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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Italy

24. The Committee recommends that the State party take measures to facilitate access to citizenship for stateless Roma, Sinti and non-citizens who have lived in Italy for many years, and to pay due attention to and remove existing barriers. Bearing in mind the 1954 Convention relating to the...

24. The Committee recommends that the State party take measures to facilitate access to citizenship for stateless Roma, Sinti and non-citizens who have lived in Italy for many years, and to pay due attention to and remove existing barriers. Bearing in mind the 1954 Convention relating to the status of Stateless Persons and 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, the Committee also recommends that the State party take measures to reduce statelessness, in particular statelessness among Roma and Sinti children and children born in Italy.


 

Remedy/Reparation Born on territory Race/Ethnicity
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/ITA/CO/16-18
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Canada

23. 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 (...) the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.  

23. 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 (...) the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.
 

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/CAN/CO/19-20
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Jordan

11. The Committee recommends that the State party review and amend the Jordanian Nationality Act (Law No. 7 of 1954) in order to ensure that a Jordanian mother married to a non-Jordanian man has the right to confer her nationality to her children equally and without discrimination. In doing...

11. The Committee recommends that the State party review and amend the Jordanian Nationality Act (Law No. 7 of 1954) in order to ensure that a Jordanian mother married to a non-Jordanian man has the right to confer her nationality to her children equally and without discrimination. In doing so, the Committee draws the State party’s attention to its general recommendation No. 25 (2000) on gender related dimensions of racial discrimination.

12. (...) In accordance with international law and the State party’s own legislation on nationality, the Committee urges the State party to discontinue the practice of withdrawing nationality from persons originating from the Occupied Palestinian Territory. It further calls upon the State party to restore nationality to persons that have been affected by previous and current situations of such nationality withdrawal. The Committee also recommends that the State party 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.


 

Remedy/Reparation Loss/Deprivation Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/JOR/CO/13-17
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Kuwait

11. (...) The Committee invites the State party to reconsider accession to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless persons and to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 17. (...) In light of its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against...

11. (...) The Committee invites the State party to reconsider accession to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless persons and to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

17. (...) In light of its general recommendation No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens, the Committee recommends that the State party implement the existing Roadmap and provide a just, humane and comprehensive solution to the situation of the Bedoun, with respect for their dignity. The Joint Committee on the Granting of Kuwaiti Nationality should consider naturalizing the Bedoun, in particular persons who have lived in Kuwait for a long time, who can prove a genuine and effective link to the State, or have served or serve in the police, army and other State institutions, as well as children born in Kuwait of foreigners and stateless persons. The State party should consider providing residence permits and temporary legal status to non-citizens, including the unregistered Bedoun who do not have security cards. The Committee recommends that the State party issue civil documents to all persons in its territory and provide access to adequate social services, education, housing, property, business registration and employment to the Bedoun. It recommends that the State party ensure that the Bedoun enjoy the right to freedom of movement and are able to return to Kuwait.

18. Recalling its general recommendations No. 25 (2000) on gender-related dimensions of racial discrimination, No. 29 (2002) on descent and No. 30 (2004), the Committee recommends that the State party enact amendments to the Nationality Act that would allow Kuwaiti women married to foreigners to pass on their nationality to their children and spouses on an equal footing with Kuwaiti men.
 

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Lack of documents/Access to documentation Remedy/Reparation Nationality/Identity documentation Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CERD/C/KWT/CO/15-20
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Grenada

38. The Committee recommends that the State party 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, and develop national...

38. The Committee recommends that the State party 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, and develop national refugee legislation and a national asylum procedure.

International Instruments
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Doc. CEDAW/C/GRD/CO/1-5
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Algeria

45.The Committee recommends that the State party: (...) (e) Ensure that birth certificates are issued to all children born in Algeria, including refugee and stateless children, in order to prevent statelessness and to provide all children with access to social services; (f) Consider...

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

(e) Ensure that birth certificates are issued to all children born in Algeria, including refugee and stateless children, in order to prevent statelessness and to provide all children with access to social services;
(f) Consider acceding to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Lack of documents/Access to documentation Birth registration International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/DZA/CO/3-4
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Jordan

10. The Committee recommends that the State party: (...) (b) Revise its law on nationality and remove its reservation to article 9 paragraph 2;  34. The Committee urges the State party: (a) To review the Nationality Act, while taking into consideration practices of neighbouring State...

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

(b) Revise its law on nationality and remove its reservation to article 9 paragraph 2; 

34. The Committee urges the State party:
(a) To review the Nationality Act, while taking into consideration practices of neighbouring State parties that have successfully amended their nationality laws, to ensure equality between women and men with regard to the acquisition, change and retention of nationality and to enable Jordanian women to pass their nationality to their foreign spouses and their mutual children; and
(b) To accelerate its efforts in facilitating provision of residence permits to foreign spouses of Jordanian women and access to health and education services to their children, as a temporary special measure until the Nationality Act is amended accordingly.

Gender International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Doc. CEDAW/C/JOR/CO/5
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Republic of the Congo

40. The Committee recommends that the State party: (..) (c) Accede to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.

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

(c) Accede to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CEDAW/C/COG/CO/6
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Myanmar

42. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Address gaps in the current citizenship legislation, which lead to statelessness; (b) Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness; (c) Abrogate the...

42. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Address gaps in the current citizenship legislation, which lead to statelessness;
(b) Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness;
(c) Abrogate the legal provisions providing for different categories of citizenship; (...)

44. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Strengthen its efforts to ensure effective registration of all children born in the State party, regardless of their origin and without any discrimination;

(b) Implement special measures for improving the birth registration system, greater access to registry services and sensitization and training for registry officials, with a view to ensuring that all children, including children born in remote areas, and displaced and stateless children, especially Rohingya children, are duly registered at birth and provided with birth certificates and identity cards; 

(c) Develop a plan to provide birth registration to all children up to 18 years of age who have not yet been registered;

(d) Remove practical restrictions to ensure that all children are registered at birth without discrimination; (...)    

80. The Committee strongly recommends that the State party: (...)

(c) Allow Rohingya people, including children, who fled Myanmar to return to the country, and assist them in their reintegration.

Stateless Persons - Other Birth registration International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. CRC/C/MMR/CO/3-4
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Azerbaijan

39. The Committee recommends that the State party undertake all necessary measures to ensure the availability of universal birth registration for all children regardless of the circumstance of birth, and/or the marital and/or migration status of the child’s parent(s). It also recommends that...

39. The Committee recommends that the State party undertake all necessary measures to ensure the availability of universal birth registration for all children regardless of the circumstance of birth, and/or the marital and/or migration status of the child’s parent(s). It also recommends that the State party consider taking specific measures to facilitate birth registration for children of underage mothers and/or mothers in rural areas. Furthermore, the Committee also recommends that the State party take specific measures, including legislative measures, to combat corruption among authorities responsible for the provision of birth certificates.

67. (d) To provide for all children born on the territory of Azerbaijan, regardless of status, to be registered at birth and receive all necessary documentation;
 

Birth registration
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Doc. CRC/C/AZE/CO/3-4