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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 5f
- Paragraph text
- [At the outset of a large movement of refugees, receiving States, bearing in mind their national capacities and international legal obligations, in cooperation, as appropriate, with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, international organizations and other partners and with the support of other States as requested, in conformity with international obligations, would:] Work to ensure the immediate birth registration for all refugee children born on their territory and provide adequate assistance at the earliest opportunity with obtaining other necessary documents, as appropriate, relating to civil status, such as marriage, divorce and death certificates;
- Organe
- United Nations General Assembly
- Type de document
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Infants
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2016
- Type de paragraphe
- Annex
Paragraphe
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 1961, para. 2
- Paragraph text
- 2. If, under the law of a Contracting State, a child born out of wedlock loses the nationality of that State in consequence of a recognition of affiliation, he shall be given an opportunity to recover that nationality by written application to the appropriate authority, and the conditions governing such application shall not be more rigorous than those laid down in paragraph 2 of article 1 of this Convention.
- Organe
- United Nations General Assembly
- Type de document
- International treaty
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Infants
- Women
- Année
- 1961
- Type de paragraphe
- Article
Paragraphe
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. d
- Paragraph text
- For the purpose of the present Convention: d) "Unlawful means" includes, among others, kidnaping, fraudulent or coerced consent, the giving or receipt of unlawful payments or benefits to achieve the consent of the parents, persons or institution having care of the child, or any other means unlawful in either the State of the minor's habitual residence or the State Party where the minor is located.
- Organe
- Organization of American States
- Type de document
- Regional treaty
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Infants
- Année
- 1994
- Type de paragraphe
- Article
Paragraphe
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined
- Paragraph text
- The judicial or administrative authorities of the State Party of the minor's habitual residence, or those of the State Party where the minor is or is assumed to be retained, shall be competent to hear the request for the minor's location and return, at the option of the complainants. When in the complainants' view there are urgent reasons, the request may be submitted to the judicial or administrative authorities of the State Party where the wrongful act occurred.
- Organe
- Organization of American States
- Type de document
- Regional treaty
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Adolescents
- Children
- Infants
- Année
- 1994
- Type de paragraphe
- Article
Paragraphe
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined
- Paragraph text
- The actions taken in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the competent authorities of the State Party where the minor is located from ordering, at any time, said minor's immediate return to the State of his or her habitual residence, bearing in mind the best interests of the minor.
- Organe
- Organization of American States
- Type de document
- Regional treaty
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Adolescents
- Children
- Infants
- Année
- 1994
- Type de paragraphe
- Article
Paragraphe
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 1961, para. 3
- Paragraph text
- 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 (b) and 2 of this article, a child born in wedlock in the territory of a Contracting State, whose mother has the nationality of that State, shall acquire at birth that nationality if it otherwise would be stateless.
- Organe
- United Nations General Assembly
- Type de document
- International treaty
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Infants
- Women
- Année
- 1961
- Type de paragraphe
- Article
Paragraphe
ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966, para. 2
- Paragraph text
- 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.
- Organe
- United Nations General Assembly
- Type de document
- International treaty
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Infants
- Année
- 1966
- Type de paragraphe
- Article
Paragraphe
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined
- Paragraph text
- The original instrument of this Convention, the English, French, Portuguese and Spanish texts of which are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, which shall forward an authenticated copy of its text to the Secretariat of the United Nations for registration and publication in accordance with Article 102 of its Charter. The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States shall notify the Member States of the Organization and the States that have acceded to the Convention of the signatures, deposits of instruments of ratification, accession and denunciation, as well as of reservations, if any, and of their withdrawal. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned Plenipotentiaries, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, do hereby sign the present Convention. DONE AT MEXICO, D.F., MEXICO, this eighteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four.
