SUB-REGIONAL OVERVIEW: SOUTH ASIA SUB-REGIONAL OVERVIEW: SOUTH ASIA Stakeholders in South Asia FIGURE 15 Status of Birth Registration in South Asia between 2009-2022 Bhutan 100% Maldives Twenty-six former SNAP members were based in South Asia, with twenty being active members. This included:   99%    Sri Lanka India    86% 90%  Nepal Bangladesh   56% 77%    Afghanistan Pakistan   42.7% 42%    Source: UNICEF, ‘Birth Registration Data Set’) Chowdhury Abrar, Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), University of Dhaka (Bangladesh) Khalid Hussain, Council on Minorities (Bangladesh) Hasan Mohammad, Al-Falah (Bangladesh) Kamrun Nahar, Naripokkho (Bangladesh) Manzoor Hasan, BRAC University (Bangladesh) K.M. Parivelan, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (India) Sanoj Rajan, Ansal University New Delhi (India) Saud Tahir, Socio-Legal Information Centre (Human Rights Law Network)/ Refugee Rights Initiative (India) Ravi Hemadri, Development and Justice Initiative (India) Sabin Shrestha, Forum for Women Law and Development (Nepal) Neetu Pokharel, Alliance on Social Dialogue (Nepal) Sanulal Maharjan, Center to Assist & Protect Child Rights (Nepal) Imran Laghari, Human Rights Alliance (Pakistan) Ali Ahmed Palh, RightsNow Pakistan (Pakistan) Hina Tabassum, Children and Women's Trust (Pakistan) Syed Nadeem Farhat, Institute of Policy Studies (Pakistan) Muhammad Haider Imtiaz, Aurat Foundation/ Faraz, Haider, Moazzam & Co. (Pakistan) Ashok Xavier Gladston, Independent (Sri Lanka) Nadine Vanniasinkam, International Centre for Ethnic Studies (Sri Lanka) NFA has continued to work with a number of organisations in Bangladesh and has established a close partnership with the Council of Minorities, CSOs promoting the rights of minority populations within Bangladesh led by Khalid Hussain, a formerly stateless member of the Urdu-speaking community. Website: https://www.com-bd.org In India, first SNAP and now NFA have worked closely with the Development and Justice initiative (DAJI). DAJI has undertaken extensive work in Assam, mapping statelessness and documenting exclusion while providing support to people excluded by the National Register of Citizens. individuals and CSOs aiming to raise awareness and advocate for people’s right to nationality within India. NFA has worked closely with the network and its members. Website: https://www.right2nationality.in Crucially, NFA has continued to grow our relationship with organisations working within Nepal including the Citizenship Affected People’s Network Nepal led by and comprised of persons affected by Nepal’s gender discriminatory citizenship laws, including organisation President Deepti Gurung. Internationally, the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights has undertaken extensive work on the impact of gender discriminatory citizenship laws within Nepal. Website: https://www.daji.org.in In 2020, the Right to Nationality and Citizenship Network (RNCN) was formed as a coalition of NFA has partnered with two organisations in Pakistan, Musawi300 and Imkaan Welfare Organisation.301 52 53 STATELESSNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA ASIA PACIFIC REPORT 2023