Cote d’Ivoire
Gender + religious + ethnic discrimination
In Côte D’Ivoire, ethnic discrimination continues to affect whether and how the births of the migrant-descended are registered. During the transition toward independent democratic rule, politicians developed the idea of a “core” Ivorian identity (Ivoirité), which was used to promote nationalistic and xenophobic politics especially around political rights. Interethnic clashes, including at hearings over who could obtain national identification as Ivoirian and who could stand for office, led to two civil wars. In 2018, the National Assembly adopted legislation on the establishment of a special procedure for registering births, restoring identity and transcribing birth certificates. However, ethnic discrimination persists in the Nationality Code. There is systematic discrimination against those perceived not to belong to the core ethnic identity of Ivoirité.
