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Statelessness is back (not that it ever went away...)
Citizenship deprivation and statelessness are very much back in fashion. States increasingly resort to such measures to deal with those returning…
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UK Home Office changes to Immigration Rules on statelessness: a mixed bag
The extension of stateless leave from 2.5 to 5 years is very welcome; other changes to the Immigration Rules relating to statelessness raise concerns.
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Windrush scandal exposes what may lie ahead for children born in the UK growing up without citizenship
Last year, we wrote about the many barriers to stateless children born in the UK exercising their right to register as British citizens. Those…
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Barriers to citizenship facing stateless children born in the UK
Stateless 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…
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#LockedinLimbo: The Continued Detention of Stateless Persons in the UK
On 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…
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Delayed lives — the hidden misery of stateless people locked up in the UK
This blog was first published by Open Democracy in November 2016, We are re-posting it now to highlight the issues raised - which will be addressed…
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Facing a lifetime of uncertainty: Protecting stateless persons from arbitrary detention in the UK
“There are no human rights in the United Kingdom”, said Yassin, a stateless Bidoon from Kuwait in his late twenties. He came to the UK in 2007 to…
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Strengthening legal practice on statelessness in the UK
The UK’s procedure for granting statelessness leave holds out a promise of protection to people who are stateless, but there is a danger that its…
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An Update on Statelessness Determination and Status in the UK - "Need for Fair and Timely Decisions"
Some stateless persons living in the UK face harsh realities. Most stateless people without legal status cannot leave the UK because no country will…
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Problems Faced by the Bidoons in the UK
The word ‘Bidoon’ refers to a diverse group of people in Kuwait who at the time of the country's move to independence were not given nationality.…
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UK House of Lords defeats Government on deprivation of citizenship leading to statelessness
On 19 November 2013 Amal de Chickera responded on this blog to the UK Home Secretary’s announcement that she would invite parliament to change UK…
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