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8,200 bedoons apply for birth certificates |
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Saturday, 09 April 2011 00:44 |
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KUWAIT: More than 8,000 birth certificate applications have been submitted by bedoon (stateless) residents as of Tuesday this week
after individuals in this group were recently given the opportunity for the first time to obtain official documentation of this nature.
Speaking to local daily Al-Qabas, a security official said that 8,200 birth certificate applications had been submitted to the Ministry of Health's births, deaths and marriages registry office by bedoon residents within the past couple of weeks.
The official also revealed that a large number of bedoon people have registered their names with the Central System for Remedying the Status of Illegal Residents (CSRSIR), the body established by the government to resolve the problems facing Kuwait's bedoon population.
The security insider further explained that preparations are underway to enable the issuing of birth certificates to children whose parents are not registered with the CSRSIR. - Al-Qabas
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