The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights
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The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights mobilizes international action to end gender discrimination in nationality laws through local and international advocacy, activism, research, capacity building and knowledge sharing.
The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights works on amending nationality laws in the 50+ countries that prevent women from conferring their nationality to non-national spouses; and to reform nationality laws in the 25 countries which deny mothers their right to confer their nationality to their children, on equal basis with fathers.[1]
| Formation | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Type | NGO |
| Purpose | Gender Equality; Nationality Rights; activism |
| Headquarters | New York |
Campaign Manager | Catherine Harrington |
| Website | https://equalnationalityrights.org/ |
Founding Steering Committee and Coalition members
The Campaign's Founding Steering Committee include: the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, Equal Rights Trust, UNHCR, Equality Now,[2] Women’s Refugee Commission and Women's Learning Partnership.[3]
The Campaign is housed in New York by the Women's Refugee Commission.[4]
The Global Campaign Coalition members include NGOs, UN agencies,[5] activists, academics, civil society organizations and government allies.[6]
Campaign Activities
The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights' core activities include local and international advocacy, capacity building and research and knowledge sharing. It collaborates with local and regional organizations to advocate for nationality law reform in target countries.[7] The Campaign also mobilizes international actors, including UN actors, to take action to end gender discrimination in nationality laws.[8]
References
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Time for all nationality laws to uphold women and men's equality, says UN and civil society leaders". UNHCR. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "Campaigning for equal citizenship rights for women in the Middle East and North Africa – Equality Now". Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights". Namati. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "Nationality Rights". Women's Refugee Commission. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "UN agencies, together with the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, call for reform of nationality laws that discriminate on the basis of gender". UN Women. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights : Citizenship Rights in Africa Initiative". citizenshiprightsafrica.org. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "Malaysian mothers win lawsuit in 'sexist' citizenship case". news.trust.org. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Breaking with some Mideast neighbors, Iran now lets mothers give their citizenship to their children". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-11-22.