"Few international questions present such conflicting and perplexing aspects as that of the nationality of women. It is a modern question... Now [women] have been forced into a rude awareness of the completely chaotic conditions of

This is the testimonial of Mashithah Abdul Halim, a Malaysian woman who cannot access a travel

Originally published in the New Strait Times, March 25, 2019. 

The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) urges the government to reform Malaysia’s nationality laws, to

The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion(ISI) submittted supplemental information for the

...

In a first for the region, government and civil society leaders from across the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region convened at the Secretariat of the League of Arab States in Cairo to discuss the need to enact nationality law reforms to uphold

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

The following is based on the Global Campaign’s interview with Listyowati (Chairperson) and Rena Herdiyani (Deputy of Programs) of the Kalyanamitra Foundation, a member of the network of

The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights today

In this video the Malaysian Campaign for Equal Citizenship - a Global Campaign for Equal Nationality

 [Click here for the Arabic statement.]

We, the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights and civil society organizations from the Middle East-North Africa and

[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

In a first for the region, government representatives and civil society leaders from across the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region call for

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, calling for expedited action to end gender-based discrimination in

Upon first glance, gender-based violence (GBV) and laws pertaining to citizenship may seem worlds apart. In fact, there are significant links between women’s nationality rights and GBV.  During these #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based

Upon first glance, gender-based violence (GBV) and laws pertaining

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