Universal Periodic Review - 27th session
Overview and analysis of recommendations on
nationality & statelessness
May 2017
The 27th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) took place from 1 – 12 May 2017 and marks
the beginning of the third UPR cycle. The following countries were under review by the Human Rights
Council during this session: Bahrain, Ecuador, Tunisia, Morocco, Indonesia, Finland, United Kingdom,
India, Brazil, Philippines, Algeria, Poland, Netherlands and South Africa.
The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion compiled and disseminated a summary document which
highlighted statelessness issues in the countries under review and suggested possible
recommendations as part of the Institute’s engagement with the UPR process.1 This document gives
an overview and analysis of the recommendations that were made during this session to the countries
under review on the basis of the draft reports adopted by the UPR Working Group, which can be
accessed via UPR-Info.2
OVERVIEW
A total of 54 recommendations
relevant to issues of nationality
and statelessness were made.
12 out of 14 countries received
at least one relevant
recommendation. Finland and
Brazil did not receive any.
South Africa received the most
recommendations (14),
followed by Bahrain (12).
Kenya and Slovakia were most
active in making
recommendations relating to
statelessness and nationality to
countries under review.
1 The Institute has worked with civil society partners to prepare country submissions on nationality and statelessness issues
in Bahrain (with Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain); the Netherlands (with ASKV Refugee Support, Defense for
Children - the Netherlands, and the European Network on Statelessness); South Africa (with Lawyers for Human Rights); and the United
Kingdom (with the Migrants Resource Centre, the University of Liverpool Law Clinic and the European Network on Statelessness). Click
here for a full overview of when countries will be reviewed under the 3rd cycle and to see what the deadlines are for stakeholder
submissions.
2
See: www.institutesi.org/UPR27.pdf