UN rights office ’concerned’ as Kuwaitis lose citizenship

UN rights office ’concerned’ as Kuwaitis lose citizenship

The United Nations' human rights office voiced concern on Wednesday after tens of thousands of Kuwaitis were stripped of citizenship, many of them women. More than 37,000 people, including at least 26,000 women, have lost Kuwaiti nationality since August, according to an AFP tally of official figures, although media reports suggest the real number could be much higher. The mass revocations have been cast as part of a reformist agenda spearheaded…