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A Victory in the Fight for Women’s Equal Citizenship in Malaysia
In a significant step towards ending gender discrimination in nationality laws, Malaysia’s upper house of parliament (Dewan Negara) unanimously voted on December 3, 2204 in favor of a bill, passed by lower house of parliament (Dewan Rakyat) on October 17, to amend Malaysia’s Constitution to uphold women’s right to confer nationality on children born abroad on an...
Geneva summit garners action to tackle gender discriminatory nationality laws
Press Release: Geneva summit garners action to tackle gender discriminatory nationality lawsGeneva, 13 June 2023 — Leaders from governments, civil society and United Nations agencies convened in Geneva today at a Global Summit on Gender Equality in Nationality Laws, calling for expedited action to end gender-based discrimination in nationality laws that deny people...
On International Human Rights Day UN Agencies and Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights Urge Action to Uphold Gender Equal Nationality Rights across the Middle East-North Africa Region
On International Human Rights Day UN Agencies and Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights Urge Action to Uphold Gender Equal Nationality Rights across the Middle East-North Africa Region[Click here for the statement in Arabic.] Citizens’ equal right to pass their nationality to their children is a fundamental human right, one that is essential to advancing...
Global Summit on Gender Equality in Nationality Laws
The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, housed at Women’s Refugee Commission, UNHCR, UNICEF, and UN Women are pleased to share this invitation for the Global Summit on Gender Equality in Nationality Laws, taking place 13 June 2023 from 2-5 PM CET/8-11 AM EDT at the Ecumenical Center, Geneva and online. Reception to follow (1 hour). The Global Summit is...
Statement on International Women’s Day – Equality in Law for Women and Girls in a Digital Age
On International Women’s Day, we are reminded of the work still to be done to advance the gender equality agenda in a digital age. Awareness of women’s rights among women and girls and men and boys is keenly dependent on access to innovative technology, including simple tools such as mobile phones. The COVID pandemic demonstrated quite clearly that closing the...