Demand of Bedouns for their rights must be taken seriously

Major resolutions needed
THE stateless people in Kuwait who started their protests from Dec 16th, 2011 to demand citizenship and other public rights must be taken seriously at governmental and administrative level.


The setting up of barricades in Jahra area, the arresting of some protesters and the using of tear gas, water cannons and batons by Kuwaiti police to disperse the stateless protesters are enormous signs that we urgently need major resolutions to resolve this dilemma.The Ministry of Interior’s announcement not to tolerate any further demonstrations after having promised to resolve their problems can be considered right action towards solving this humanitarian problem.


Real and tangible remedies for the concerned parties should follow this action. Yet, as a quick legal reform, the new coming parliament should amend the administrative law which prohibits courts from intervening in nationality issues. Since 1981, the matter is considered a sovereign issue.


This ban must be lifted sooner or later to allow the court of law to review and cancel unjustified administrative decisions that prevented some individuals from gaining Kuwaiti nationality or any other legitimate rights. I would like to mention that not all the stateless people in Kuwait were affected by such decisions.





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By: Labeed Abdal





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