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Gender Discrimination in Nationality Laws and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Gender Discrimination in Nationality Laws and the Women, Peace and Security AgendaSince the establishment in 2000 of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, the international community has increasingly recognized the critical role of women in addressing conflict and peacebuilding. This "Women, Peace and Security" framework also...
Malaysian Mothers Speak Up for Equal Citizenship: #sayaJUGAanakMalaysia
Malaysian Mothers Speak Up for Equal Citizenship: #sayaJUGAanakMalaysia In this video the Malaysian Campaign for Equal Citizenship - a Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights coalition member - highlights first-person accounts of mothers who have been unable to secure Malaysian citizenship for their children, due to gender discrimination in the country's...
A Mother’s Testimony: Baby Denied Travel Document Due to Gender Discrimination in Malaysia’s Nationality Law
A Mother's Testimony: Baby Denied Travel Document Due to Gender Discrimination in Malaysia's Nationality Law This is the testimonial of Mashithah Abdul Halim, a Malaysian woman who cannot access a travel document or identity documentation for her baby because Malaysia's nationality law denies women the same right as men pass nationality to their children born...
Links between Gender Discrimination in Nationality laws, Statelessness and Trafficking – Submission to CEDAW Committee
Links between Gender Discrimination in Nationality laws, Statelessness and Trafficking - Submission to CEDAW CommitteeThe Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights and Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion provided the CEDAW Committee with information on the links between gender discrimination in nationality laws, statelessness, and human trafficking. The...
A Call for States to Grant Women and Men Everywhere Equal Citizenship
A Call for States to Grant Women and Men Everywhere Equal CitizenshipBy Catherine Harrington, Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights Campaign Manager and Associate Director, Women's Refugee Commission This week in Geneva, the United Nations will mark the midway point of the UN Refugee Agency’s 10-year #Ibelong Campaign to End Statelessness. The Global Campaign...