Resolution 2007 of the Central Electoral Board has severely restricted access to identity documents of people of Haitian descent who already enjoyed Dominican nationality. All these measures have now been enshrined in the Constitutional Reform enacted on January 26, 2010, in which states, contrary to what was said by the Interamerican Court in the case Jean and Bosico, the immigration status of the father is now a requirement for the acquisition of Nationality, determining the Dominican Nationality discriminatory and with a disproportionate effect on the population of Haitian descent. It affects us in practical terms, the lack of birth certificates and identity cards, are essential documents in order to enjoy a number of fundamental rights. They are necessary, for example, to complete high school and college, to marry, to access the health system, to vote, to get a job in the formal sector of the economy, to buy property, to register the birth of children , among others, all these issues which of course affect women in general, violence grows at the family level, teens are exposed to fall into prostitution or have early pregnancies, or have to marry very young because they have no other expectations of subsistence. They miss opportunities to study and few who find work tend to be exploited by not being able to make legal claims, and by fear of jeopardizing their work it leads to face situations of physical, verbal, sexual, and economic abuse. I would like to cite some cases to illustrate the situation that Dominican women and girls of Haitian descent live: To illustrate how this situation affects us in what has to do with access to justice, we have case of a recent murder of a 9 year old girl, BERLINA CELSA. On September 21, the mother of this child went to work and left her taking care for her younger siblings, a man entered the house, took the girl, raped, tortured, and then killed her. The murderer was released hours later on bail of 500 pesos ($13 UDS). But the oddest thing about this case is that the prosecutor told the lawyer representing the girl, that girl did not really exist because she did not have documents ... imagine, one more example of what it means not to have documents. Yolena Noel is a young Dominican women of Haitian descent, single mother of four children, Yolena is from a batey in the area of ​San Luis. She decided to complete high school because she wanted to go to college, finish a career and be able to give to her children a better life. Unfortunately, she could not finish her studies because she was denied a copy of your birth certificate for the test of national examinations. Yolena not only had to leave school but also now their children are being affected and unable to continue in school. Siani Yude, is Dominican of Haitian descent, is a lawyer and mother of a 14 year old girl. Siani despite all adversities finished college, but spent two years without being able to get her law degree. In the end, she had to go to the media accompanied by lawyers MUDHA and after several interventions in the media, a judge from the JCE authorized to handle an extract from her record so she could take her title. However, a few months later Siani was invited by his church mission abroad and when she tried to renew her passport, she was

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