b. Malaysian citizens to confer nationality on foreign spouses on an equal basis irrespective of the citizen spouse’s gender. III. Ensure the comprehensive application of existing safeguards provided by the Federal Constitution to ensure that every child born in Malaysia, who will otherwise be stateless, is granted Malaysian nationality, regardless of the gender, ethnicity, documentation or immigration status of the parents. IV. Ensure that all children who are stateless or at risk of statelessness, including foundlings and adopted children, are granted nationality without discrimination and in compliance with Malaysia’s constitutional safeguards against statelessness. V. Ensure universal birth registration in Malaysia, as a tool for protecting the right to a nationality and preventing statelessness. VI. Ensure all children in Malaysia have immediate access to public education. VII. Ensure applicants’ access to the correct citizenship application forms and timely decision making on citizenship matters. VIII. In accordance with natural justice, provide applicants for citizenship with full reasons for negative decisions. IX. Protect all refugees – including those who are stateless and at risk of statelessness - in Malaysia, by registering them as refugees and stateless persons, providing them with legal status and ensuring their access to basic human rights. X. Ensure that no refugees, asylum seekers or stateless persons are subject to arbitrary immigration detention in Malaysia and implement comprehensive, community-based alternatives to detention. XI. Fully investigate cases of human trafficking and bonded labour, and evidence of mass graves. Pursue prosecutions following such investigations. XII. Develop and implement paralegal projects that support people who are stateless or at risk of statelessness to acquire and confirm citizenship. This includes supporting and extending existing paralegal projects working with these communities. 11