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Number of results found: 2282

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

Kenya

36. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen the registration programme with the necessary budget and personal resources to ensure that persons with disabilities in all areas of the country, including persons in refugee camps, gain access to identification documents.

36. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen the registration programme with the necessary budget and personal resources to ensure that persons with disabilities in all areas of the country, including persons in refugee camps, gain access to identification documents.

(Forced) migration context Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Czechia

27. The Committee is concerned that children born to stateless parents and children born to a foreign mother and a Czech father out of wedlock are at high risk of being stateless and that there is a lack of information on the status of stateless persons in the State party (art. 5). 28. The...

27. The Committee is concerned that children born to stateless parents and children born to a foreign mother and a Czech father out of wedlock are at high risk of being stateless and that there is a lack of information on the status of stateless persons in the State party (art. 5).

28. The Committee recommends that the State party take all measures necessary to ensure that stateless children born in the Czech Republic obtain citizenship of the State party and collect data on the stateless in the State party.

Remedy/Reparation Born on territory Gender Discrimination - Other Data Collection/Monitoring/Reporting
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Suriname

20.  (...) In accordance with the international obligations of Suriname under the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees and bearing in mind its general recommendations No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens and No. 22 ...

20.  (...) In accordance with the international obligations of Suriname under the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees and bearing in mind its general recommendations No. 30 (2004) on discrimination against non-citizens and No. 22 (1996) on refugees and displaced persons, the Committee recommends that the State party remove administrative barriers and discriminatory practices that currently prevent children born to foreign parents from acquiring nationality at birth and introduce safeguards to prevent statelessness and address discriminatory practices in the application of its 1975 Law on Nationality and Residence, as amended, particularly in the context of birth registration.

38. (...) The Committee also encourages the States party to accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. (...)

Birth registration Discrimination - Other International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Netherlands

20. In the light of its general recommendations No. 27 (2000) on discrimination against Roma and No. 32 (2009), the Committee recommends that the State party take specific measures in favour of Roma, Sinti and Travellers, including by (...) and tackling the problems faced by Roma regarding...

20. In the light of its general recommendations No. 27 (2000) on discrimination against Roma and No. 32 (2009), the Committee recommends that the State party take specific measures in favour of Roma, Sinti and Travellers, including by (...) and tackling the problems faced by Roma regarding registration status and statelessness. The Committee recommends that the State party base these measures on prior consultation with representatives of Roma, Sinti and Travellers to ensure that they are tailored to their particular problems and needs. (...)

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

North Macedonia

21. The Committee recommends that the State party: (...) (c) Take measures to identify children whose births were not registered and who lack identity documents and continue to proceed with retroactive birth registration and issuance of documents, including, if possible, by simplifying the...

21. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(...)

(c) Take measures to identify children whose births were not registered and who lack identity documents and continue to proceed with retroactive birth registration and issuance of documents, including, if possible, by simplifying the entire process.

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration
Committee against Torture (CAT)

Iraq

26. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party: (...) The Committee encourages the State party to consider ratifying (...) the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

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

(...)

The Committee encourages the State party to consider ratifying (...) the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

International Instruments
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

United Kingdom

15. (...) The State party should review its laws to ensure that restrictions on re-entry, and denial of citizenship, on terrorism grounds, include appropriate procedural protections and are consistent with the principles of legality, necessity and proportionality. The State party should also...

15. (...) The State party should review its laws to ensure that restrictions on re-entry, and denial of citizenship, on terrorism grounds, include appropriate procedural protections and are consistent with the principles of legality, necessity and proportionality. The State party should also ensure that appropriate standards and procedures are in place to avoid rendering an individual stateless.

 

Loss/Deprivation Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

North Macedonia

20. The State party should accelerate its efforts to identify children whose birth has not been registered and children without identity documents and to ensure the retroactive registration of births and the issuance of documents for those children. It should also ensure that children...

20. The State party should accelerate its efforts to identify children whose birth has not been registered and children without identity documents and to ensure the retroactive registration of births and the issuance of documents for those children. It should also ensure that children without identity documents are not refused access to health, education and other public services. The State party should strengthen its efforts to ensure birth registration and the provision of birth certificates for all children, particularly in rural areas, through interventions such as awareness-raising programmes and by simplifying registration procedures.

 

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Viet Nam

39. In line with its general recommendation No. 32 on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party: (...) (b) Continue to facilitate the reduction of statelessness, in particular the...

39. In line with its general recommendation No. 32 on the gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women, the Committee recommends that the State party: (...)

(b) Continue to facilitate the reduction of statelessness, in particular the reacquisition of Vietnamese nationality by women who became stateless by renouncing that nationality;
(c) Expedite its accession to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Remedy/Reparation International Instruments
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Gambia

31. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that all children born in the State party, including those born out of wedlock or in rural areas, are immediately registered at birth to enable them to gain access to citizenship, education and health, and that it take steps to put an...

31. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that all children born in the State party, including those born out of wedlock or in rural areas, are immediately registered at birth to enable them to gain access to citizenship, education and health, and that it take steps to put an end to the stigmatization of children born out of wedlock and their mothers.

Birth registration