S TAT E L E S S B Y D E C R E E The Special Rappor teur noted that the consequences of citizenship stripping included, but were not limited to: • Freezing of their bank accounts; • Revocation of proper ty ownership; • Loss of jobs; • Loss of pensions; • Loss of subsidized housing; • Loss of education oppor tunities (reserved for Kuwaiti nationals) • Ability to travel to countries outside of Kuwait; and • Access other basic services and privileges that had been reserved for Kuwaiti nationals. Al-Salem added that “women who lost their nationality have become more vulnerable in their legal as well as social/marital status [and that the] measures have left many in a profound state of shock and mental suffering.” She also observed that these womenʼs suffering had been exacerbated “ by the increase in bullying and harassment of their children due to this situation.” Exclusion of individual complaints procedure Despite acceding to these treaties, the GoK has not acceded to individual complaints procedures available under them; it does not permit treaty bodies to investigate individual cases or with a view to complying with the relevant treaty body ʼs recommended actions. Embedding discrimination against women through reservations to treaties On accession to the human rights treaties to which Kuwait is a state par ty, it lodged “interpretive declarations” or reservations that arbitrarily imposed restrictions to the rights guaranteed under the respective treaty. Such reservations subordinate international standards to Kuwaiti law and practice, effectively preserving a hierarchy of rights in which the GoK rejects equal protection under law for women and non-Kuwaitis and embeds in law cer tain forms of discrimination. This approach conflicts with the principle that human rights are indivisible and interdependent: nationality rights cannot be realised without equality and nondiscrimination guarantees found across multiple treaties. Similarly, the six core treaties to which Kuwait is a par ty must be read as collectively protecting all dimensions of nationality rights, including equality before the law, freedom 15