identity) and 42 (stateless persons) above and requests the State party to provide detailed information in its next periodic report on the concrete measures taken to implement those recommendations.

Lack of documents/Access to documentation Identification and determination procedures Loss/Deprivation International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/KAZ/CO/8-10
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Chile

35. With reference to joint general comments No. 3 and No. 4 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families/No. 22 and No. 23 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the human rights of children in the context of...

35. With reference to joint general comments No. 3 and No. 4 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families/No. 22 and No. 23 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the human rights of children in the context of international migration, the Committee urges the State party to: (...)

(g) Gather sex- and age-disaggregated statistics on the current number of asylum-seeking, refugee and stateless children as well as unaccompanied and separated children and those who are being rejected to formalize an asylum petition and expressly include these groups in planning activities and in economic and social indicators and statistical data;

(k) Incorporate the right to a nationality, include legal safeguards to prevent statelessness, and define statelessness determination procedures, in the law on Guarantees for the Protection of Children.

Identification and determination procedures Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/CHL/CO/6-7
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

Paraguay

53. The Committee notes positively that, in 2018, the State party adopted a specific law to protect stateless persons and facilitate their naturalization (Act No. 6149), in accordance with international standards. However, the Committee is concerned that the necessary measures have not been...

53. The Committee notes positively that, in 2018, the State party adopted a specific law to protect stateless persons and facilitate their naturalization (Act No. 6149), in accordance with international standards. However, the Committee is concerned that the necessary measures have not been taken to implement and enforce it through decrees and administrative procedures and that this delay continues to negatively affect children of Paraguayan parents. (...)

55. The Committee recommends that the State party adopt implementing regulations for Act No. 6149 and report on its implementation, including with respect to the steps taken to ensure that migrants living abroad are aware of its existence and functioning and can apply for Paraguayan nationality from abroad. The Committee further recommends that the State party collect and publish data on how many stateless persons there are, what their status is and whether they have been naturalized.

56. The Committee recommends that the State party consider the possibility of recognizing dual nationality and allowing applications for dual nationality to be made at consulates. The Committee further recommends that, in cases where there is a risk of statelessness, Paraguayan nationality should be granted as quickly as possible and it should be possible to apply at a consulate.

Access to nationality/Naturalization Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action Awareness raising/Capacity building/Training Implementing measures - Other
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Statelessness Doc. CMW/C/PRY/CO/2
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Estonia

15. Bearing in mind its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Continue its efforts to reduce the number of persons with undetermined citizenship by identifying them and assisting them in gaining access...

15. Bearing in mind its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Continue its efforts to reduce the number of persons with undetermined citizenship by identifying them and assisting them in gaining access to citizenship;

(b) Continue its efforts to raise awareness about statelessness among stakeholders and expand the cooperation with local governments to effectively identify stateless persons;

(c) Consider ratifying the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness;

(d) Adopt a national plan to end statelessness in the context of the application of the Global Action Plan to End Statelessness 2014–2024.

49. (...) The Committee also encourages the State party to accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.

57. The Committee wishes to draw the attention of the State party to the particular importance of the recommendations contained in paragraphs 15 (persons with undetermined citizenship), 25 (discrimination based on language proficiency), 27 (legislation regarding hate crime and hate speech) and 39 (education of Roma children) above and requests the State party to provide detailed information in its next periodic report on the concrete measures taken to implement those recommendations.

Identification and determination procedures Remedy/Reparation International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action Awareness raising/Capacity building/Training
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/EST/CO/12-13
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Cameroon

5. Recalling paragraphs 10 to 12 of its guidelines for reporting under the Convention and its previous recommendation, the Committee recommends that the State party collect and provide to the Committee reliable, updated and comprehensive statistical data on the demographic composition of the...

5. Recalling paragraphs 10 to 12 of its guidelines for reporting under the Convention and its previous recommendation, the Committee recommends that the State party collect and provide to the Committee reliable, updated and comprehensive statistical data on the demographic composition of the population, based on the principle of self-identification, including on ethnic, ethnolinguistic and ethno-religious groups, indigenous peoples, internally displaced persons, and non-citizens, including refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons, together with socioeconomic indicators, disaggregated by ethnicity, gender, age, region and languages spoken.

31. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to address the administrative shortcomings of the civil registry system and complex procedures and requirements. It also recommends that the State party adopt measures to ensure the accessibility, including by providing them free of charge, of birth registration and identity documents required for citizenship to prevent statelessness, particularly among internally displaced persons. It also recommends that the State party ratify the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

44. In accordance with article 9 (1) of the Convention and rule 65 of its rules of procedure, the Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year of the adoption of the present concluding observations, information on its implementation of the recommendations contained in paragraphs 19 (situation of minorities and indigenous peoples) and 31 (birth registration and identity documents) above.

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/CMR/CO/22-23
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Uganda

36. With reference to 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) Facilitate birth registration and the registration of refugee and asylum...

