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Malaysian Court Upholds Women’s Equal Nationality Rights: GCENR Statement
Malaysian Court Upholds Women's Equal Nationality Rights: GCENR Statement The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights today celebrates the decision by Kuala Lumpur’s High Court to side with the plaintiffs, GCENR coalition member Family Frontiers and six affected mothers, in affirming Malaysian women’s right to confer nationality on their children born abroad on...
Generation Equality Forum Commitments by the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights
Generation Equality Forum Commitments by the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality RightsAs part of the Generation Equality Forum, convened by UN Women June 30-July 2, 2021, the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights joined governments, civil society, corporations, and other actors in making commitments to undertake transformative action for gender equality....
UN Agencies, the Commonwealth, and GCENR Call for Reform of Gender-Discriminatory Nationality Laws
UN agencies, together with the Commonwealth and Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, call for reform of nationality laws that discriminate on the basis of gender September 23, New York - At a high level event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, UN Women, the UN Development Programme, UNHCR, the Commonwealth and the Global Campaign for Equal...
An Important Step towards Equal Nationality Rights in The Bahamas
An Important Step towards Equal Nationality Rights in The Bahamas Equality Bahamas and the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights* welcome the decision by the Supreme Court of The Bahamas to uphold the right of Bahamian men to confer nationality on their children, regardless of marital status.** This is an important step towards upholding equal nationality...
Challenges faced by Malaysian women with children born overseas during the Covid-19 crisis
Challenges faced by Malaysian women with children born overseas during the Covid-19 crisis Malaysia is one of twenty-five countries that denies women and men the equal right to confer nationality on their children. Malaysian men have the right to confer nationality on children born abroad through registration. Malaysian women lack this same right and must apply for...
