A/HRC/10/34 page 9 been registered in accordance with the Civil Code, after reaching 18 years of age shall be accorded Iranian citizenship within one year, irrespective of residence conditions required in the Civil Code. Jamaica 29. The Government of Jamaica has not taken any discriminatory measures or enacted any discriminatory laws that would arbitrarily deprive persons of their nationality, particularly when such laws could render persons stateless. The Government also indicated that the Constitution of Jamaica makes express provision for entitlement to citizenship before and after the date of independence. Additionally, the Constitution of Jamaica prohibits the deprivation of citizenship acquired by birth, descent or marriage to a Jamaican citizen. Persons who acquire citizenship by other means may be deprived of such citizenship but in the circumstances prescribed by law and not in an arbitrary manner. Kuwait 30. The Government of Kuwait stated that, according to the Constitution of Kuwait, all citizens are equal before the law. According to the Government, following the application of the Law on Entry of Foreigners, there have been certain groups of persons claiming to be Kuwaiti citizens. These persons have not been granted Kuwaiti citizenship because they could not prove to be Kuwaiti nationals. According to the Government, many of these persons may have had foreign passports and entered Kuwait legally or illegally and subsequently hid their passports and claimed to be Kuwaiti nationals. According to the law, they are considered as illegal residents. The Government stated that an Executive Committee on Illegal Residents has been created to tackle this situation. The Committee has registered 92,667 cases of illegal residents. In any case, the Government indicated that health and education services are provided to all residents irrespective of their nationality. All persons enjoy the right to work and right to register their marriage and to obtain birth certificates, travel documents and driving licences. 31. The Government of Kuwait stated that there are no restrictions on the exercise of the right to a nationality. The Law on Nationality is based on international law principles. According to the Law on Nationality, Kuwaiti citizenship is obtained at birth if the father is a Kuwaiti national. Children born to female Kuwaitis married to foreigners are not considered Kuwaiti citizens. Nevertheless, permanent residents may consider applying for Kuwaiti citizenship with the Ministry of Interior. According to Kuwaiti law, dual nationality is not recognized. Kuwaiti citizens that adopt a foreign nationality lose their Kuwaiti citizenship. According to the Law on Nationality, Kuwait has adopted the necessary measures to reduce the number of stateless persons in Kuwait. In this respect, a number of legal residents are naturalized every year, in accordance with an annual quota. The Government informed that on the day of its submission, a total of 928 persons had been given Kuwaiti citizenship in 2008. Mauritius 32. The Government of Mauritius stated that, according to articles 20 (3) and 23 of the Constitution, people may obtain Mauritian citizenship by birth or by descent. They obtain Mauritian citizenship if they were born in Mauritius before 1 September 2005 of either Mauritian or foreign parents, or if they are were born in Mauritius after September 2005 if either of the