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Not just a simple twist of fate: statelessness in Lithuania and Latvia

Statelessness seems to just happen to people, doesn’t it? Quirky circumstances of birth, unexpected conflict causing people to migrate, state…
/ Jo Venkov, Lawyer and writer on statelessness, identity, citizenship and belonging
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Is Latvia condemning older generations to non-citizenship?

“Grandmother, you have lived and worked your whole life in Latvia, and survived a war... How is it possible that you, such a remarkable person, are…
/ Liana Sukonova (LLM), Near East University, Faculty of Law
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Statelessness among children in Latvia: current situation, challenges and possible solutions

Although about 96% of all permanently residing children in Latvia are Latvian citizens, the statelessness among non-citizens’ children has attracted…
/ Svetlana Djackova, Latvian Centre for Human Rights