ISI Database on Statelessness and
Human Rights

Connecting nationality, statelessness and human rights. Explore and compare information from the international human rights monitoring systems to promote a human rights-based approach to nationality and statelessness.

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Number of results found: 2006

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

100.6. Accede to the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954 and to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961.

100.6. Accede to the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954 and to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 1961.

Recommending State: Germany

Recommendation Noted

International Instruments

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

68.29. Take measures to overcome the difficulty of access to birth registration procedures, particularly for children of African descent, indigenous children and children living in rural and border areas.

68.29. Take measures to overcome the difficulty of access to birth registration procedures, particularly for children of African descent, indigenous children and children living in rural and border areas.

Recommending State: Haiti

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

68.27. Intensify the necessary measures to guarantee the right of all children to have their birth registered, in particular children of African descent, indigenous children and those who live in rural and border areas.

68.27. Intensify the necessary measures to guarantee the right of all children to have their birth registered, in particular children of African descent, indigenous children and those who live in rural and border areas.

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

70.10. Revise the Constitution, in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to avoid the rejection of naturalization for individuals on the grounds of physical or mental disability.

70.10. Revise the Constitution, in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to avoid the rejection of naturalization for individuals on the grounds of physical or mental disability.

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Accepted

Disability Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

68.28. Address difficult access to birth registration procedures, particularly for children of African decent, indigenous children and those living in rural and border areas.

68.28. Address difficult access to birth registration procedures, particularly for children of African decent, indigenous children and those living in rural and border areas.

Recommending State: Nigeria

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

95.8. In line with the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, adopt a national plan to eliminate stereotypes regarding the role of women in society, and speed up the reform process to guarantee equality between men and women, including with...

95.8. In line with the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, adopt a national plan to eliminate stereotypes regarding the role of women in society, and speed up the reform process to guarantee equality between men and women, including with regard to the transfer of nationality, the custody of children, divorce and inheritance.

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Noted

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st

91.21. Speed up the process of repatriating Mauritanians who in the past had been expelled, and granting them and their families a certificate of citizenship. Those who returned to Mauritania before the introduction of the corrective measures should also have their nationality re-established...

91.21. Speed up the process of repatriating Mauritanians who in the past had been expelled, and granting them and their families a certificate of citizenship. Those who returned to Mauritania before the introduction of the corrective measures should also have their nationality re-established.

Recommending State: Canada

Recommendation Accepted

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Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

36. The Committee recommends that the State party should guard against the use of procedures that, in contravention of article 8 of the Constitution, violate the human rights of children of Ecuadorians residing abroad, and that it should ensure that such children are registered in the birth...

36. The Committee recommends that the State party should guard against the use of procedures that, in contravention of article 8 of the Constitution, violate the human rights of children of Ecuadorians residing abroad, and that it should ensure that such children are registered in the birth register. It also recommends that appropriate ongoing training should be given to the migration service officials of the National Police in order to implement the rights of migrant workers and members of their families with respect to issues of international migration.

Birth registration

Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

7. (...) The State party should bring its legislation, including the Personal Status Act, into conformity with the Covenant and ensure that women are not subjected to de jure or de facto discrimination, inter alia in matters of marriage, divorce, custody of children, inheritance or the...

7. (...) The State party should bring its legislation, including the Personal Status Act, into conformity with the Covenant and ensure that women are not subjected to de jure or de facto discrimination, inter alia in matters of marriage, divorce, custody of children, inheritance or the transmittal of nationality to children. (...)

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

39. (...)The Committee requests the State party to consider acceding to the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

39. (...)The Committee requests the State party to consider acceding to the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

International Instruments