JUNE 21 — We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are writing with regard to ongoing deliberations within government to amend Part III of the Federal Constitution and...
JUNE 21 — We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are writing with regard to ongoing deliberations within government to amend Part III of the Federal Constitution and its related schedules.
However, any bid to include further amendments to citizenship rights under the Constitution in order to address other perceived citizenship-related issues should not be considered without first undertaking holistic and broad-based consultation with all relevant stakeholders. These other issues include attempts to restrict citizenship rights for:2. children adopted by Malaysian parent4. undocumented children from generational undocumented families/communities.
While it is understood that preliminary discussions were held with some civil society organisations, it appears that they were not informed of the entirety of the government’s proposal to amend citizenship rights. We are disappointed by this lack of clarity and transparency, given the assurances of open engagement by this new government.
The other matters concerning citizenship rights that are listed in 1-4 above need to be addressed, but should not be a condition attached to granting Malaysian mothers the right to confer citizenship on their overseas-born children. Malaysia remains an outlier, as one of only two countries in the world that does not grant citizenship to children born to men outside of a legal marriage; Barbados being the other.
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