Equality Now, the Equal Rights Trust, Tilburg University
Statelessness Programme, UNHCR, UN Women and the Women’s Refugee Commission have
formed a steering committee to lead the International Campaign to End Gender
Discrimination in Nationality Laws. Organizations and agencies are invited to
join the Campaign Coalition.
Goal
The campaign aims to eliminate gender discrimination in nationality
laws.
Core Activities
Build a Coalition: The Campaign will build a wider coalition of interested
stakeholders, including UN agencies, international, regional and local NGOs,
academics and civil society partners.
National Advocacy Strategy: In consultation with regional, national and local
organizations, the Campaign will develop national advocacy strategies for law
reform in target countries. The Campaign will reach out to local, national and
regional NGOs, human rights and women’s rights civil society organizations,
national human rights commissions and other government and nongovernmental
entities in countries that maintain discrimination to identify potential entry
points for promoting change.
Global Advocacy Strategy: The Campaign will develop a global advocacy
strategy which will support national-level advocacy. This will include advocacy
targeted at key government missions at the UN and national governments,
providing information to relevant UN Treaty Body and special mechanisms, and
mobilizing additional UN and civil society actors. For example, members of the
Campaign have written to the Minister of Justice in each country to highlight
the issue and the need for reform. In addition, the Campaign is being launched
at the Human Rights Council in June 2014, which many governments will be
attending. Equality Now, with the support of the Women's Refugee Commission, has
submitted a statement to the 26th session of the Human Rights Council,
Ending sex discrimination in citizenship and nationality laws.
Pledges at Beijing +20 Review: Under the Beijing Platform of Action – the
outcome of the 1995 Beijing Women’s Conference – governments pledged to remove
gender discrimination from all their laws with a target date of 2005 set for
achievement of this goal. The Beijing +20 review will take place during the 59th
session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in March 2015. Through
joint coalition letter-writing and targeted advocacy, the Campaign will continue
to encourage relevant governments to reform discriminatory nationality laws by
making time-bound pledges leading to and during the Beijing + 20 review event.
States which have recently reformed their laws can also play a supportive role,
encouraging other governments to follow suit. Implementation of these pledges
will form the on-going work of the Campaign in 2015 and beyond.
Technical Assistance to Local Partners: Training, technical assistance and
advocacy support will be provided to local civil society organizations such as
women’s groups and human rights organizations to support their efforts at
promoting reform in nationality laws. Grassroots mobilization is deemed vital in
securing changes in nationality laws that still discriminate on the basis of
gender.
Identify “champion” countries and “ambassadors”: Identify countries that have
recently reformed their nationality laws to remove gender discrimination who
could be “champions” in their region and/or internationally and encourage other
countries to follow suit. Identify high-profile individuals who could serve as
“ambassadors” for the cause of removing gender discrimination from nationality
laws.
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National Advocacy Strategy: In consultation with regional, national and local organizations, the Campaign will develop national advocacy strategies for law reform in target countries. The Campaign will reach out to local, national and regional NGOs, human rights and women’s rights civil society organizations, national human rights commissions and other government and nongovernmental entities in countries that maintain discrimination to identify potential entry points for promoting change.
Global Advocacy Strategy: The Campaign will develop a global advocacy strategy which will support national-level advocacy. This will include advocacy targeted at key government missions at the UN and national governments, providing information to relevant UN Treaty Body and special mechanisms, and mobilizing additional UN and civil society actors. For example, members of the Campaign have written to the Minister of Justice in each country to highlight the issue and the need for reform. In addition, the Campaign is being launched at the Human Rights Council in June 2014, which many governments will be attending. Equality Now, with the support of the Women's Refugee Commission, has submitted a statement to the 26th session of the Human Rights Council, Ending sex discrimination in citizenship and nationality laws.
Pledges at Beijing +20 Review: Under the Beijing Platform of Action – the outcome of the 1995 Beijing Women’s Conference – governments pledged to remove gender discrimination from all their laws with a target date of 2005 set for achievement of this goal. The Beijing +20 review will take place during the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in March 2015. Through joint coalition letter-writing and targeted advocacy, the Campaign will continue to encourage relevant governments to reform discriminatory nationality laws by making time-bound pledges leading to and during the Beijing + 20 review event. States which have recently reformed their laws can also play a supportive role, encouraging other governments to follow suit. Implementation of these pledges will form the on-going work of the Campaign in 2015 and beyond.
Technical Assistance to Local Partners: Training, technical assistance and advocacy support will be provided to local civil society organizations such as women’s groups and human rights organizations to support their efforts at promoting reform in nationality laws. Grassroots mobilization is deemed vital in securing changes in nationality laws that still discriminate on the basis of gender.
Identify “champion” countries and “ambassadors”: Identify countries that have recently reformed their nationality laws to remove gender discrimination who could be “champions” in their region and/or internationally and encourage other countries to follow suit. Identify high-profile individuals who could serve as “ambassadors” for the cause of removing gender discrimination from nationality laws.
Reports and
Resources - Reports
UNHCR, 2014Tilburg University
Videos
For more information, or to
join
the campaign, contact:
Amal de
Chickera
Head of Statelessness and Nationality Projects
The Equal Rights
Trust
Amal.dechickera@equalrightstrust.org
Beatrice
Duncan
Policy Advisor, Constitutional and Access to Justice
UN Women
Beatrice.duncan@unwomen.org
the campaign, contact:
Amal de
Chickera
Head of Statelessness and Nationality Projects
The Equal Rights Trust
Amal.dechickera@equalrightstrust.org
Head of Statelessness and Nationality Projects
The Equal Rights Trust
Amal.dechickera@equalrightstrust.org
Beatrice
Duncan
Policy Advisor, Constitutional and Access to Justice
UN Women
Beatrice.duncan@unwomen.org
Policy Advisor, Constitutional and Access to Justice
UN Women
Beatrice.duncan@unwomen.org
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