Malaysian CSOs have urged the government to reform gender-discriminatory provisions in nationality laws to ensure citizens regardless of gender have equal rights to pass on their nationality to their children and spouses.

Towards this, some 20 CSOs gathered for the two-day National Consultation on Achieving Equal Nationality Rights for Women and Men conference.

The organisations included the Foreign Spouses Support Group, the Bar Council, the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality, the National Council of Women's Organisations and the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, among others...