population faces, particularly following Constitutional Court ruling TC/0168/13 and the subsequent enactment of Law 169-14. For example, in 2017, the Human Rights Committee expressed concern for the “situation of a large number of first-generation immigrants and their descendants, whose Dominican nationality has been denied as a result of decision No. TC/0168/13. …the Committee is concerned about the limited scope of the Act and the additional barriers that it has created, including unreasonable procedures and requirements.” 28 13. In their most recent reviews of the human rights situation in the Dominican Republic, the Committee on the Rights of the Child,29 the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women,30 the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination,31 the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,32 and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)33 all expressed similar concerns regarding the denial of the right to a nationality following TC/0168/13, the shortcomings of Law 169-14, which was adopted to mitigate the impact of TC/0168/13, and the systemic discrimination faced by persons of Haitian descent. In response, in a statement made to the Committee on the Rights of the Child during its most recent review on January 13, 2015, the Dominican Republic characterized its response to TC/0168/13 as working to protect the fundamental rights and reduce the vulnerability of all persons on Dominican territory through an inclusive process carried out in accordance with international standards.34 In a statement made to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on September 27, 2016, the Dominican Republic characterized its State obligations under the 2010 Constitution as those of effectively promoting human rights and ensuring the fulfillment of economic, social and cultural 28 Human Rights Committee. Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of the Dominican Republic. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. (27 November 2017). http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CCPR/C/DOM/CO/6&Lang=En. Paragraph 25. 29 Committee on the Rights of the Child. Concluding observations on the combined third to fifth periodic reports of the Dominican Republic. Convention on the Rights of the Child. (6 March 2015). http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CRC%2fC%2fDOM%2fCO%2f3-5&Lang=en. Paragraph 27. 30 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. Concluding observations on the sixth and seventh periodic reports of the Dominican Republic. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. (30 July 2013). https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CEDAW%2fC%2fDOM%2fCO%2f67&Lang=en. Paragraph 30. 31 Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Concluding observations on the thirteenth and fourteenth periodic reports of the Dominican Republic. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. (19 April 2013). http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CERD%2fC%2fDOM%2fCO%2f1314&Lang=en. Paragraphs 7 and 19. 32 Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of the Dominican Republic. Economic and Social Council. (21 October 2016). http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=E%2fC.12%2fDOM%2fCO%2f4&Lang=en. Paragraph 21. 33 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Situation of Human Rights in the Dominican Republic Organization of American States. (31 December 2015). http://www.oas.org/en/iachr/reports/pdfs/dominicanrepublic-2015.pdf. Paragraphs 4 and 16. 34 República Dominicana. Discurso de Presentación de los informes periódicos tercero a quinto combinados de la República Dominicana ante el Comité de los Derechos del Niño. (12-13 de enero de 2015). https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CRC/Shared%20Documents/DOM/INT_CRC_STA_DOM_19561_E.pdf. 6