depriva.on of na.onality, as well as other
rehabilita.on, sa.sfac.on and
human rights considera.ons which must
guarantees of non-repe..on.62
inform any decision to deprive na.onality.
Towards this end, we make the following
SALAM DHR, Hawia. MENA Statelessness
recommenda:ons to the Government of
Network and the Ins.tute on Statelessness
Bahrain:
and Inclusion remain deeply concerned with
• Refrain from the prac.ce of arbitrary
this prevailing situa.on and urge stronger
concerted ac.on to restore the na.onality
rights of those impacted, provide them with
an effec.ve remedy and repara.on, and
dismantle the arbitrary laws which enable
ci.zenship revoca.ons. In this regard, we
ci.zenship revoca.on.
• Reinstate full ci.zenship and concomitant
rights to the hundreds of na.onals whose
ci.zenships has been revoked through
execu.ve orders or unfair court decisions
since 2012.
reiterate Principle 8.2 of the Principles on
Arbitrary Depriva.on of Na.onality as a
Na.onal Security Measure:
• Repeal Ar.cle 10 of the current na.onality
law which empowers the Minister of
Interior to revoke na.onality.
Everyone has the right to an effec.ve
• Stop the deporta.on of those who had
remedy and repara.on. States must
their na.onality revoked and allow all
provide those who claim to be vic.ms
those who were deported to return to their
of a viola.on with equal and effec.ve
country as ci.zens with full rights.
access to jus.ce and effec.ve
remedies and repara.on, which
i n c l u d e t h e fo l l o w i n g fo r m s :
• Fully respect and comply with relevant
interna.onal human rights law standards,
as ar.culated in the Principles on
res.tu.on, compensa.on,
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Principles, Principle 8.2. See also, Ar.cle 18 of the Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and
Repara.on for Vic.ms of Gross Viola.ons of Interna.onal Human Rights Law and Serious Viola.ons of
Interna.onal Humanitarian Law adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly Resolu.on 60/147 of 16 December
2005.
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