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Statusless and Stateless Chinese Migrants in the UK
This blog was first published by Border Criminologies in April 2021. We are re-posting it now to highlight the issues raised.
Russia’s Constitutional Court decision helps to protect stateless detainees as legal change approaches
In Russia, tens of thousands of stateless people are at risk of spending years in detention, but legal change is on the way.Â
Statelessness in Portugal: law, policy and practice at a glance
In March, the Portuguese Refugee Council partnered with ENS to add a country profile page on Portugal to the Statelessness Index. Statelessness is…
Tainted trust - Despite the introduction of a statelessness determination procedure, stateless persons in Bulgaria still face arbitrary detention
The shocking treatment of one of our clients - Dr Sager Al-Anezi - highlights the importance of new analysis published this week as part of the #…Avoiding detention of stateless persons: UNHCR's new tool for identification and enhanced protection of stateless persons in detention
"Across the world, stateless persons face violations of their right to liberty and security. In some instances they have been in detention for years…
#LockedInLimbo – 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? He…
#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…
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…
The situation of stateless persons in Ukraine: is there light at the end of the tunnel?
“I am not a criminal. I am an educated person, I must have more rights. This detention looks like criminal detention but I am not a criminal”.
Counting down the days in detention: the situation of stateless persons in Bulgaria
Tarek, a stateless person originating from Afghanistan, is counting down the days till 27 November. It's when he will have spent 18 months in…
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…