Law or policy reform enabling automatic acquisition of nationality 2008 voter registration and national identity card distribution The decision in the 2008 Khan case provided the final impetus for the transitional Bangladeshi Government to take concrete measures to recognize Urdu-speakers as Bangladeshi citizens. In August 2008, the Election Commission of Bangladesh began a campaign to register the Urdu-speaking communities in the camps and settlements around Bangladesh. Election Commission enumerators took voter registration forms door to door to reach as much of the Urdu-speaking community as possible. In this process, Urdu-speakers also acquired national identification cards, confirming alongside their voter registration their status as Bangladeshi citizens and their entitlement to State social services.19 19 20 By the end of 2014, in line with the court judgments and the Government’s change of policy, the overwhelming majority of the Urdu-speakers residing in Geneva Camp had acquired national identity cards or other documentation confirming their status as Bangladeshi citizens. A minority still consider themselves to be “Stranded Pakistanis” and have chosen not to apply for national identity cards despite their legal entitlement. The Council on Minorities, a community organization, reported that a small number of Geneva camp residents had faced difficulties in obtaining Bangladeshi passports or birth certificates for their children. This appears to be a localized problem unrelated to citizenship status and is not reported to be faced by members of the community who live outside Geneva Camp or in camps or settlements outside Dhaka. See Council of Minorities and Namati, Realising Citizenship Rights: Paralegals in the Urdu-Speaking Community in Bangladesh, 2014. U N H C R > G P P A C T I O N 1 : R E S O LV I N G E X I S T I N G M A J O R S I T U AT I O N S O F S TAT E L E S S N E S S