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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...
High Level Segment on Statelessness: Civil Society Perspectives and Contribution
High Level Segment on Statelessness: Civil Society Perspectives and Contribution
Allow Equal Right for Malaysian Men and Women to Confer Nationality on Spouses and Children
Allow Equal Right for Malaysian Men and Women to Confer Nationality on Spouses and ChildrenOriginally published in the New Strait Times, March 25, 2019. The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) urges the government to reform Malaysia’s nationality laws, to allow equal right for Malaysian men and women to confer nationality on their spouses and children....
A CALL FOR URGENT ACTION TO END GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN NATIONALITY LAWS: GOVERNMENTS CONTRADICT THEIR PLEDGES TO GENDER EQUALITY
A CALL FOR URGENT ACTION TO END GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN NATIONALITY LAWS: GOVERNMENTS CONTRADICT THEIR PLEDGES TO GENDER EQUALITYGlobal Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights Statement, May 2, 2019 (Available in Arabic and French) From April 24-25, 2019 civil society leaders from Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia convened in...