abroad. Bahamian women also do not have the right to confer their nationality to foreign
spouses – a right that is reserved for men.
Under current laws in The Bahamas and Barbados, children of women citizens born abroad
are at risk of being stateless: if those children are unable to acquire their father's citizenship
or citizenship in their territory of birth, they will be rendered stateless.”
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Americas Network on Nationality and Statelessness
Recommendations
Rescind and restructure the immigration policy to make it less discriminatory.
Revisit and restructure the belonger’s permit by removing the expiry date in order for
children born to foreigners can receive its full benefits until they are sworn in as citizens.
Benefits such a freedom of movement, access to education, healthcare, etc.
Allocation of funding to surveys that are targeted towards establishing how many stateless
persons of Haitian descent (and other nationalities) are residing in The Bahamas.
Allocation of funding and resources to NGOs working with Bahamian born stateless
persons.
To abide by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) where in Articles 15 and 24 it states to provide
every child the right to nationality.
Allocate funding to the sensitization of Bahamian citizens regarding migrants to The
Bahamas in order to address xenophobia and discrimination towards migrants.
To ratify the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.
To The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers
To acknowledge the International Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to
National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities.
To ratify the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading
Treatment of Punishment.
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