- Organe
- Organization of American States
- Type de document
- Regional treaty
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- Adolescents
- Children
- Infants
- Année
- 1994
- Type de paragraphe
- Article
Paragraphe
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined
- Paragraph text
- The following shall have competence in cases of crimes involving international traffic in minors: a) the State Party where the wrongful conduct occurred; b) the State Party that is the habitual residence of the minor; c) the State Party in which the alleged offender is located if said offender has not been extradited. d) the State Party in which the minor who is a victim of said traffic is located. For the purposes of the preceding paragraph, the State Party that first conducted formal proceedings concerning the wrongful act shall have preference.
- Organe
- Organization of American States
- Type de document
- Regional treaty
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Adolescents
- Children
- Infants
- Année
- 1994
- Type de paragraphe
- Article
Paragraphe
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 1961, para. 1b
- Paragraph text
- 1. A Contracting State shall grant its nationality to a person, not born in the territory of a Contracting State, who would otherwise be stateless, if the nationality of one of his parents at the time of the person's birth was that of that State. If his parents did not possess the same nationality at the time of his birth, the question whether the nationality of the person concerned should follow that of the father or that of the mother shall be determined by the national law of such Contracting State. Nationality granted in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph shall be granted: (b) Upon an application being lodged with the appropriate authority, by or on behalf of the person concerned, in the manner prescribed by the national law. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of this article, no such application may be rejected.
- Organe
- United Nations General Assembly
- Type de document
- International treaty
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- Families
- Infants
- Women
- Année
- 1961
- Type de paragraphe
- Article
Paragraphe
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 1961, para. 1a
- Paragraph text
- 1. A Contracting State shall grant its nationality to a person, not born in the territory of a Contracting State, who would otherwise be stateless, if the nationality of one of his parents at the time of the person's birth was that of that State. If his parents did not possess the same nationality at the time of his birth, the question whether the nationality of the person concerned should follow that of the father or that of the mother shall be determined by the national law of such Contracting State. Nationality granted in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph shall be granted: (a) At birth, by operation of law, or
- Organe
- United Nations General Assembly
- Type de document
- International treaty
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- Families
- Infants
- Women
- Année
- 1961
- Type de paragraphe
- Article
Paragraphe
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined
- Paragraph text
- Having confirmed that a victim of traffic in minors is present within their jurisdiction, the competent authorities of a State Party shall take such immediate measures as may be necessary for the minor's protection, including those of a preventive nature to ensure that the minor is not improperly removed to another State. The Central Authorities shall inform the competent authorities of the State of the minor's previous habitual residence of all such measures. The intervening authorities shall take such steps as may be necessary to keep the persons or authorities seeking the minor's location and return duly informed of the measures adopted.
- Organe
- Organization of American States
- Type de document
- Regional treaty
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Adolescents
- Children
- Infants
- Année
- 1994
- Type de paragraphe
- Article
Paragraphe
Women’s access to justice 2015, para. 51o
- Paragraph text
- [The Committee recommends that States parties:] Keep accurate data and statistics regarding the number of women in each place of detention, the reasons for and duration of their detention, whether they are pregnant or accompanied by a baby or child, their access to legal, health and social services and their eligibility for and use of available case review processes, non-custodial alternatives and training possibilities;
- Organe
- Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
- Type de document
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Infants
- Women
- Année
- 2015
- Type de paragraphe
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraphe
Harmful practices (joint General Recommendation with CEDAW) 2014, para. 55h
- Paragraph text
- [The Committees recommend that the States parties to the Conventions adopt or amend legislation with a view to effectively addressing and eliminating harmful practices. In doing so, they should ensure:] That a national system of compulsory, accessible and free birth registration is established in order to effectively prevent harmful practices, including child marriage;
- Organe
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Type de document
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Infants
- Année
- 2014
- Type de paragraphe
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraphe
Servile marriage 2012, para. 100
- Paragraph text
- The minimum age cannot be applied if there is no proper birth and marriage registration in the country. Registration of births should be compulsory even if the marriages of the parents are not registered.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personnes concernées
- Families
- Infants
- Année
- 2012
- Type de paragraphe
- Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraphe
The rights of the child 2014, para. 48i
- Paragraph text
