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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Chad

14. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party take steps to ensure access to basic public services for refugees, asylum seekers and displaced persons; and to improve access to the civil registry for refugees and asylum seekers and ensure that births among refugees and asylum...

14. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party take steps to ensure access to basic public services for refugees, asylum seekers and displaced persons; and to improve access to the civil registry for refugees and asylum seekers and ensure that births among refugees and asylum seekers, regardless of origin, are registered free of charge and in a systematic and non-discriminatory fashion. (...)

Birth registration
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Doc. CERD/C/TCD/CO/16-18
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Chile

18. (...) The Committee encourages the State party to ensure that the draft bill for the amendment of the Migration Act provides that migrant workers in an irregular situation can apply for Chilean nationality for their children if they do not have another nationality and encourages the...

18. (...) The Committee encourages the State party to ensure that the draft bill for the amendment of the Migration Act provides that migrant workers in an irregular situation can apply for Chilean nationality for their children if they do not have another nationality and encourages the State party to pass that bill soon. (...)

20. The Committee encourages the State party to ratify the international treaties to which it is not yet a party, especially the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

(Forced) migration context Access to nationality/Naturalization International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/CHL/CO/19-21
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Jamaica

12. (..) The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Take effective measures to issue asylum seekers and refugees with refugee documents or other identity cards that are recognized in the State party in order to ensure that their rights are fully guaranteed in practice;

12. (..) The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Take effective measures to issue asylum seekers and refugees with refugee documents or other identity cards that are recognized in the State party in order to ensure that their rights are fully guaranteed in practice;

Nationality/Identity documentation
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Doc. CERD/C/JAM/CO/16-20
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Albania

23. (...) The State party should take immediate steps, in consultation with the Ombudsman, the Commissioner for Protection against Discrimination, civil society organizations, and the Roma community to: (...) (e) Ensure that all Roma have identity cards so as to facilitate their right to...

23. (...) The State party should take immediate steps, in consultation with the Ombudsman, the Commissioner for Protection against Discrimination, civil society organizations, and the Roma community to:

(...)

(e) Ensure that all Roma have identity cards so as to facilitate their right to vote.

Nationality/Identity documentation
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Doc. CCPR/C/ALB/CO/2
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Ukraine

12. (...) The State party should remove any obstacles, including administrative, to ensure that all Roma are provided with personal documents, including birth certificates, which are necessary for them to have access to their basic rights. (...)

12. (...) The State party should remove any obstacles, including administrative, to ensure that all Roma are provided with personal documents, including birth certificates, which are necessary for them to have access to their basic rights. (...)

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CCPR/C/UKR/CO/7
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Serbia

37. (...) It also recommends that the State party ensure that court decisions on birth registration and citizenship of undocumented persons are effectively implemented and cannot be reversed by any executive body.

37. (...) It also recommends that the State party ensure that court decisions on birth registration and citizenship of undocumented persons are effectively implemented and cannot be reversed by any executive body.

Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CEDAW/C/SRB/CO/2-3
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

36. (c) Consider ratifying the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention), the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

36. (c) Consider ratifying the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention), the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

International Instruments
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Doc. CEDAW/C/COD/CO/6-7
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Dominican Republic

31. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Review the legal provisions on nationality and their implementation in respect of women of Haitian descent and their children; (b) Remove all the obstacles for women of Haitian descent and women of uncertain status to obtaining birth...

31. The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Review the legal provisions on nationality and their implementation in respect of women of Haitian descent and their children;
(b) Remove all the obstacles for women of Haitian descent and women of uncertain status to obtaining birth certificates for their children, ensuring their access to all rights;
(c) Adopt a flexible procedure for regularizing the status of women of Haitian descent and their children, taking into account the length of their presence in the State party;
(d) Ensure that the Central Electoral Board guarantees due process of law in all review procedures regarding nationality and migration status.

Remedy/Reparation Birth registration Race/Ethnicity Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CEDAW/C/DOM/CO/6-7
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Uzbekistan

29. The Committee urges the State party to take all necessary measures to ensure that children are registered immediately after birth, that the national legislation regulating birth registration is in accordance with the provisions of article 7 of the Convention, and that birth registration...

29. The Committee urges the State party to take all necessary measures to ensure that children are registered immediately after birth, that the national legislation regulating birth registration is in accordance with the provisions of article 7 of the Convention, and that birth registration and issuance of birth certificates are free of charge. The Committee also urges the State party to establish a mechanism for its Ministry of Health and Ministry of Justice to systematically cross-check its records to identify and address discrepancies in birth registrations in a manner that is compliant with the Convention and does not prejudice the rights of the children affected.

62. The Committee recommends that the State party: 
(...)
(d) Consider reopening the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in its territory and consider acceding to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Birth registration International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/UZB/CO/3-4
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Armenia

48. (...) Further, the Committee recommends that the State party amend its legislation to ensure that no children under its jurisdiction can become stateless as a result of its regulations and practices.

48. (...) Further, the Committee recommends that the State party amend its legislation to ensure that no children under its jurisdiction can become stateless as a result of its regulations and practices.

Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/ARM/CO/3-4