Report Highlights • Kuwaiti authorities have recently made amendments to the Nationality Law and started a massive revocation of nationalities from previously naturalised persons.The state claims that the move is due to concerns for national unity and national security. • The massive revocation has affected more than 30,000 people, mainly the foreign wives of Kuwaiti citizens, who obtained their nationality based on the regulations of the Law by previous governments since 1980. All of them had to revoke their former nationality as a prerequisite to obtain the Kuwaiti nationality at the time. • The state did not offer a comprehensive plan to address the needs of those who were stripped of their nationality. They found themselves without access to documentation for basic travel or services, such as resuming jobs, accessing bank accounts, or the ability to own their property or run their businesses. Some were disabled individuals in need of proper medical care, or patients who needed to travel for care. • Kuwait has one of the highest numbers of stateless populations in the world, amounting to more than 90,0000 persons, because of its restrictive Nationality Law, that limits naturalisation for those who reside in Kuwait for marriage, work, or lack of other nationality. Amendments to the Law over the years have never addressed these issues, rather, they have exacerbated them. • Community figures, former parliamentarians, scholars, economists, and activists have been advocating against these amendments, demanding referral to legal experts and a legal recourse to address nationality concerns. All are advocating against amendments to Article 8 of the Law which stripped thousands of naturalised wives of Kuwaiti citizens of their nationality. 4 Kuwait: Amendments to Kuwaiti Nationality Law pose serious threats to human rights