In solidarity with the stateless
Today the ICJ joined 83 other signatories in calling on States, donors and other stakeholders to protect and promote the rights of stateless persons in their Covid-19 responses. (more…)
Tag Archives | Citizenship
India: Authorities must cease the excessive use of force and ill-treatment of Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 protestors
The Indian Police Service and the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force must desist from the use of unlawful force and ill-treatment against demonstrators protesting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the ICJ said today. (more…)
India: Discriminatory citizenship law passed by Parliament violates international and constitutional law
The ICJ today condemned The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 passed by the Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Indian Parliament) on 11 December 2019, after the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament) adopted it on 9 December. (more…)
India: ICJ and others call on authorities to safeguard the right of nationality of 1.9 million people in Assam
The ICJ, along with 124 other international and domestic civil society groups from around the world have condemned the actions of Indian government in publishing an incomplete and discriminatory Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) on 31 August, 2019. (more…)
Myanmar’s Child Rights Bill does not sufficiently protect the right of a child to acquire a nationality
The ICJ today published a legal briefing (3 pages in Burmese and 2 pages in English) on Myanmar’s Child Rights Bill, which is under consideration by the Union Parliament. (more…)
Myanmar’s discriminatory citizenship laws can and must be immediately reformed
Myanmar’s 1982 Citizenship Law, which has fueled widespread discrimination against various ethnic minority groups, is irreconcilable with core rule of law principles and the State’s obligations under international human rights law, the ICJ said today in a briefing paper. (more…)