36. With reference to 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) Facilitate birth registration and the registration of refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls through the use of modern information and communications technology, simplify and ensure affordable birth registration procedures and deploy more mobile teams to issue birth certificates in rural and remote areas and within indigenous communities;

(b) Collect data on stateless women and girls, disaggregated by age, ethnicity and disability, and provide such data in its next periodic report;

(c) Ratify the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961.

Birth registration International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/UGA/CO/8-9
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Thailand

6. Recalling its reporting guidelines4 and its general recommendation No. 8 (1990) concerning the interpretation and application of article 1 (1) and (4) of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party collect and provide updated statistics on the demographic composition of...

6. Recalling its reporting guidelines4 and its general recommendation No. 8 (1990) concerning the interpretation and application of article 1 (1) and (4) of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party collect and provide updated statistics on the demographic composition of its population based on self-identification, disaggregated by ethnic group, indigenous people, national origin and language spoken, including data on migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons, as well as relevant socioeconomic indicators.

10. The Committee recommends that the State party incorporate all of the substantive provisions of the Convention into its domestic law, with a view to ensuring comprehensive protection against racial discrimination, and that it conduct a systematic review of its laws and policies to guarantee their full conformity with the Convention and that they have no discriminatory impact on the rights of ethnic and ethno-religious groups, indigenous peoples, migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons.

18. Recalling its general recommendations No. 7 (1985) relating to the implementation of article 4 of the Convention; No. 8 (1990) concerning the interpretation and application of article 1 (1) and (4) of the Convention; No. 15 (1993) on article 4 of the Convention; and No. 35 (2013) on combating racist hate speech, the Committee urges the State party to: (...)

(d) Launch awareness-raising and educational campaigns to eliminate prejudices and negative stereotypes against ethnic and ethno-religious groups, indigenous peoples, people of African descent, migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons;

36. Recalling its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Conduct a review of its laws and regulations on access to and the transmission of citizenship in order to reduce the risk of statelessness;

(b) Abolish the practice of mass and discriminatory collection of DNA samples from certain groups of stateless persons as a means to prove their right to citizenship, and facilitate their access to citizenship through alternative and non-discriminatory means in line with international human rights norms and standards;

(c) Intensify its efforts to facilitate access to birth registration and citizenship, by putting in place measures targeted for ethnic and ethno-religious groups, indigenous peoples, migrant workers, refugees and asylum seekers, including in remote areas.

Ratification of other treaties

41. (...) The Committee encourages the State party to accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Access to nationality/Naturalization Birth registration Race/Ethnicity International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action Awareness raising/Capacity building/Training
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/THA/CO/4-8
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Singapore

6. Recalling the guidelines for reporting under the Convention, 3 the Committee recommends that, in its next periodic report, the State party provide comprehensive data on the ethnic composition of the population, disaggregated by ethnic or national origin, including on non-citizens, such as...

6. Recalling the guidelines for reporting under the Convention, 3 the Committee recommends that, in its next periodic report, the State party provide comprehensive data on the ethnic composition of the population, disaggregated by ethnic or national origin, including on non-citizens, such as migrants, refugees and stateless persons, as well as on socioeconomic indicators, in order to provide it with an empirical basis to evaluate the equal enjoyment of rights under the Convention.

26. (...) The Committee also urges the State party to ensure that children born in the State party, in particular if they would otherwise be stateless, can acquire nationality.

Ratification of other treaties

31. (...) The Committee encourages the State party also to accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, of 1951, and its 1967 Protocol, the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Born on territory International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/SGP/CO/1
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Denmark

35. The Committee recommends that the State party evaluate the proportionality of citizenship rules that prevent persons born and raised in the State party from obtaining citizenship, and that it assess their impact, in particular on young people. It also recommends that the State party...

35. The Committee recommends that the State party evaluate the proportionality of citizenship rules that prevent persons born and raised in the State party from obtaining citizenship, and that it assess their impact, in particular on young people. It also recommends that the State party ensure that penalties levied as a result of education-related debts do not result in excessive barriers to access to citizenship. The Committee further recommends that the State party reconsider any laws that can lead to de facto deprivation of citizenship by birth for children whose parents unlawfully enter or stay in a “ conflict zone ”, as this may lead to the setting up of further barriers to these children’ s integration into Danish society.

Loss/Deprivation Access to nationality/Naturalization Born on territory Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/DNK/CO/22-24
Committee against Torture (CAT)

Bolivia

25. The State party should: (...) (b) Maintain complete, updated statistical data, disaggregated by gender, age and country of origin, on asylum seekers, refugees, stateless persons and migrants in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, including information on expulsion and deportation...

25. The State party should:

(...)

(b) Maintain complete, updated statistical data, disaggregated by gender, age and country of origin, on asylum seekers, refugees, stateless persons and migrants in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, including information on expulsion and deportation procedures and so-called voluntary departures; (...)

Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting
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Statelessness Doc. CAT/C/BOL/CO/3