Media plays an important role in the Citizenship Campaign by highlighting the activities of the campaign. They also bring attention to the difficulties facing women and children as they struggle to get social services such as social security, healthcare and subsidized/free access to education that are reserved for citizens.
Good news came down the wires today - The King of Bahrain has granted citizenship to over 372 children who have Bahraini mothers and non-Bahraini fathers… BWS is planning to send a telex to the King tomorrow thanking him for this move. In the meantime, they are also requesting the King to solve the problem at the root.
Continue Reading | Posted by WLP on September 22nd, 2006
Report from the Gulf Daily News: A NATIONWIDE campaign to give Bahraini women who marry foreigners the right to citizenship for their children and husbands will be officially launched on Wednesday night.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on September 10th, 2006
Every woman irrespective of whom she marries has the right to citizenship, which is the most fundamental of all human rights, the President of the Bahrain Women’s Society, Dr Wajiha Baharna, said yesterday. She was addressing a meeting at the society in Adliya yesterday. The meeting was the first for Bahraini women married to foreigners and was attended by around 70 women.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on August 28th, 2006
This article looks at the impetus for the nationality campaign in Bahrain and examines the two new propsosed draft laws to reform the current nationality laws.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on August 28th, 2006
“The children of Bahraini mothers or fathers should have the right to Bahraini citizenship. It would be a violation of the Constitution if they are denied citizenship and Bahraini passports.” - Amira Isa, a member of the Bahrain campaign team
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on August 25th, 2006
“We want to change just two words of this law to say ‘a child is born Lebanese of a Lebanese father or mother,’ just two words,” - Roula Masri, gender program officer, Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD-A), Lebanon
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on August 25th, 2006
Iffat Al Hindi Centre is a specialized center run by SIGI/J to provide legal services for women in Jordan.
Continue Reading | Posted by WLP on August 21st, 2006
Statistics show there are about 1,782 children of Bahraini women who are regarded as foreigners in Bahrain, she said. “These children don’t get such rights like education, health care and ownership of land. “In order to make sure they are given what they deserve, we need the support from the country’s societies to stand together in this campaign,” said Dr. Wajeeha Al Baharna, President of Bahrain Women’s Society.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on August 15th, 2006