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#StatelessnessINDEX shows opportunities to protect stateless people in Europe, but we must act now

This week we launched an update of our Statelessness Index, a comparative tool to assess how 30 European countries protect stateless people and the…
/ Patrícia Cabral, Legal Policy Coordinator, ENS
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WEBINAR: 2023 State of Play Assessment on Statelessness in Europe

The webinar presents key new trends and data emerging from 30 countries included in our Statelessness Index, including updates from the last two…
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Madrid Events

Addressing Statelessness in Europe: Closing Protection Gaps and Realising Everyone’s Right to a Nationality

On 8-9 June 2023, we're hosting a pan-regional conference to raise awareness, build alliances and garner greater momentum towards Europe fully living…
08 - 09 June 2023
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WEBINAR: Improving identification of statelessness in asylum registration and screening

On Wednesday 8 March, we held the first event in our #StatelessJourneys webinar series on Identifying and Addressing Statelessness in the Refugee…
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UK passport Blog

Shamima Begum: now stateless, but still deprived of her British citizenship

On 22 February 2023 the UK Special Immigration Appeals Commission upheld the UK Home Secretary’s decision to strip Shamima Begum of her citizenship.…
/ Alison Harvey, No5 Chambers and ENS Individual Member
index Events

WEBINAR: 2023 State of Play Assessment on Statelessness in Europe

The online launch of our annual StatelessnessINDEX state of play assessment was an opportunity to hear about key trends from several experts working…
23 March 2023 11:00 - 12:00 CET
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March 2023 Litigation Newsletter

Our new Litigation Newsletter brings you an overview of developments on statelessness from European courts, an update on our litigation activities…
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Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, USA Blog

The long shot: statelessness and the US visa lottery

Many people, including me, won a ‘nationality lottery’ at birth. We were born with automatic citizenship of our country of birth, or with the same…
/ Cynthia Orchard, Consultant working with ENS and other organisations
Supreme Court of the Netherlands Blog

What a judge cannot see: statelessness determination in the Netherlands

After years of waiting, the Netherlands is close to introducing a judicial procedure to determine statelessness, but without effective access to a…
/ Katja Swider, Assistant Professor, Amsterdam Centre for Migration and Refugee Law, Free University of Amsterdam
Panel Events

WEBINAR: Improving identification of statelessness in asylum registration and screening

On Wednesday 8 March, we invite you to join the first event in our #StatelessJourneys webinar series on Identifying and Addressing Statelessness in…
08 March 2023 13:00 - 13:45 CET
Tamas Molnar Publications

#YearOfSolutions: Tamas Molnar on the need to prioritise statelessness in international protection frameworks

Tamas Molnar from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights explains how the war in Ukraine has highlighted the issue and what organisations…
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Unione Italiana Apolidi Blog

Unione Italiana Apolidi: the first stateless-led organization in Italy

In the global context, statelessness affects millions of people around the world, with many more at risk of statelessness. In Italy, according to…
/ Armando Augello Cupi, President of Unione Italiana Apolidi