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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

27. The Committee recommends that the State party amend its relevant legislation to grant women citizens equal rights with men regarding the transmission of their nationality to their foreign spouses.

27. The Committee recommends that the State party amend its relevant legislation to grant women citizens equal rights with men regarding the transmission of their nationality to their foreign spouses.

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Libya

137.194 Develop a comprehensive strategy to address the needs of refugees and internally displaced persons caused by the conflict, including measures to ensure access to the birth registration of all children born in Libya, with emphasis on asylum seekers from sub-Saharan Africa. 

137.194 Develop a comprehensive strategy to address the needs of refugees and internally displaced persons caused by the conflict, including measures to ensure access to the birth registration of all children born in Libya, with emphasis on asylum seekers from sub-Saharan Africa. 

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Libya

137.85 Undertake harmonization of Libya’s nationality law to place women on an equal footing with men regarding the right to acquire, change or pass on their nationality. 

137.85 Undertake harmonization of Libya’s nationality law to place women on an equal footing with men regarding the right to acquire, change or pass on their nationality

Recommending State: Kenya

Recommendation Accepted

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Libya

137.88 Address discrimination against women in Law No. 24 for 2010 on the Libyan Nationality so that women can transfer their nationality to their children and foreign spouses, and acquire, change or retain their nationality, on an equal basis with men, in line with article 9 of the...

137.88 Address discrimination against women in Law No. 24 for 2010 on the Libyan Nationality so that women can transfer their nationality to their children and foreign spouses, and acquire, change or retain their nationality, on an equal basis with men, in line with article 9 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. 

Recommending State: Portugal

Recommendation Accepted

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Libya

137.86 Take the necessary measures to guarantee women the right to transfer their nationality to their children born in the territory, regardless of the status or nationality of the father.  

137.86 Take the necessary measures to guarantee women the right to transfer their nationality to their children born in the territory, regardless of the status or nationality of the father.  

Recommending State: Argentina

Recommendation Accepted

Born on territory Gender
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Libya

137.193 Take all action necessary to ensure the protection of refugees and asylum seekers, including the provision of access to birth registration for all children born in Libya, and the ratification of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. 

137.193 Take all action necessary to ensure the protection of refugees and asylum seekers, including the provision of access to birth registration for all children born in Libya, and the ratification of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. 

Recommending State: New Zealand

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Libya

137.87 Ensure that Libyan mothers are able to pass their nationality to their children, regardless of the nationality of the child’s father, and ensure access to birth registration for all children born in Libya. 

137.87 Ensure that Libyan mothers are able to pass their nationality to their children, regardless of the nationality of the child’s father, and ensure access to birth registration for all children born in Libya. 

Recommending State: Poland

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration Gender
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Croatia

99.166 Protect the rights of minorities, in particular by providing access to basic services for the Roma minority, including the ability for stateless Roma to obtain Croatian nationality, in accordance with its human rights obligations. 

99.166 Protect the rights of minorities, in particular by providing access to basic services for the Roma minority, including the ability for stateless Roma to obtain Croatian nationality, in accordance with its human rights obligations. 

Recommending State: Switzerland

Recommendation Accepted

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Marshall Islands

75.68 Take the measures necessary to review its domestic legislation in order to guarantee the free and compulsory birth registration of all children born in the country. 

75.68 Take the measures necessary to review its domestic legislation in order to guarantee the free and compulsory birth registration of all children born in the country. 

Recommending State: Argentina

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Malawi

110.69 Take steps to fully harmonize the nationality law to provide women the right to acquire, change or retain their nationality, on an equal basis with men, in line with the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. 

110.69 Take steps to fully harmonize the nationality law to provide women the right to acquire, change or retain their nationality, on an equal basis with men, in line with the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. 

Recommending State: Kenya

Recommendation Accepted

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action