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New statelessness legislation in the Netherlands: worth the wait?

On the 6th of June 2023, Dutch Parliament finally passed a legislation package on statelessness that has been in the making since 2014. It introducesā€¦
/ Caia Vlieks, Utrecht University and Katja Swider, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Rami, Tamara and kids, via ASKV. Photo by Catharina Gerritsen Blog

ā€œThe endless waiting has destroyed meā€ ā€“ will the Statelessness Bills discussed in the Dutch Parliament this week bring a solution for stateless people in the Netherlands?

Ahead of the 25th May debate in the Dutch parliament onĀ new draft legislation on statelessness, our Dutch members analyse the proposed laws, theirā€¦
/ Caia Vlieks, Research and Education Officer at the Institute on Statelessness & Inclusion and Marlotte van Dael, Project Coordinator Statelessness at ASKV Refugee Support
Rami, Tamara and kids, via ASKV. Photo by Catharina Gerritsen Blog

ā€œHet eindeloze wachten heeft mij kapot gemaaktā€ ā€“ zullen de wetsvoorstellen staatloosheid ter discussie in Tweede Kamer deze week een oplossing bieden voor staatlozen in Nederland?

In aanloop naar het debat van 25 meiĀ in de Tweede Kamer over nieuwe ontwerpwetgeving betreffende staatloosheid analyseren onze Nederlandse leden deā€¦
/ Caia Vlieks, Research and Education Officer, Institute on Statelessness & Inclusion en Marlotte van Dael, Project Coƶrdinator Staatloosheid, ASKV Steunpunt Vluchtelingen
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A victory for human rights in Zhao v. the Netherlands (the ā€˜Denny caseā€™): Nationality from birth, without exceptions

In its first-ever decision on the right to nationality, issued in late December, the UN Human Rights Committee calls on the Netherlands to enact aā€¦
/ By Laura Bingham, Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) and Jelle Klaas, Public Interest Litigation Project of the International Commission of Jurists (NJCM)
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It is not just paperwork; it is human work. Recognising and supporting the role of grassroots organisations in the fight to end statelessness

Stateless Roma, or Roma at risk of statelessness, face a number of particular challenges in daily life. These include barriers in accessing the legalā€¦
/ Michelle Mila van Burik Bihari, MA. Advocacy Coordinator Roma Utrecht & Roma Advocacy Network Netherlands
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Dutch municipalities take matters into their own hands while national government fails to provide solution for stateless people in the Netherlands

After years of advocacy efforts by civil society and UNHCR to persuade the Dutch government to improve its protection of stateless people, theā€¦
/ Marlotte van Dael (Project coordinator & Researcher at ASKV Refugee Support) & Rene Rouwette (Executive Director at Kompass)
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The moment of truth for undocumented stateless people in the Netherlands

The legislative proposal published by the Ministry of Justice and Security in September 2016 to introduce a statelessness determination procedure (ā€¦
/ Marlotte van Dael, Project Coordinator & Researcher at ASKV Refugee Support
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Mobilising to address statelessness in the Netherlands

Itā€™s Friday night in Amsterdam and Iā€™m on my way home after the UNHCRā€™s #iBelong campaign event and the spin-off event organised by ASKV Refugeeā€¦
/ Marlotte van Dael, ASKV Refugee Support
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#LockedInLimbo ā€“ The Netherlands can stop the detention of stateless persons

After 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? Heā€¦
/ Marlotte van Dael, ASKV Refugee Support and Caia Vlieks, Tilburg University
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Proposal for legislation on statelessness in the Netherlands: A bittersweet victory

Six years of research, reports, publications, consultations, advocacy, negotiations,
/ Katja Swider, PhD researcher (University of Amsterdam) and Caia Vlieks, PhD researcher (Tilburg University)
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Change is in the air: An update on efforts to tackle statelessness in the Netherlands

Whoever tells you that writing a doctorate thesis implies wasting four years of your life in the library is probably not researching statelessnessā€¦
/ Katja Swider, University of Amsterdam
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Every downside has its upside: run-up to a statelessness determination procedure in the Netherlands?

On 9 July 2014, the loss to Argentina signalled the end of another period of patriotic sentiments in the Netherlands.
/ Hana M.A.E. van Ooijen, Lawyer with Prakken dā€™Oliveira Human Rights Lawyers