Support civil society and civic initiatives to reform the nationality system and address
statelessness.
7.5. To Ivorian civil society
Legal services NGOs should provide assistance to stateless persons and groups at risk of
statelessness to obtain birth certificates or jugements supplétifs, national ID cards, or
nationality certificates. Also assist historical and contemporary migrants in contacting
consular authorities where relevant for obtaining nationality documentation.
Civil society actors should increase monitoring of courts issuing nationality certificates to
ensure that judges are adopting a uniform and transparent approach.
Legal academics should deepen the analysis of the Nationality Code and other civil status
and identification laws to contribute to discussions on comprehensive reform of Côte
d’Ivoire’s nationality system.
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