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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Russia

The Committee urges the State party to ensure that: (a) Open and participatory consultations are held in devising and implementing the National Action Plan to address the obstacles faced by Roma to enjoy their rights, including the participation of Roma community, civil society...

The Committee urges the State party to ensure that:

(a) Open and participatory consultations are held in devising and implementing the National Action Plan to address the obstacles faced by Roma to enjoy their rights, including the participation of Roma community, civil society representatives and experts on this issue, and that such a plan is made available publicly;

(b) The plan includes special measures to facilitate their access to residence registration, citizenship, education, adequate housing with legal security of tenure, employment and other economic, social and cultural rights, in accordance with general recommendation No. 27 (2000) on discrimination against Roma, as previously recommended by the Committee (CERD/C/RUS/CO/19, para. 14), and that the plan contains a particular focus on the rights of Roma women, in accordance with general recommendation No. 25 (2000) on gender-related dimensions of racial discrimination;

(c) The plan is sufficiently funded to guarantee its effectiveness.

22. Bearing in mind the indivisibility of all human rights, the Committee encourages the State party to consider ratifying those international human rights treaties which it has not yet ratified, in particular, treaties the provisions of which have a direct bearing on the subject of racial discrimination, such as (...) the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (...)
 

Race/Ethnicity International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action

Türkiye

96.  Establish clear procedures to avoid the detention of migrants whose removal is unlikely, inter alia due to statelessness, lack of diplomatic presence in Turkey, or unwillingness of the countries of origin to receive their own nationals. 

96.  Establish clear procedures to avoid the detention of migrants whose removal is unlikely, inter alia due to statelessness, lack of diplomatic presence in Turkey, or unwillingness of the countries of origin to receive their own nationals. 

Detention Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Pakistan

16. The Committee calls upon the State party: (a) To include in its Constitution and/or in other relevant legislation provisions prohibiting all forms of direct and indirect discrimination against women, including sanctions, in line with article 1 of the Convention (and in line with article...

16. The Committee calls upon the State party:

(a) To include in its Constitution and/or in other relevant legislation provisions prohibiting all forms of direct and indirect discrimination against women, including sanctions, in line with article 1 of the Convention (and in line with article 25 of the Constitution), and repeal all discriminatory laws, including the Hudood Ordinances, the Law of Evidence and the Citizenship Act (1951);

36. The Committee urges the State party:

(e) To accede to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto, and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, with the aim to develop a national legislative framework to strengthen the protection of refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons

Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Angola

26. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that all women receive national identity cards.

26. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that all women receive national identity cards.

Nationality/Identity documentation
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Luxembourg

117.16 Take the necessary measures to ensure that all persons born in Luxembourg obtain a nationality if otherwise they would become stateless, and regardless of the immigration status of their parents. 

117.16 Take the necessary measures to ensure that all persons born in Luxembourg obtain a nationality if otherwise they would become stateless, and regardless of the immigration status of their parents. 

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Accepted

(Forced) migration context Born on territory
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Luxembourg

118.5 Establish a formal procedure to improve compliance with the State obligation to protect stateless persons, in line with the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954. 

118.5 Establish a formal procedure to improve compliance with the State obligation to protect stateless persons, in line with the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954. 

Recommending State: Guatemala

Recommendation Accepted

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Burundi

126.136 Ensure access of all children to free birth registration. 

126.136 Ensure access of all children to free birth registration. 

Recommending State: Türkiye

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Burundi

126.134 Take the necessary measures to ensure that all the persons born in Burundi obtain a birth certificate regardless the status of their parents. 

126.134 Take the necessary measures to ensure that all the persons born in Burundi obtain a birth certificate regardless the status of their parents. 

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Burundi

126.135 Strengthen efforts to ensure increased free birth registration for children, both in urban and rural areas. 

126.135 Strengthen efforts to ensure increased free birth registration for children, both in urban and rural areas. 

Recommending State: Namibia

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Serbia

132.93. Take appropriate measure to ensure that the basic civil and political rights of Roma are being assured and that birth registration is available and accessible for all children without discrimination. 

132.93. Take appropriate measure to ensure that the basic civil and political rights of Roma are being assured and that birth registration is available and accessible for all children without discrimination. 

Recommending State: Brazil

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration