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Despite Court Ruling, Mothers of Overseas-Born Children Still Face Citizenship Obstacles
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14:00, 23 Feb 2022
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Guest: Suri Kempe, President, Family Frontiers, Adlyn Adam Teoh, Affected Mother
Three Malaysian mothers under the Family Frontiers banner, finally received their children’s citizenship confirmation certificate at the National Registration Department (NRD) headquarters, yesterday. This comes at the heels of a historic KL High Court Ruling last September, that Malaysian mothers have the right to confer citizenship to their children born overseas, similar to overseas-born children of Malaysian fathers. Despite this ruling, many mothers still have to jump through hoops to confer citizenship. We discuss.
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Presenter: Dashran Yohan
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Despite Court Ruling, Mothers of Overseas-Born Children Still Face Citizenship Obstacles
38 mins
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14:00, 23 Feb 2022
Guest: Suri Kempe, President, Family Frontiers, Adlyn Adam Teoh, Affected Mother
Three Malaysian mothers under the Family Frontiers banner, finally received their children’s citizenship confirmation certificate at the National Registration Department (NRD) headquarters, yesterday. This comes at the heels of a historic KL High Court Ruling last September, that Malaysian mothers have the right to confer citizenship to their children born overseas, similar to overseas-born children of Malaysian fathers. Despite this ruling, many mothers still have to jump through hoops to confer citizenship. We discuss.
Image credit: Shutterstock
Presenter: Dashran Yohan
Producer: Dashran Yohan
the bigger picture
live and learn
politics
malaysian politics
social justice
citizenship
malaysian citizenship
mother
human rights
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