by Abbas Taleb | Oct 18, 2024 | Allgemein, News
In a significant step towards ending gender discrimination in nationality laws, Malaysia’s lower house of parliament (Dewan Rakyat) voted on October 17 to amend Malaysia’s Constitution to uphold women’s right to confer nationality on children born abroad on an equal...
by wordpressadmin | Sep 8, 2023 | News
Press Release: Geneva summit garners action to tackle gender discriminatory nationality laws Geneva, 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,...
by wordpressadmin | Sep 8, 2023 | News
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...
by wordpressadmin | Sep 8, 2023 | News
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...
by wordpressadmin | Sep 8, 2023 | News
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...
by wordpressadmin | Sep 8, 2023 | News
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...