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Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Republic of Korea

57. The State party should ensure that the births of all children can be registered, irrespective of their parents’ legal status and origin.

57. The State party should ensure that the births of all children can be registered, irrespective of their parents’ legal status and origin.

Birth registration
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Doc. CCPR/C/KOR/CO/4
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Suriname

44. The State party should adopt effective measures to overcome difficulties in civil registration and ensure that all children born in its territory are registered and receive an official birth certificate. It should also carry out campaigns to raise awareness of the importance of birth...

44. The State party should adopt effective measures to overcome difficulties in civil registration and ensure that all children born in its territory are registered and receive an official birth certificate. It should also carry out campaigns to raise awareness of the importance of birth registration of all children, including children born to irregular migrant parents.

 

Birth registration
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Doc. CCPR/C/SUR/CO/3
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Slovenia

26. The Committee urges the State party: (a) To simplify the procedures for the issuance of permanent residence permits to all persons who were deleted from the register of permanent residents in 1992; (b) To ensure that, in addition to receiving pecuniary compensation, all women and girls...

26. The Committee urges the State party:
(a) To simplify the procedures for the issuance of permanent residence permits to all persons who were deleted from the register of permanent residents in 1992;
(b) To ensure that, in addition to receiving pecuniary compensation, all women and girls whose names were deleted from the register are entitled to payment of compulsory health insurance contributions, priority consideration in social assistance programmes and public funds, State scholarships, housing and access to the education system, on a basis of equality with Slovenian citizens, and to participation or priority treatment in integration programmes;
(c) Facilitate family reunification under more favourable conditions for such women and girls.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation
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Doc. CEDAW/C/SVN/CO/5-6
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Liberia

34. The Committee recommends that the State party repeal the discriminatory provisions of its Aliens and Nationality Law of 1973, in order to bring it into line with the Constitution and the Convention, to ensure that, in accordance with article 9 of the Convention, Liberian women who give...

34. The Committee recommends that the State party repeal the discriminatory provisions of its Aliens and Nationality Law of 1973, in order to bring it into line with the Constitution and the Convention, to ensure that, in accordance with article 9 of the Convention, Liberian women who give birth to children outside the country can transmit their nationality to their children on an equal basis with Liberian men whose children are born outside the country. Furthermore, the Committee recommends that the State party ensure that children born to Liberian women married to non Liberian men are not rendered stateless and have access to education, health care and other basic services equal to that of other children.

Born abroad Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/LBR/CO/7-8
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Madagascar

27. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Amend its nationality law to enable Malagasy women to transmit their nationality to their foreign or stateless spouse and to their children on an equal basis with men, in accordance with article 9 of the Convention (see also CEDAW/C/MDG...

27. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Amend its nationality law to enable Malagasy women to transmit their nationality to their foreign or stateless spouse and to their children on an equal basis with men, in accordance with article 9 of the Convention (see also CEDAW/C/MDG/CO/5, para. 25);
(b) Ensure the retroactive application of the law so that all persons currently stateless as a result of the discriminatory law are granted nationality;

56. The Committee notes that the adherence of the State party to the nine major international human rights instruments would enhance the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in all aspects of life. The Committee therefore encourages the State party to consider ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, as well as the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, to which it is not yet a party.

Remedy/Reparation Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/MDG/CO/6-7
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Malawi

29.The Committee urges the State party to expeditiously revise the Citizenship Act to ensure that women and men enjoy equal rights to acquire, change, transfer and retain nationality and to introduce safeguards to ensure that children born in its territory who would otherwise be stateless...

29.The Committee urges the State party to expeditiously revise the Citizenship Act to ensure that women and men enjoy equal rights to acquire, change, transfer and retain nationality and to introduce safeguards to ensure that children born in its territory who would otherwise be stateless are granted nationality. The State party should also consider acceding to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Born on territory Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/MWI/CO/7
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Lebanon

16. The Committee calls upon the State party: (a) To withdraw its reservation made upon accession to the Convention regarding article 9 (2), repeal Decree No. 15 of 1925 on Lebanese Nationality and adopt legislation to ensure women equal rights with men to pass on their nationality to their...

16. The Committee calls upon the State party:
(a) To withdraw its reservation made upon accession to the Convention regarding article 9 (2), repeal Decree No. 15 of 1925 on Lebanese Nationality and adopt legislation to ensure women equal rights with men to pass on their nationality to their foreign spouses and children;
(b) To withdraw its reservation made upon accession to the Convention regarding article 16 (1) (c), (d), (f) and (g);
(c) Initiate a dialogue with the leaders of religious communities and religious scholars, taking into consideration best practices in the region, with a view to overcoming the resistance to the withdrawal of its reservations to the Convention.

12.(d) (d) Conduct a census to ascertain the number of stateless persons in its territory and take the measures necessary to provide them with civil registration documents, and consider ratifying the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness;

Lack of documents/Access to documentation Gender International Instruments International Instruments Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/LBN/CO/4-5
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

United Arab Emirates

36. The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation that the State party grant Emirati women the same rights as Emirati men to acquire, change and retain their nationality and to confer it on their children and foreign spouse. In this regard, it recommends that the State party revise...

36. The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation that the State party grant Emirati women the same rights as Emirati men to acquire, change and retain their nationality and to confer it on their children and foreign spouse. In this regard, it recommends that the State party revise its national law, withdraw its reservation to article 9 of the Convention and ratify the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (see CEDAW/C/ARE/CO/1, para. 33). The Committee also recommends that the State party regularize the situation of stateless families and ensure their right to a nationality without discrimination.

Remedy/Reparation Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/ARE/CO/2-3
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

Benin

35. (...) It should reinforce its efforts to ensure that all child births are registered, in both urban and rural areas. (...).

35. (...) It should reinforce its efforts to ensure that all child births are registered, in both urban and rural areas. (...).

Birth registration
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Doc. CCPR/C/BEN/CO/2
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Kazakhstan

54. While welcoming the adoption of the Refugee Act in 2009, the Committee is concerned that: (...) (d) Despite some positive efforts by the State party, repatriate, refugee, asylumseeking and stateless children still face barriers in enjoying the full range of rights, including free...

54. While welcoming the adoption of the Refugee Act in 2009, the Committee is concerned that:

(...)

(d) Despite some positive efforts by the State party, repatriate, refugee, asylumseeking and stateless children still face barriers in enjoying the full range of rights, including free health care and education.

55. In the light of its general comment No. 6 (2005) on the treatment of unaccompanied and separated children outside their country of origin, the Committee recommends that the State party take all measures necessary to:

(...)

(d) Amend its legislation to allow all children irrespective of the status of their parents to have access to free education and medical services, among other services.

 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/KAZ/CO/4