Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 41st Session of the Universal Periodic Review. BAHRAIN Introduction 1. SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights (SALAM DHR),1 the Rights Realization Centre (RRC), 2 the MENA Statelessness Network (Hawiati), 3 the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights (GCENR),4 and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI)5 make this joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), on the right to a nationality and human rights challenges pertaining to statelessness in Bahrain. 2. SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights (SALAM DHR) is an independent nongovernmental organisation that promotes adherence to international human rights standards and the principles of democracy, including through partnerships. Registered in several European states, it is not able to work in Bahrain, where it nonetheless has members. 3. The Rights Realization Centre (RRC) is a UK-registered charity that promotes and protects international human rights standards through partnerships with other NGOs but also by way of engagement with governments and corporations. 4. The MENA Statelessness Network (Hawiati) is a network that promotes awareness about, and seeks to end statelessness in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It bridges actors working on, and interested in, statelessness in MENA; actors and individuals affected by statelessness across the region as well as policy makers. 5. The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights (GCENR) mobilises international action to end gender discrimination in nationality laws. It executes its mission through its coalition of national, regional, and international organizations and activists, including steering committee members Equality Now, Equal Rights Trust, Family Frontiers, the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, Nationality For All, Women’s Learning Partnership, and Women’s Refugee Commission. 6. The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) is the first and only human rights NGO 1 For more information about SALAM DHR, see: https://salam-dhr.org/?lang=en. For more information about RRC, see: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charitydetails/5103620/charity-overview. 3 For more information about Hawiati, see: https://www.hawiati-mena.org/. 4 For more information about GCENR, see: https://www.equalnationalityrights.org/. 5 For more information about ISI, see: https://www.institutesi.org/. 2 1