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Gender discrimination and statelessness in Europe
29 May 2012 | Laura van Waas, Statelessness ProgrammeDiscrimination is one of the major underlying causes of statelessness around the world. An unequal right for men and women to acquire, retain or transmit citizenship is one form that discrimination can take in nationality legislation. Where such gender inequality is found, the risk of statelessness – especially for women and children – is severely heightened.
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Generations without Nationality
24 May 2012 | By: Milijana Trifkovic, Legal Analyst, PraxisTwo statelessness-related events took place in Belgrade this April, with an aim to greet Serbia’s recent accession to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and once again remind the public of the problem of persons not recognized as citizens of any country.
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ECHR and citizenship: The case of Genovese v. Malta
11 October 2011 | Sebastian KöhnThe European Court of Human Rights today issued a decision in the case of Genovese v. Malta. It found that there had been a violation of article 14 in conjunction with article 8. The case was submitted to the Court almost exactly two years ago and concerns a young man who was born out of wedlock to a British mother and a Maltese father.
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Why the 1961 Convention on Statelessness Matters
30 August 2011 | Sebastian KöhnToday the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness turns 50. A happy occasion? In many ways, yes. The 1961 convention provides a blueprint for the reduction—possibly the elimination—of statelessness globally. It’s one effort by the international community to help the more than 12 million people around the world who have no nationality anywhere.
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Removing barriers to birth registration in Albania - No child in Europe should grow up stateless
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Interview with Laura van Waas - Co-director of the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion
Laura is a co-Director of the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion...
27 September 2018
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The Global Compact for Migration provides a starting point for considering statelessness in migration governance
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"Enough talk, we need concrete proposals" - Protecting the right to nationality in Macedonia
In November 2017 the newly elected Prime minister of Republic of...
6 December 2018
Latest resources
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Statelessness and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration - Policy Brief
9 December 2018This policy brief is intended for those working on...
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Statelessness and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration - Considerations for GCM Implementation Process
4 December 2018This document is intended for those involved in the implementation of...