Indonesia’s Missing Millions: Erasing Discrimination in Birth Certification in Indonesia

Published By: CGD on eSS | Published Date: June, 16 , 2015

Indonesia’s rate of birth registration is imprecisely measured but is low, especially among the poorer, rural, population. At the same time, the country has developed a system of population registration with wide, if not universal, coverage. In addition, under current regulations that link legal recognition of paternity to the existence of a legal marriage, many children can only receive a birth certificate with the name of the mother. Such a credential is widely seen as less than desirable, creating a situation where children are discriminated against on the basis of the marital status of their parents. The paper draws on the results of large-scale surveys that illustrate the difficulties that the “dual-track” registration system can create, especially for poor people.

Author(s): Cate Sumner | Posted on: Jul 16, 2015 | Views() | Download (511)


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