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Not a level playing field - Statelessness Determination in the EU
20 July 2017 | Katia Bianchini, Researcher at the Max Planck InstituteAll European Union States but four (Malta, Poland, Cyprus, and Estonia) have ratified the 1954 Convention relating to the status of stateless persons (the 1954 Convention), which is the cornerstone of the international protection framework for the protection of stateless persons.
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#LockedInLimbo – The Netherlands can stop the detention of stateless persons
13 July 2017 | Marlotte van Dael, ASKV Refugee Support and Caia Vlieks, Tilburg UniversityAfter being detained for the fifth time, Ivan from the former Soviet Union is out on the streets again. Or was this the sixth time in detention? He has lost count.
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Landmark hearing of the European Parliament calls for bold action to address statelessness in the EU
6 July 2017 | Chris Nash, Director of the European Network on Statelessness and Laura van Waas, Co-Director of the Institute on Statelessness and InclusionFor us and others who have been working to get statelessness higher up the EU’s agenda, last week’s landmark hearing in the European Parliament was a significant step forwards, and an important success for the 22,000 supporters who signed the ENS StatelessKids campaign petition which was addressed during the hearing.
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How well do we really understand statelessness?
28 June 2017 | Tendayi Bloom (Lecturer in Politics, The Open University), Phillip Cole (Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, The University of the West of England, Bristol), Katherine Tonkiss (Lecturer in Sociology and Policy, Aston University)A new book on statelessness brings together scholars of statelessness, moral, political and legal theorists, activists, advocates, artists, and others, from across global regions, to dig deeper into the implications of statelessness for the way we understand the world and the positions of people within it.
What sort of challenge is statelessness?
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From Budapest to Strasbourg: taking forward the #LockedInLimbo campaign
22 June 2017 | Nina Murray, European Network on StatelessnessJust over a month since we returned from three inspiring days in Budapest discussing and deliberating with our members and allies over how to protect stateless people from arbitrary detention in Europe, it feels like an opportune moment to provide an update on where we are at with plans for our #LockedInLimbo campaign and advocacy work.
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Barriers to citizenship facing stateless children born in the UK
14 June 2017 | Solange Valdez-Symonds, PRCBC and Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UKStateless children born in the UK have a right to register as British citizens after living here for a continuous period of five years. But various practical hurdles undermine this vital provision for reducing statelessness. The UK is, therefore, falling short in respect of its obligations regarding both statelessness and children’s best interests.
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Victory in the Constitutional Court: #LockedInLimbo and the Pointless Detention of Stateless Persons in Russia
6 June 2017 | Stephania Kulaeva, Director of ADC MemorialOn 23 May 2017, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation issued a decision in the case of Noé Mskhiladze, which mandates strict judicial control and oversight over the length of the detention of stateless people, a defining moment for thousands of stateless people living in Russia who are held in detention without the prospect of their cases being resolved.
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#LockedinLimbo: The Continued Detention of Stateless Persons in the UK
1 June 2017 | Lewis Kett, Solicitor in the Public Law team at Duncan Lewis SolicitorsOn 4-5 May 2017, myself and two colleagues from Duncan Lewis had the privilege of joining a delegation of over a hundred and twenty people - lawyers, NGOs, international charities, campaign groups and other stakeholders - for a conference held by ENS in Budapest for the launch of their new report, "Protecting Stateless Persons from Arbitrary Detention: An Agenda for Change" and a wider...
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Unlocking limbo: how a culture change and the application of existing norms can reduce arbitrary detention
25 May 2017 | Amal de Chickera, Co-Director of the Institute on Statelessness and InclusionSeven years is a very long time. In the last seven years, many things have happened in my life that have shaped me in ways I cannot begin to grasp. Just as my children who were born five and two years ago created space for themselves in my life that I didn’t know existed, the passing away of friends and loved ones has left voids that cannot quite be filled.
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Why we need a strong voice to stop stateless people ending up #LockedInLimbo
17 May 2017 | Manlio Di Stefano, Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of EuropeI very much welcomed the opportunity to speak at the recent European Network on Statelessness (ENS) conference in Budapest on 4-5 May which launched their new report ‘Protecting Stateless Persons from Arbitrary Detention – An Agenda for Change’ and related #LockedInLimbo campaign...
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Interview with Christos Giakoumopoulos, Director General of the Directorate for General Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe
Following our lunchtime event in Strasbourg at the Council of Europe, ENS...
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Removing barriers to birth registration in Albania - No child in Europe should grow up stateless
14 November 2018
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Tainted trust - Despite the introduction of a statelessness determination procedure, stateless persons in Bulgaria still face arbitrary detention
The shocking treatment of one of our clients - Dr Sager Al-Anezi -...
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Global Data Justice: framing the (mis)fit between statelessness and technology
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From Syria to Europe: Experiences of Stateless Kurds and Palestinian Refugees from Syria Seeking Protection in Europe
As part of a joint #StatelessJourneys project, the Institute on...
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ENS Newsletter - December 2018
The December 2018 newsletter edition includes an interview with...