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60 | SAIS INTERN<strong>AT</strong>IONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC 2016<br />
Alleviating Legal Gaps<br />
Given the existing gaps in the citizenship<br />
framework implemented by the Dominican<br />
Republic, it has become increasingly important for<br />
multilateral organizations, non-profit organizations,<br />
and the Haitian and Dominican governments to<br />
ensure that individuals who have fallen through<br />
the cracks receive any entitled nationality and<br />
documentation. Without the guaranteed right or<br />
proof of citizenship, affected individuals are lost in<br />
the system and never fulfill their basic human rights.<br />
This is the case for a large number of Dominicans<br />
of Haitian descent who are at risk of expulsion from<br />
their home country. 317 Resolving these issues of poor<br />
access to documentation, potential statelessness<br />
and unlawful expulsion will be determined by the<br />
Dominican and Haitian government’s ability to work<br />
together and address the issues of transparency,<br />
registration, and systemic biases in their immigration<br />
protocol.<br />
317 Amnesty International, “Without Papers,” 6.
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