"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

By Catherine Harrington, Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights Campaign Manager and Associate Director, Women's Refugee Commission

This week in Geneva, the United Nations will mark the midway point of the UN Refugee Agency’s

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

The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights welcomes the historic

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

Equality Bahamas and the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality

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

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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

As part of the Generation Equality Forum, convened by UN Women June 30-July 2, 2021, the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights joined governments, civil society, corporations, and other actors in making commitments to undertake transformative

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

Amid the tragedy and uncertainty of today’s global challenges, there have been several important developments in the fight for gender equality in the past year. Importantly, these wins do more than advance gender justice; they help to address the

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

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

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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

The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights joyfully welcomes the passage of Sierra Leone’s amended Citizenship Act, which now guarantees women and men the equal right to confer nationality on children. With this critical reform, only ...