ANNEX: Full text of recommendations relevant to nationality and statelessness
Algeria UPR – 3rd cycle (11 May)
From the draft report of the Working Group on the UPR
2 recommendations on ratifying/acceding the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and
implement it into national law
129.23. Ratify the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and incorporate its provisions into
national law (Côte d’Ivoire);
129.24. Accede to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and adopt its safeguards into the
domestic legislation (Uganda);
1 recommendation on guaranteeing civil registration for children born out of wedlock, including
stateless children:
129.207. Guarantee the civil registration of children born out of marriage as well as refugee and
stateless children (Paraguay);
1 recommendation on adopting national legislation to allow for compliance and implementation of
international obligations for stateless persons:
129.225. Adopt a comprehensive national legislation that allows for compliance and implementation
of its international obligations concerning migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons
(Mexico);
Other remarks:
105. Portugal appreciated the adoption a law criminalizing domestic violence against women and
welcomed efforts on education and health. The absence of a legislative framework and administrative
institutions regarding the protection of refugees, asylum seekers and Stateless persons was regretted.
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BAHRAIN UPR – 3rd Cycle (3 May 2017)
From the draft report of the Working Group on the UPR
Eight recommendations on gender discriminatory nationality law:
6.149. Amend the Citizenship Law to enable women to transfer nationality to their children without
restrictions and on equal basis to men (Slovenia);
6.150. Finalise the draft law amending certain provisions of the 1963 Citizenship Act to enable Bahraini
women married to non-Bahraini men to confer their nationality on their children without any
conditions (Botswana) / Expedite the legal procedures relating to the Bahraini Nationality Act of 1963,
thus, allowing citizenship to be granted-without restrictions- to children of Bahraini women married
to foreigners (Sierra Leone);
6.151. Step up efforts in amending the law to allow the grant of Bahraini citizenship to children whose
mothers are married to foreigners (Philippines);
6.152. Deploy all necessary measures to ensure a quick pass and implementation of the Law on
Nationality to give nationality to children of Bahraini women married to foreigners (Uruguay);
6.153. Make necessary efforts to reform all discriminatory legislation towards women in particular the
nationality act and the family affairs laws (Argentina);
6.173. Speed up the legislative process to operationalize the draft law amending the Nationality Act
so as to address the problem of statelessness in the country (Uganda) / Amend article 10 (c) of the
1963 Citizenship Act to bring it into line with international standards (Belgium);
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