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191. Systematic norms (both substantive and procedural) developed through international
consultations and good practices must be used as a guide by Malaysia to purposefully and
urgently revise and improve the national legislative framework on civil registrations for the
current cohort of stateless people held in limbo for such a long period and facing considerable
injustices.

Policy Recommendations for Stateless Persons
1. Imperative that the government of Malaysia identify and register stateless persons
in Malaysia
2. Develop a system to ensure that children are registered at or immediately after birth
and granted the right to acquire a name as well as a nationality
3. Stateless persons residing in Malaysia should be given identity documents and be
given the legal right to work
4. Urgently revise and improve the national legislative framework on civil
registrations for the current cohort of stateless people held in limbo for such a long
period and facing considerable injustices

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