Nationality is an important aspect of a child's identity and serves as a 'gateway' right, facilitating children's access to and enjoyment of their other human rights. Stateless children are often denied equal access to rights such as education, health care, free movement and family life. Many grow up in poverty and on the margins of society. The impact of their childhood disadvantage extends into adulthood and even to subsequent generations.
Statelessness is never in a child’s best interests. Article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) obliges States Parties to realise every child’s right to acquire a nationality and to ensure the implementation of this right, in particular where the child would otherwise be stateless.
The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion has developed a Toolkit for civil society on Addressing the Right to a Nationality through the CRC. It offers a collection of resources and tools which provide civil society actors – including NGOs, National Human Rights Institutions and Ombudspersons – with information and advice on how to promote the fulfilment of the child’s right to a nationality through leveraging the full potential of the CRC framework.
Direct Link to Full 101-Page UNFPA Publication:
http://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/GBVIE.Minimum.Standards.Publication.FINAL_.ENG_.pdf
Direct Link to Full 20-Page 2017 Publication:
http://www.girlsnotbrides.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Girls-Not-Brides-strategy-2017-2020-ENG.pdf
http://www.emeeting.europarl.europa.eu/committees/agenda/201702/FEMM/FEMM(2017)0206_1/sitt-3920477
Equality Between Women and Men in the EU 2014-2015: Vote – 06.02.17
07-02-2017 - 09:45
The draft report by Ernest Urtasun (Greens/EFA, ES) is an all-encompassing regular scrutiny report that provides an overview of the situation of women’s rights in the EU. In looking at equal economic independence, equal pay for work of equal value, equality in decision-making, gender-based violence, gender equality in external action and cross-cutting issues, the draft report and the amendments tabled provide relevant recommendations.
The draft report was adopted by 17 votes in favour, 3 votes against and 4 abstentions.
Final Compromise Amendments – 34 Pages
DRAFT REPORT – 34 Pages – MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION
Извор: WUNRN – 08.02.2017
