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President of the Republic. The public acknowledgement would indicate to the
civil status registrars in the Dominican Republic that discrimination will not be
tolerated. This public acknowledgement is necessary to prevent future
violations;
(b)
To implement the judgment and disseminate it in the media;
(c)
To modify or repeal all laws, practices and procedures that are
contrary to the norms established in the American Convention and the
Constitution;
(d)
To establish laws and procedures that protect and ensure the rights of
Dominican children of Haitian origin. In this regard, the State should offer
additional assistance to the Dominican-Haitian communities to repair the
damage caused by the practice of not registering Dominican children of
Haitian origin and implement registration campaigns and other programs;
(e)
To implement a campaign and a policy to guarantee the right of
children to be registered immediately at birth;
(f)
To accept the presentation of documents identifying the parents other
than the identity card, when registering children;
(g)
To send civil status registrars to register the children in the
communities where they live;
(h)
To reduce birth registration costs;
(i)
To eliminate the requirement to present birth certificates for school
enrolment, as well as all other obstacles that prevent children from exercising
their right to education, and
(j)
To establish a fund to enable the children Dilcia and Violeta to pay for
the cost of their schooling together with their living expenses during their
studies at the primary, secondary and higher education levels. This fund will
allow Dilcia and Violeta to complete their education despite the serious
damage caused to their life projects. The State should also pay tutoring
expenses to ensure the children attain an appropriate level of education for
their age and recover their self-confidence and belief in the possibility of
successfully completing their education.
Arguments of the State
233. The State indicated that the requests of the Commission and the
representatives that the Court should order the adaptation and simplification of the
legal requirements for access to the late declaration procedure were unwarranted
and unnecessary. Moreover, when submitting the answer to the application, it had
indicated that Congress was considering a draft law that would facilitate this
procedure, setting up birth registration offices in clinics, hospitals, rural health
facilities and other community entities to register all those born on Dominican
territory.
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