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A Call for States to Grant Women and Men Everywhere Equal Citizenship
by Catherine Harrington / News
By 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
...A Mother's Testimony: Baby Denied Travel Document Due to Gender Discrimination in Malaysia's Nationality Law
by Catherine Harrington / News
This is the testimonial of Mashithah Abdul Halim, a Malaysian woman who cannot access a travel
...Ensuring gender equal nationality laws is key to ending statelessness
by Catherine Harrington / News
If statelessness is to be eradicated, it is vital that all States ensure that women and men have equal nationality rights – rights that govern one’s ability to acquire, change, retain and confer citizenship. Gender discrimination in
...Gender Discrimination in Nationality Laws and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
by Catherine Harrington / News
Since 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
...High Level Segment on Statelessness: Civil Society Perspectives and Contribution
by Catherine Harrington / News
Human Rights Violations Resulting from Gender Discrimination in Oman's Nationality Law
by Catherine Harrington / News
Statement by the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights to inform the Universal Periodic Review of Oman
The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights would like to respectfully raise the issue of gender discrimination in
...Malaysian Mothers Speak Up for Equal Citizenship: #sayaJUGAanakMalaysia
by Catherine Harrington / News
In this video the Malaysian Campaign for Equal Citizenship - a Global Campaign for Equal Nationality
...Oral Statement to the UN Human Rights Council: Saudi Arabia
by Catherine Harrington / News
The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights and the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights, requests member states to consider our remarks on Saudi Arabia’s UPR, regarding two main issues:
...Parliamentarians Commit to Advocate Gender Equal Nationality Laws & Combat Statelessness
by Catherine Harrington / News
In November 2015 parliamentarians from around the globe convened in Cape Town, South Africa to discuss the root causes of statelessness and consider interventions for its eradication. Organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, UNHCR and the
...Togo Convening Increases Momentum for Nationality Law Reform
by Catherine Harrington / News
This February the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights convened a national workshop on Achieving Gender Equal Nationality Rights in Togo, in partnership with national coalition member Questions des Femmes and Campaign steering committee
...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
by Catherine Harrington / News
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 Nationality Rights called for reform of nationality laws
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