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The Transformative Power of Advocacy
The full impact of statelessness on my life didn't hit me until 2014, when I was trying to travel back to my country to be with my family after my…
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On Statelessness: 6 Principles to Consider When Conducting Country of Origin Information Research
A research project on statelessness undertaken by Asylos revealed a significant need for improvement in the coverage and quality of Country of Origin…
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Shamima Begum: now stateless, but still deprived of her British citizenship
On 22 February 2023 the UK Special Immigration Appeals Commission upheld the UK Home Secretary’s decision to strip Shamima Begum of her citizenship.…
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The long shot: statelessness and the US visa lottery
Many people, including me, won a ‘nationality lottery’ at birth. We were born with automatic citizenship of our country of birth, or with the same…
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Unione Italiana Apolidi: the first stateless-led organization in Italy
In the global context, statelessness affects millions of people around the world, with many more at risk of statelessness. In Italy, according to…
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Legal obstacles to obtaining a temporary residence permit for stateless people recognised in Ukraine
In 2021, the establishment of a statelessness determination procedure in Ukraine gave people who for a long time could not regularise their status an…
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Unpacking Statelessness in Turkey: Taking Stock of the Laws, Policies, and Practices
Following a successful two-day joint conference by RTT and ENS on statelessness in Istanbul, this blog takes a look at the current challenges faced…
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Might a ‘victory for human rights’ in the Netherlands benefit stateless children in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): possible applications of Zhao v the Netherlands
Can strategic litigation help end childhood statelessness in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)? And could the outcomes of strategic litigation…
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Landmark judgment from Spain: court grants Spanish nationality to a stateless child born en route (a case of “invisible children”)
In 2021, a Spanish court has remarkably recognised as a Spanish national a child who lacked a birth certificate as she was born in transit in Morocco…
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Rejected by the homeland: Stateless Libyan Tuareg and the role of migration
This blog outlines the situation of stateless Tuareg in Libya. It is based on a preliminary study conducted through interviews with sixteen Libyan…
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Climbing the ladder of participation with stateless changemakers
In January 2022, ENS began working with The Social Innovation Partnership (TSIP) to co-design a learning programme with a group of ENS members –…
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