Global Alliance to End Statelessness News

Marking the launch of the Global Alliance to End Statelessness

On Monday 14 October ENS will be in Geneva to attend the launch of the Global Alliance to End Statelessness during a High-Level Segment on…
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Our recommendations ahead of UNHCR’s High-Level Segment on Statelessness

On Monday 14th October, ENS will be in Geneva to attend and speak at a High-Level Segment on Statelessness (HLS), which will form a key part of this…
Toolkit to identify and address statelessness News

Rolling out our new identification toolkit

Identifying statelessness as early as possible in the asylum process is crucial, to ensure that stateless refugees can access their rights and don’t…
Submissions Publications

Joint submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on General Comment 27

As a member of the Working Group on Identity Rights, currently co-chaired by Child Identity Protection and the Institute on Statelessness and…
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Protestors take to the streets waving Palestine flags in protest against the ongoing violence against Palestinians Editorial

Using the law to end statelessness

Courts are often perceived as complex and distant institutions that are inaccessible and slow to make decisions. While this is not untrue, the courts…
/ Patricia Cabral, Legal Policy Coordinator, European Network on Statelessness
Mother and child walking Blog

Mutual recognition of parenthood across the EU could prevent statelessness

In December 2022, the European Commission proposed a regulation to harmonise at EU level the rules of private international law relating to…
/ Belinda Dear, Senior Advocacy Officer, ILGA-Europe
Serbian Flag Publications

Submission to the ECtHR on Ramadani v. Serbia

In partnership with The AIRE Centre, ENS has filed a third-party intervention before the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Ramadani v.…
ENS joins 22 child rights organisations calling on European election candidates to champion children’s rights and #VoteforChildren News

ENS joins 22 child rights organisations calling on European election candidates to champion children’s rights and #VoteforChildren

A coalition of 23 organisations working on child rights in the EU through the Child Rights Action Group has launched a manifesto  urging candidates…
Country flags for all StatelessnessINDEX countries Editorial

Are we on the right track to address statelessness in Europe?

This time last year, I was reflecting on how governments across Europe are failing to take sufficient action to break the cycle of statelessness in…
Georgia and TĂĽrkiye images News

Launch of two new statelessnessINDEX countries - Georgia and TĂĽrkiye

Today, we are launching new country profiles on Georgia and TĂĽrkiye. This brings the total number of StatelessnessINDEX countries to 32.
A family is standing by the side of the road, about to enter a European country Blog

Birth Registration as Bordering Practice in Fortress Europe

European countries are reporting nearly universal birth registration coverage, with rates between 99 and 100%. These figures make it appear as if non…
/ By Allison J. Petrozziello, PhD Wilfrid Laurier University, International Migration Research Centre (Canada)
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Briefing on the right to a nationality of children born to Palestinian parents in Belgium

In response to recent reports that the Belgian Immigration Office has incentivised municipalities to withdraw the Belgian nationality of children…
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