- [Calls upon all States to include the relevant provisions to protect children from discrimination and overcome inequalities and, in particular:] To take all necessary measures to ensure universal access to birth registration of all children immediately after birth, including those living in remote areas, by, inter alia, removing barriers that impede their registration, moving towards the provision of free birth registration, ensuring the existence of a simple, effective, expeditious and accessible birth registration system, including late birth registration, ensuring the right of every child to a name and the right to acquire a nationality, respecting the selection by parents of a name of their own choosing, respecting the child's preservation of his or her identity and, as far as possible, protecting the child's knowing and being cared for by his or her parents;
- Organe
- United Nations General Assembly
- Type de document
- Resolution
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Infants
- Année
- 2014
- Type de paragraphe
- OP
Paragraphe
Rights of the child: The right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health 2013, para. 8
- Paragraph text
- Urges all States to ensure birth registration free of cost to all children immediately after birth through universal, accessible, simple, expeditious and effective registration procedures, in accordance with article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and article 24 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to continuously raise awareness of the importance of birth registration at the national, regional and local levels, to ensure free or low-fee late birth registration, to identify and remove physical, administrative, procedural and any other barriers, paying due attention to, among others, those barriers relating to poverty, disability, gender, nationality, displacement, statelessness, illiteracy and detention contexts, and to persons in vulnerable situations that impede access to birth registration, including late birth registration, and to ensure that children who have not been registered enjoy their human rights;
- Organe
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Type de document
- Resolution
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Infants
- Année
- 2013
- Type de paragraphe
- OP
Paragraphe
Strengthening efforts to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage 2015, para. 7
- Paragraph text
- Further urges States to strengthen their efforts to ensure free birth registration, including free or low-fee late birth registration, by means of universal, accessible, simple, expeditious and effective registration procedures, without discrimination of any kind, and marriage, divorce and death registration as part of the civil registration and vital statistics systems, especially for individuals living in rural and remote areas, including by identifying and removing all physical, administrative, procedural and any other barriers that impede access to registration and by providing, where lacking, mechanisms for the registration of customary and religious marriages;
- Organe
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Type de document
- Resolution
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Infants
- Année
- 2015
- Type de paragraphe
- OP
Paragraphe
The right to a nationality: Women’s Equal Nationality Rights in Law and in Practice 2016, para. 8
- Paragraph text
- Calls upon States to identify and remove physical, administrative, procedural and any other barriers, especially those targeting women, that impede access to registration of vital life events including birth, marriage and death registration, and including late registration and associated fees, paying due attention to, among others, barriers relating to poverty, age, disability, gender, nationality, displacement, illiteracy and detention contexts, and to persons in vulnerable groups, and to remove barriers to birth registration based on discrimination against unwed mothers;
- Organe
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Type de document
- Resolution
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personnes concernées
- Infants
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Année
- 2016
- Type de paragraphe
- OP
Paragraphe
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 12
- Paragraph text
- Urges States to identify and remove physical, administrative, procedural and any other barriers that impede access to birth registration, including late registration, paying due attention to, among others, those barriers relating to poverty, disability, gender, age, adoption processes, nationality, statelessness, displacement, illiteracy and detention contexts, and to persons in vulnerable situations;
- Organe
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Type de document
- Resolution
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Infants
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2017
- Type de paragraphe
- OP
Paragraphe
Rights of the child 2003, para. 13a
- Paragraph text
- [Calls upon all States:] To continue to intensify efforts to ensure the registration of all children, irrespective of their status, immediately after birth, including by the consideration of simplified, expeditious and effective procedures;
- Organe
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Type de document
- Resolution
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Infants
- Année
- 2003
- Type de paragraphe
- OP
Paragraphe
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 14
- Paragraph text
- Encourages States to request technical assistance, if required, from relevant United Nations bodies, agencies, funds and programmes and other relevant stakeholders in order to fulfil their obligation to undertake birth registration as a means of respecting the right of everyone to be recognized everywhere as a person before the law;
- Organe
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Type de document
- Resolution
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personnes concernées
- Infants
- Année
- 2017
- Type de paragraphe
- OP
Paragraphe
