COALITION ON EVERY CHILD’S RIGHT TO A NATIONALITY DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JOE, 13 In some countries, even where the law is discrimination-free, the practice can be very different. In the Dominican Republic, despite a clear entitlement to nationality under the law, children of Haitian descent have frequently been denied Dominican nationality by the civil registry. Joe should be considered a Dominican national as he was born in the country, but he has never been able to obtain his ID. He spends his school vacation scavenging in San Pedro de Macoris rubbish dump in order to earn 50 pesos a day (just over one USD). © UNHCR/Markel Redondo 12 M I N O R I T Y C H I L D R E N A N D S TAT E L E S S N E S S M I N O R I T Y C H I L D R E N A N D S TAT E L E S S N E S S 13