Everything you need to know about statelessness

Netherlands adopts new bills on statelessness

While a positive step in the right direction, the new bills do not go far enough in resolving the issues experienced by stateless people in the…

Open letter to EU Commissioner for Home Affairs calling for action to ensure access to temporary protection for stateless people fleeing the war in Ukraine

Dear Commissioner Johansson, I write to request a meeting, on behalf of the European Network on Statelessness and our over 170 civil society members…

We’re expanding our strategic litigation work

Statelessness in Europe is made worse by the failure of countries to live up to commitments they have made under international and human rights law.…

ENS and AIRE Centre intervene before the ECtHR on Dabetić v. Italy

The European Network on Statelessness (ENS) and The AIRE Centre have filed written submissions as interveners to the European Court of Human Rights…

Time To Agree Concerted Action: Follow-up on Council of Europe and UNHCR statelessness conference

Last month we and our members were out in force at an important international statelessness conference organised by the Council of Europe and the UN…

ENS and Fundacion Cepaim call for legislative reforms to improve the situation of stateless people in Spain

In a joint letter sent to the Spanish Prime Minister yesterday, ENS and Fundación Cepaim launched a campaign calling on Spain to introduce critical…

Focus on Europe at the High-Level Segment on Statelessness

In the run-up to the event, ENS prepared a briefing note which outlines our main concerns and the actions needed if Europe is to end statelessness.…

ENS member aditus foundation says it's time for Malta to ratify the 1954 Convention

The European Association of Former Members of Parliament of the Member States of the Council of Europe hosted a seminar in Malta on 3 November,…

Bulgaria introduces a statelessness determination procedure into national law

On 2 December 2016 the Bulgarian parliament at a final second reading adopted the introduction of a statelessness determination procedure into…

Improving identification and protection of stateless people in Bulgaria

ENS Advisory Committee member, Cynthia Orchard (Legal Policy Officer at Asylum Aid), delivered a presentation on ‘Establishing Statelessness…

ENS launches new report - Still Stateless, Still Suffering - Why Europe Must Act Now to Protect Stateless Persons

ENS has launched its report Still Stateless, Still Suffering – Why Europe Must Act Now to Protect Stateless Persons, which contains testimonies by…

ENS launches Good Practice Guide on Statelessness Determination and Protection to Mark International Human Rights Day

The European Network on Statelessness (ENS) celebrates International Human Rights Day today, by launching its inaugural publication “Statelessness…