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Consolidation of postcolonial state control over territorial borders and borderlands through birth registration

In the French overseas territory of Mayotte, the already limited birthright citizenship for migrants’ children…

Consolidation of postcolonial state control over territorial borders and borderlands through birth registration

In French Guiana, a territory of France, birth registration has been used to consolidate control…

Sex + age discrimination

In Guatemala, cases of births to underage mothers must be reported to authorities. This may…

Temporary identity, migration management, and statelessness solutions

Georgia faces the challenge of overcoming intergenerational cycles of non-registration and statelessness among its Roma…

Gender + religious + ethnic discrimination

Georgia has been working to improve birth registration coverage but has yet to fully address…

Discrimination against LGBTQ+ parents

Georgian legislation does not officially recognise same-sex marriages or surrogacy agreements contracted abroad. Therefore, there…

Politicized birth registration practices as part of conflict / contests over territory

In Georgia, in the Russian-occupied territories of Tskhinvali/South Ossetia, residents have been forced to obtain…

Registration practices for babies born via surrogacy

In Georgia, lax surrogacy laws have made the country attractive to foreign couples looking to…

Mandatory DNA testing for multiply marginalized groups

In Germany, administrative practice prevents the registration of paternity for children born to foreign nationals,…

Migration enforcement within birth registration process

In Germany, civil registry officials are required to report those who are subject to deportation,…

Discrimination against LGBTQ+ parents

Greece recognizes civil partnerships for same-sex couples. However, information submitted to the CRC in 2020…

Religious discrimination

In Greece, where 90% of the population are Greek Orthodox Christians, many civil registrars have…