39 deported Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian origin irrespective of their migratory status in the country. In such cases, the decisions have been taken without any prior investigation procedure. In some cases in the 1990s, these deportations included many thousands of persons.47 109(11) In the Dominican Republic there have been cases in which the public authorities have placed obstacles in the way of Dominican children of Haitian origin obtaining birth certificates. Consequently, these children have had difficulty in obtaining an identity card or a Dominican passport, attending public schools, and having access to healthcare and social assistance services.48 109(12) The Constitution of the Dominican Republic stipulates that all those born on its territory are Dominicans. The State adopted the principle of ius soli to grant Dominican nationality, except for the children of foreign diplomats resident in the country or the children of those in transit.49 109(13) In the Dominican Republic, there are a series of requirements for late birth registration that vary according to the age of the applicant. There are different requirements for children under 13 years of age and for children over 13 years of age, which are indicated on lists issued by the Central Electoral Board or by any of the different Registry Offices. The requirements may vary according to the location 47 Cf. statement made by Samuel Martínez, authenticated on February 14, 2005, by the notary public Richard J. Wolak (file of preliminary objections and possible merits, reparations and costs, tome III, folios 908 to 933 and tome IV, 976 to 1002); National Coalition for Haitian Rights, “Beyond de Bateyes – Haitian Immigrants in the Dominican Republic,” 1996 (file of attachments to the application, attachment 9, folios 809 to 875); Glenn R. Smucker and Gerald F. Murray, “The Uses of Children: A Study of Trafficking in Haitian Children,” Port-au-Prince, Haiti: USAID/Haiti Mission, 2004, pp. 124 and 125 (file of attachments to the State’s brief of January 10, 2005, folios 3060 to 3223); Human Rights Watch, “Personas Ilegales” - Haitianos y Domínico-Haitianos en the Dominican Republic. New York: 2002, (file of attachments to the brief with requests and arguments, attachment 19, folios 310 to 320); Bridget Wooding and Richard Moseley-Williams, “Inmigrantes haitianos y dominicanos de ascendencia haitiana en la Repúblic Dominicana.” Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic: Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo y el Servicio Jesuita a Refugiados y Migrantes, 2004, pp. 1 to 103; United Nations, United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Office of the Dominican Republic, Informe Nacional de Desarrollo Humano 2005, – Hacia una inserción mundial incluyente y renovada, p. 128; Organization of American States, Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 1991, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.81, doc. 6 rev. 1, of February 14, 1992, and Organization of American States, InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights, Report on the Situation of Human Rights in the Dominican Republic, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.104, doc. 49 rev. 1, of October 7, 1999. 48 Cf. interview with Manuel Ramón Morel Cerda, President of the Central Electoral Board, conducted by Katherine A. Fleet on February 8, 2001 (file of attachments to the brief with requests and arguments, attachment 48, folios 498 to 506); National Coalition for Haitian Rights, “Beyond de Bateyes – Haitian Immigrants in the Dominican Republic,” 1996 (file of attachments to the application, attachment 9, folios 809 to 875); United Nations, United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Office of the Dominican Republic, Informe Nacional de Desarrollo Humano 2005 – Hacia una inserción mundial incluyente y renovada, p. 130); United Nations, Committee on the Rights of the Child, Examination of the Reports presented by the States Parties under Article 44 of the Convention. Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child. The Dominican Republic. UN Doc. CRC/C/15/Add.150, of February 21, 2001. paras. 22 and 26, and Bridget Wooding and Richard MoseleyWilliams, “Inmigrantes haitianos y dominicanos de ascendencia haitiana en la República Dominicana.” Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic: Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo y el Servicio Jesuita a Refugiados y Migrantes, 2004, pp. 1 to 103. 49 Cf. Constitution of the Dominican Republic promulgated on August 14, 1994, Article 11 (file of attachments to the brief with requests and arguments, attachment 20, folios 332 to 360).