A/HRC/19/43 III. Conclusions 45. International human rights law clearly establishes the international obligation of States to respect the human rights of all individuals without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. 46. While according to international law States may restrict the enjoyment of some international human rights vis-à-vis non-citizens, any such restriction must nevertheless meet stringent conditions related to the principle of non-discrimination. 47. Arbitrary deprivation of nationality leads the affected persons to become noncitizens with respect to the State that deprived them of their nationality. Arbitrary deprivation of nationality, therefore, effectively places the affected persons in a more disadvantaged situation concerning the enjoyment of their human rights because some of these rights may be subjected to lawful limitations that otherwise would not apply, but also because these persons are placed in a situation of increased vulnerability to human rights violations. 16