empowerment of women in all spheres of society, including addressing sexual harassment in the work place (Sri Lanka); 102.72. Continue to enhance its domestic framework to eliminate violence against women and to promote gender equality (Singapore); 102.107. Continue its efforts to promote sustainable economic and social development and further strengthen the protection of rights of women and children (China); ‘Accepted’ ‘Accepted’ 9. As this submission elaborates, the implementation by Barbados of recommendations accepted by it, which relate to nationality rights and gender equality require further scrutiny. Barbados’ international obligations 10. Barbados has ratified nearly all core international and regional human rights treaties. The right to a nationality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex is reinforced by a variety of these instruments, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) (Article 2, 24), the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (Article 2, 9); the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (Article 5), the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC, Article 2, 7) and the American Convention on Human Rights (Article 1, 20). 11. Barbados is also party to the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons. However, it is not party to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. Barbados’ national legal framework 12. According to the Constitution of Barbados, a married Barbadian father can confer nationality on his children regardless of the child’s or father’s place of birth. However, under section 10(2) of the Constitution, an unmarried Barbadian father is denied the right to confer his nationality on his children, a right reserved for single mothers. Below are the relevant Constitutional provisions: Section 2(2) “Every person who, having been born outside Barbados, is on 29th November, 1966 a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies shall, if his father becomes or would but for his death have become a citizen of Barbados in accordance with the provisions of subsections (1), become a citizen of Barbados on 30th November, 1966.” Section 5(1) “A person born outside Barbados after 29th November, 1966 shall become a citizen of Barbados at the date of his birth if at that date his father is a citizen of Barbados otherwise than by virtue of this section or section 2(2) (see above).”