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2013, para. 9
- Paragraph text
- Invites the above-mentioned United Nations bodies, agencies, funds and programmes and other relevant stakeholders to cooperate with States in providing technical assistance, upon request, and calls upon them to ensure that persons with no birth registration are not discriminated against in any of their programmes;
- Organe
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Type de document
- Resolution
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personnes concernées
- Infants
- Année
- 2013
- Type de paragraphe
- OP
Paragraphe
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 5
- Paragraph text
- Calls upon States to establish or strengthen existing institutions at all levels responsible for birth registration and to consider the development of comprehensive civil registration systems, and the preservation and security of such records, to ensure adequate training for registration officers, to allocate sufficient and adequate human, technical and financial resources to fulfil their mandate, and to increase, as needed, the accessibility of birth registration facilities within its territory and, in accordance with relevant international law, abroad, either by increasing the number or through other means, such as mobile birth registration officials in rural areas, paying attention to the local community level, promoting community awareness and working to address the barriers faced by vulnerable groups, such as persons with disabilities, in their access to birth registration;
- Organe
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Type de document
- Resolution
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personnes concernées
- Infants
- Année
- 2017
- Type de paragraphe
- OP
Paragraphe
The right to a nationality: Women and children 2012, para. 8
- Paragraph text
- Calls upon States to ensure free birth registration, including free or low-fee late birth registration, for every child, and underscores the importance of effective birth registration and provision of documentary proof of birth irrespective of his or her immigration status and that of his or her parents or family members, which can contribute to reducing statelessness, as well as reducing vulnerability to trafficking in persons and other abuses and violations of their human rights;
- Organe
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Type de document
- Resolution
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Infants
- Women
- Année
- 2012
- Type de paragraphe
- OP
Paragraphe
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2013, para. 7
- Paragraph text
- Urges States to identify and remove physical, administrative, procedural and any other barriers that impede access to birth registration, including late registration, paying due attention to, among others, those barriers relating to poverty, disability, gender, nationality, displacement, illiteracy and detention contexts, and to persons in vulnerable situations;
- Organe
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Type de document
- Resolution
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personnes concernées
- Infants
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
- Type de paragraphe
- OP
Paragraphe
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2015, para. 3
- Paragraph text
- Welcomes the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law, which documents the wide range of barriers to access to universal birth registration and the good practices adopted by States in fulfilling their obligation to ensure birth registration;
- Organe
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Type de document
- Resolution
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personnes concernées
- Infants
- Année
- 2015
- Type de paragraphe
- OP
Paragraphe
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 4
- Paragraph text
- Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on strengthening policies and programmes for universal birth registration and vital statistics development, which refers to the international legal framework related to birth registration, the progress and challenges towards the universality of this right, and existing policies and programmes aimed at universal birth registration and vital statistics development;
- Organe
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Type de document
- Resolution
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- Infants
- Année
- 2017
- Type de paragraphe
- OP
Paragraphe
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 10
- Paragraph text
- Further calls upon States to raise awareness of birth registration continuously at the national, regional and local levels, including by engagement in collaboration with all relevant actors, such as national human rights institutions, the public and private sectors and civil society organizations, in public campaigns that raise awareness of the importance of birth registration for effective access to services and the enjoyment of human rights;
- Organe
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Type de document
- Resolution
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Infants
- Année
- 2017
- Type de paragraphe
- OP
Paragraphe
Conclusion On Identification, Prevention And Reduction Of Statelessness And Protection Of Stateless Persons 2006, para. (b)
- Paragraph text
- Calls on UNHCR to continue to work with interested Governments to engage in or to renew efforts to identify stateless populations and populations with undetermined nationality residing in their territory, in cooperation with other United Nations agencies, in particular UNICEF and UNFPA as well as DPA, OHCHR and UNDP within the framework of national programmes, which may include, as appropriate, processes linked to birth registration and updating of population data;
- Organe
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Type de document
- ExCom Conclusion
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- Infants
- Année
- 2006
- Type de paragraphe
- OP
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