Civil registration, human rights and social protection in Asia and the Pasific  

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Lopez, Lucia Gonzalez ; Sejersen, Tanja Brondsted ; Oakeshott, Nicholas ; Fajth, Gaspar ; Khilji, Taimur ; Panta, Nicoleta

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Asia-Pacific Population Journal vol. 29 no. 01 (Nov. 2014), page 75-98.
Topik: civil registration and vital statistics; Asian; Pasific region; human right; basic social protection services; legal identity; mobile populations

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: A61 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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In this paper, the impacts of civil registration and vital statistics systems are essential to the realization are examined as they relate to the realization of human rights and access to social protection, using examples from countries in the Asian and Pasific region. In the paper, it is claimed that civil registration and vital statistics systems are essential to the realization of human right and the ability of induviduals to access basic social protection services. It is also claimed that individuals should not be denied access to such rights and services as health and education on the basis that they are not registered. At the same time, it is acknowledge that legal identity realized through civil registrationmay be used equally by Governments to define who is entitled to rights and services and who is excluded. It was found that the relationship between civil registration, the realization of rights and access to services is largely dependent on context. The paper contains recommendations that legislation on civil registration be universal in scope and that it facilitate the registration of vital events off all individuals, regardless of their situation. Further recommendations include the simplification of registration procedures, outreach activities for remote and mobile populations and building social considerations into programme design to increase thecoverage and effectiveness of civil registration.

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