The Compromised Right to Nationality in the Dominican Republic

In the Dominican Republic, enjoyment of the right to nationality has become all but impossible for Dominicans of Haitian descent. Since 2004, this vulnerable population has faced an avalanche of hostile legislative changes and administrative policies which have effectively stripped them of their Dominican nationality and permanently excluded them from the economic, social, and cultural life of the only country they have ever known.

This two-page document outlines the discrimination faced by Dominicans of Haitian descent as they try to assert their right to nationality, and the work the Open Society Justice Initiative is doing to combat it.