. Identification
re ention and reduction o state essness
number of Roma have no identification documents and there is a need to
address this situation with specific policy measures.
To support the Ukrainian authorities in their efforts to gain a deeper understanding of the obstacles Roma face in obtaining civil registration and identification documents, and to identify concrete steps to overcome these
obstacles, the OSCE/ ODIHR Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues, in
co-operation with the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for
Human Rights, hosted an expert seminar on access to identification and
civil registration documents by Roma in Ukraine in November 2015.
UNHCR experts from Serbia and Montenegro were invited to share good
practices.
For the first time, a forum for discussion between authorities and Roma
civil society was provided in Ukraine to: (i) identify obstacles and practical
solutions to address the on-going lack of personal identification and civil
registration documents among Roma in Ukraine; (ii) share working practices from different parts of Ukraine; (iii) present good practices and lessons
learned from other parts of the OSCE area that can be translated into OSCE
commitments and international human rights standards.
See OSCE/ODIHR, Summary Report: Expert Seminar on Access to Identification and
Civil Registration Documents by Roma in Ukraine, 2015, available at: http://www.
osce.org/odihr/211996
Enhancing co-operation among stakeholders
While legislation governing registration and the issuance of documents is
important, it must also be supported by administrative structures with a
sufficient capacity to maintain accurate and inclusive legal identity management systems as envisaged by the law. In other words, good legislation, linking population registration, birth registration, the issuance of identity and
travel documents, and access to health and education services, etc., should
be effectively supported by administrative, technical and human resources
to ensure that the system is as strong and inclusive as possible.
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