Dr. Al-Dallal published a study on the legality of stripping nationality of
naturalised foreign wives. (22) He argued in it that what the government
referred to as a legal error in the previous application of the Nationality
Law is not true. He also wrote an op-ed to warn against creating a
“fourth-class” of people from those who were stripped of nationality
based on Article 8. He stated that besides the stateless class, citizens’
class, and legal residents’ class, the fourth class of women will not be
subject to the legal and constitutional foundations of the state.Therefore,
this creates a state dilemma of how to respond to the basic needs of this
class without any privileges or rights. (23)
Mohammed Al-Baghli, a Kuwaiti economist, wrote about the lack of
a comprehensive plan for the government to deal with the aftermath of
stripping people of nationality. He warned about creating a black market
or transferring huge economic assets out of the country. As people
without identification documents or the ability to pursue jobs or hold
bank accounts will have to resort to this instead. He also warned about
the potential breach of trust in the state’s institutions because of the
sudden mass stripping of nationalities without any resolution plan. (24)
Mansoor Al-Muhareb,(25) a blogger, wrote about how resentful it
was for the women whose nationality was stripped to be forced by
the authorities to sign a “voluntary revocation of nationality” so they
can get a state-issued identification.(26) He said that the right to issue a
nationality by the Minister of Interior, instead of the Emir, to a foreigner
from 1980 onwards - the amendment date - was approved by the Emir,
making it legally acceptable.
Abdullah Al-Saleh, a Kuwaiti journalist and economist, wrote about
the damage of harming the reputation of the state internationally due
human rights violations in stripping naturalised people of their nationality.
He cited a teacher whose story appeared on BBC, who was fired from
her job once her nationality was stripped. (27)
(22) https://www.maldallal.com
(23) https://www.alqabas.com/article/5939640
(24) https://www.aljarida.com/article/84310
(25) https://www.gc4hr.org/blogger-mansoor-al-muhareb-sentenced-to-two-years-in-prison/
(26) https://x.com/MALMUHAREB/status/1867163421407379567
(27) https://x.com/abdullahalsaleh/status/1865403751252553832
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Kuwait: Amendments to Kuwaiti Nationality Law
pose serious threats to human rights