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UK faith leaders urge government to end detention of stateless people
Over the last three months, Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees and ENS have been working in partnership to promote the #LockedInLimbo campaign and…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…
From Budapest to Strasbourg: taking forward the #LockedInLimbo campaign
Just over a month since we returned from three inspiring days in Budapest discussing and deliberating with our members and allies over how to…
Victory in the Constitutional Court: #LockedInLimbo and the Pointless Detention of Stateless Persons in Russia
On 23 May 2017, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation issued a decision in the case of Noé Mskhiladze, which mandates strict judicial…
#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…
Unlocking limbo: how a culture change and the application of existing norms can reduce arbitrary detention
Seven years is a very long time. In the last seven years, many things have happened in my life that have shaped me in ways I cannot begin to grasp.…
Why we need a strong voice to stop stateless people ending up #LockedInLimbo
I very much welcomed the opportunity to speak at the recent European Network on Statelessness (ENS) conference in Budapest on 4-5 May which launched…
Alexander’s story - taking action to prevent the arbitrary detention of stateless people
In 2015 award-winning Greg Constantine visited Malta as part of his photographic journey around Europe, documenting the lives of detained stateless…
Protecting Stateless Persons from Arbitrary Dentention in Europe
This is blog is a repost of the foreword to the newly published report “Protecting stateless persons from arbitrary detention: An Agenda for Change…