Nationality laws do not
allow mothers to confer
their nationality on their
children with no, or very
limited, exceptions.
• Brunei Darussalam
• Iran
• Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Qatar
• Somalia
• Eswatini
Nationality laws deny
mothers the right to confer
nationality on their
children on an equal basis
with men, but have some
safeguards against
statelessness.
• Bahrain
• Burundi
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Kiribati
• Liberia
• Libya
• Nepal
• Oman
• Saudi Arabia
• Sudan
• Syria
• Togo
• United Arab Emirates
G E N D E R D I S C R I M I N AT I O N A N D C H I L D H O O D S TAT E L E S S N E S S
Nationality laws deny
mothers the right to confer
nationality on their
children on an equal basis
with men, but have some
safeguards against
statelessness. Nationality
laws also deny fathers the
right to confer nationality
on their children born
outside of legal marriage
on an equal basis with
women under the same
circumstances.
Nationality laws deny
mothers the right to confer
nationality on their
children on an equal basis
with men but provisions
ensure that statelessness
will only arise in very few
circumstances.
• Mauritania
• The Bahamas
• Barbados
• Malaysia
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