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“What do you mean by stateless?” – Arbitrary detention of stateless persons in Poland
In Poland statelessness doesn’t exist. Or so it would seem, for there are almost no official records of stateless persons. Those who are stateless…
No nationality, no rights – Statelessness affecting Dominicans of Haitian descent
Two years ago the Dominican Constitutional Court judgement 168/13 deprived hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent of their…
Using the UN Human Rights Special Procedures to address statelessness
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have not to date made as much use as they could of the United Nations (UN) Special Procedures to raise and…
'Transforming Our World’ - How can we make sure no one is left behind?
In September, the leaders of the United Nations Member States will meet to adopt the global agenda for development post-2015, the document…
Let’s talk about the army
How is the army relevant to statelessness? Conscription, a compulsory participation of citizens in their states’ military, still exists in over 60…
A Generation of Syrians Born in Exile Risk a Future of Statelessness
Doctor Nazir’s pregnant wife arrived in Turkey with a one-year old and no documentation. They had fled the unbearable bombardment of their home town…
States as a root cause of statelessness
What is the root cause of statelessness? There are many answers to this question – conflict of nationality laws, gender discrimination, persecution…
Using the UPR to address statelessness
The United Nations Human Rights Council has a system of 'Universal Periodic Review' (UPR) which covers all member states of the UN. This means that…
The right to a legal identity or the right to a legal ID?
Proposed target 16.9 of the soon-to-be-adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reads: Provide legal identity to all, including birth…
Stateless persons in Iceland, rarer than the Northern Lights?
Iceland, with a population of 322,000 people, is about 1500 kilometers away from its closest neighbor on the European continent. It is a land of…
Hungarian Constitutional Court declares that lawful stay requirement in statelessness determination breaches international law
Until now, only lawfully staying persons could initiate a statelessness determination procedure in Hungary. After nearly eight years of struggle…