CRC Article 7 (1) The child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from birth to a name, the right to acquire a nationality and as far as possible, the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents. (2) States Parties shall ensure the implementation of these rights in accordance with their national law and their obligations under the relevant international instruments in this field, in particular where the child would otherwise be stateless. Article 8 (1) States Parties undertake to respect the right of the child to preserve his or her identity, including nationality, name and family relations as recognized by law without unlawful interference. (2) Where a child is illegally deprived of some or all of the elements of his or her identity, States Parties shall provide appropriate assistance and protection, with a view to speedily re-establishing his or her identity. CEDAW Article 9: States parties shall grant women equal rights with men to acquire, change or retain their nationality. CRPD Article 18: States Parties shall recognize the rights of persons with disabilities… including by ensuring that persons with disabilities… (a) Have the right to acquire and change a nationality and are not deprived of their nationality arbitrarily or on a basis of disability… At the regional level, the Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) adopted its own non-binding Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) in 2012 where Article 18 provides that “Every person has the right to a nationality as prescribed by the law. No person shall be arbitrarily deprived of such nationality nor denied the right to change that nationality.” The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) are two commissions that have mandates in the region focusing on the promotion and protection of human rights of stateless 49