Choosing Between My Country and My Family
This is my home and yet my children are given the status of a foreigner because they cannot have Bahraini citizenship.
Continue Reading | Posted by siobhan on September 2nd, 2006
“شهادات - “الاختيار بين بلادي وأسرتي
البحرين هو وطني الأم، ورغم ذلك، أعطيت لأطفالي صفة الأجانب لأنهم لا يستطيعون الحصول على الجنسية البحرينية
Continue Reading | Posted by marion on September 2nd, 2006
Women, Nationality and Citizenship
This issue of Women2000 and Beyond considers discrimination against women in nationality laws. It examines laws that differentiate between women and men in the acquisition and retention of nationality, as well as in relation to the nationality of their children, highlighting the legal and practical disadvantages such laws cause.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on September 2nd, 2006
My Daughter Needs a Residence Permit
My daughter who has only been in Morocco, who was born here and who lives here, needs a residence permit!
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on September 2nd, 2006
My Son’s Identity
How do I give my son his identity from both of his parents if Bahrain won’t recognize my nationality over my husbands?
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on September 2nd, 2006
شهادات - الأردن تحتفل بالمصادقة على اتفاقية حقوق الطفل
ناقش و صادق البرلمان الأردني على اتفاقية حقوق الطفل (CRC) الأسبوع الماضي، مما يعني أن الاتفاقية ستكون ملزمة في الأر
Continue Reading | Posted by marion on September 2nd, 2006
Jordan Celebrates the CRC’s Passage into Law
Jordanian Parliament discussed and approved the CRC (Convention on the Rights of the Child) last week.
Continue Reading | Posted by WLP on September 2nd, 2006
CRTD-A Collects Over 450 Signatures in Two Days
The President of the Women’s Rights Club, Rania Jaber, opened the event with the announcement that the campaign had collected over 450 signatures. The event included two days of campaign-related activities in which attendees had an opportunity to read over educational materials about nationality rights as well as listen to a panel discussing the legal opportunities for women and their families.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on September 1st, 2006
شهادات - خطوة إلى الأمام في مسار خلق المساواة في مص
و تم تعديل قانون الجنسية في يوليوز 2004 ليسمح للنساء المصريات المتزوجات من غير مصريين بتفويت جنسيتهن لأطفالهن، بشرط أن تتوفر فيهم بعض الشروط
Continue Reading | Posted by marion on September 1st, 2006
One Step Closer to Creating Equality in Egypt
Prior to 2004, women who married foreign men were unable to confer citizenship on their children. In July 2004 the nationality law was reformed allowing Egyptian women married to non-nationals the right to pass on their nationality to their children, given that they meet certain requirements.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on September 1st, 2006