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The statelessness of displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) from the perspectives of international law and German administrative law

In September 2024, the German Administrative Court in Kassel issued a landmark ruling recognising ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) as…
/ Christian Mkhitaryan, specialist lawyer for migration law in Germany and board member of the German-Armenian Lawyers Association
Marin Roman of UNHCR & Global Alliance to End Statelessness Secretariat Coordinator News

Interview with Marin Roman, Coordinator of the Global Alliance to End Statelessness Secretariat

We caught up with Marin Roman, Senior Statelessness Officer at UNHCR, and Coordinator of the Global Alliance to End Statelessness Secretariat, to…
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Between Law and Reality: the Challenges for Palestinian Refugees in Bulgaria

On 13 June 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a landmark judgment in case C-563/22, addressing the legal status of…
/ Magdalena Miteva, Attorney-at-Law, Foundation for Access to Rights (FAR)
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Editorial: A year of mixed progress – Europe’s ongoing efforts to advance the right to a nationality and address statelessness

Next week at our annual state of play assessment webinar on statelessness in Europe, we will launch two new Statelessness Index country profiles for…
/ Alexia Tizzano, Legal Coordinator, European Network on Statelessness
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A new right of residence for stateless people in Belgium – does it offer sufficient protection?

On 8 February 2024, the Belgian Federal Parliament adopted a law introducing a procedure for stateless people to obtain a residence permit in Belgium…
/ Clara Van Thillo, PhD Researcher at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and Institute for International Law, KU Leuven, funded by Research Foundation Flanders (FWO).
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Briefing: Stateless people in the UK

Across the UK, stateless people and people at risk of statelessness are living in limbo, facing an uphill battle to resolve their status and unable…
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Statefree - 70 Years, 70 Voices campaign News

Interview with Statefree on their 70 Years, 70 Voices campaign

We spoke to Noana Wilhelm, Head of Communications at Statefree – a non-profit organisation that aims to create visibility and community around the…
Chris Nash speaking on the UNHCR HLS panel in Geneva, Oct 2024 Videos

“If you can’t see a problem, you can’t fix it.” - ENS Director Chris Nash’s presentation at UNHCR’s High-Level Segment on Statelessness

On Monday 14th October, the High-Level Segment on Statelessness (HLS) took place in Geneva. Held as part of this year’s UNHCR ExCom meeting, bringing…
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Turkiye toolkit Publications

Toolkit to identify and address statelessness in TĂĽrkiye

We have developed a national toolkit to identify and address statelessness in TĂĽrkiye.
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Romania toolkit  Publications

Toolkit to identify and address statelessness in Romania

We have developed a national toolkit to identify and address statelessness in Romania.
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Birth Registration and the prevention of statelessness in Europe: front cover Publications

Birth registration and the prevention of statelessness in Europe: identifying good practices and remaining barriers

Birth registration is a key way to prevent statelessness and ensure every child can acquire a nationality. Yet, some children in Europe still face…
/ ENS Briefing
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Implementing the new statelessness provisions in the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum

When the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum was first introduced in September 2020, statelessness was invisible.   Following our extensive engagement…