"The problem is not in the laws but in the mindsets of government employees entrusted with the responsibility of issuing citizenship cards. They cannot imagine a women’s identity independent of a man," said the FLWD’s Meera Dhungana.
Experiences like Thapa’s are far from uncommon in the capital Kathmandu, and sure to be even more so in the interiors of Nepal. Ninety percent of Nepalis live in villages and many are born at home, so they are unlikely to have birth documents.
That provision says, "A child born to a Nepali female citizen from marriage with a foreign citizen in Nepal may be granted naturalised citizenship as prescribed, provided the child has not acquired the citizenship of the foreign country on the basis of citizenship of his/her father."
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"The problem is not in the laws but in the mindsets of government employees entrusted with the responsibility of issuing citizenship cards. They cannot imagine a women’s identity independent of a man," said the FLWD’s Meera Dhungana.
Experiences like Thapa’s are far from uncommon in the capital Kathmandu, and sure to be even more so in the interiors of Nepal. Ninety percent of Nepalis live in villages and many are born at home, so they are unlikely to have birth documents.
That provision says, "A child born to a Nepali female citizen from marriage with a foreign citizen in Nepal may be granted naturalised citizenship as prescribed, provided the child has not acquired the citizenship of the foreign country on the basis of citizenship of his/her father."
To read the complete news story please visit The IPS News.