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A multilingual toolkit on statelessness: how to identify, support and refer people at risk of statelessness
Across Europe, low levels of awareness of statelessness are widespread. For NGO workers, civil servants and refugee practitioners, this a lack of…
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Understanding Statelessness through Country of Origin Information (COI)
Country of Origin Information (COI) is an important element in refugee status determination procedures, as it helps to evaluate whether there is a…
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I Am Human: New UNHCR report reveals the experiences of stateless people in the UK
In the final instalment of our three blog series focusing on the UK, the experiences of stateless people are brought to light in UNHCR’s new report,…
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Birthright citizenship and children born in a conflict zone
As of 1 February 2020, an amendment to the Danish citizenship act means that a child born to a Danish parent who has unlawfully entered or stays in a…
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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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Telling the stories of stateless persons through animation
For me as a visual artist it is important to collaborate with people who work in the field and have in depth knowledge of the issue I’m focusing on.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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