Yean and Bosico Children v. the Dominican Republic, IACtHR, Series C No. 130, 8/09/2005

Refusal to provide copies of birth certificates requested by two girls born in the Dominican Republic to Dominican mothers by local officials as part of a deliberate policy to deny documents to Dominicans of Haitian descent, resulting in the girls being refused their nationality, not being able to go to school, and facing other serious problems – Violation of the right to equality and non-discrimination, to protection measures, to nationality, to having a legal status and a name, and to be part of a political community

Judge Rapporteur: Discrimination against women, girls, birth certificate, intersectionality

Dissenting / Concurring: Cançado Trinidade