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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Montenegro

25. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party: (...) (b) Intensify its efforts to ensure that all children of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian origin have access to education, including by ensuring that they have access to birth registration or identity documents, by providing free...

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

(...) (b) Intensify its efforts to ensure that all children of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian origin have access to education, including by ensuring that they have access to birth registration or identity documents, by providing free primary education, textbooks and transportation, by raising awareness among parents of the value of continued education for their children’s long-term socioeconomic prospects, and by increasing the number of Roma teaching assistants and the use of the Roma language in schools;

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration
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Doc. E/C.12/MNE/CO/1
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Viet Nam

26. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party recognize and register children of marriage immigrants who are currently stateless, and ensure that they receive the necessary education, health care and other social services.

26. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party recognize and register children of marriage immigrants who are currently stateless, and ensure that they receive the necessary education, health care and other social services.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Birth registration
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Statelessness Doc. E/C.12/VNM/CO/2-4
Committee against Torture (CAT)

Kazakhstan

28. The Committee invites the State party to consider ratifying the other United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not yet party, namely (...) the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, (...).

28. The Committee invites the State party to consider ratifying the other United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not yet party, namely (...) the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, (...).

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CAT/C/KAZ/CO/3
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Nepal

12. The Committee is concerned at the persistent inequality between men and women with regard to the rights of inheritance, land ownership and assets. The Committee is also concerned that, notwithstanding citizenship provisions in the interim constitution, the transmission of nationality by...

12. The Committee is concerned at the persistent inequality between men and women with regard to the rights of inheritance, land ownership and assets. The Committee is also concerned that, notwithstanding citizenship provisions in the interim constitution, the transmission of nationality by a Nepalese woman to her child is not always granted.

(...) The Committee also recommends that the State party promote awareness-raising measures in order to ensure that the local administration authorities involved in granting the transmission of nationality are fully informed about the legal provisions in place and effectively implement them.

Gender Awareness raising/Capacity building/Training
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Doc. E/C.12/NPL/CO/3
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Italy

145.18 Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, and streamline the administrative process in order to reduce the number of stateless persons. 

145.18 Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, and
streamline the administrative process in order to reduce the number of stateless persons. 

Recommending State: Hungary

Recommendation Accepted

International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/28/4
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Slovenia

115.53 Continue to formulate, implement and enhance public policies aimed at raising awareness of discrimination-related issues in society and ensure effective remedies to victims of discrimination and statelessness. 

115.53 Continue to formulate, implement and enhance public policies aimed at raising awareness of discrimination-related issues in society and ensure effective remedies to victims of discrimination and statelessness. 

Recommending State: Brazil

Recommendation Accepted

Remedy/Reparation Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action Awareness raising/Capacity building/Training
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/28/15
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Slovenia

115.100 Take all appropriate measures to enable and facilitate the acquisition of Slovenian citizenship by the “erased persons”, paying particular attention to the children of “erased persons” in 1992, who are still stateless. Ensure compensation for all “erased persons” and, in this regard,...

115.100 Take all appropriate measures to enable and facilitate the acquisition of Slovenian citizenship by the “erased persons”, paying particular attention to the children of “erased persons” in 1992, who are still stateless. Ensure compensation for all “erased persons” and, in this regard, review their compensation schemes, on the basis of the amounts and criteria established by the European Court of Human Rights and ensure the implementation of measures to reintegrate “erased persons”. 

Recommending State: France

Recommendation Accepted

Remedy/Reparation
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/28/15
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Slovenia

115.17 Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and take all relevant measures in order to reduce the number of stateless persons. 

115.17 Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and take all relevant measures in order to reduce the number of stateless persons. 

Recommending State: Hungary

Recommendation Noted

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/28/15
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Romania

9. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party adopt a human rights-based approach in addressing discrimination against the Roma, including by: (...) (b) Pursuing the efforts made to provide the Roma with personal documents, including birth certificates, which are necessary for the...

9. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party adopt a human rights-based approach in addressing discrimination against the Roma, including by:

(...) (b) Pursuing the efforts made to provide the Roma with personal documents, including birth certificates, which are necessary for the enjoyment of their rights under the Covenant;

Birth registration
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Doc. E/C.12/ROU/CO/3-5
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Angola

134.78 Take appropriate measures for the immediate completion of the registration of citizens, in particular children under the age of 4, who have not had their birth registration carried out. 

134.78 Take appropriate measures for the immediate completion of the
registration of citizens, in particular children under the age of 4, who have not had their birth registration carried out. 

Recommending State: Republic of Korea

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
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Doc. A/HRC/28/11