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Country
Theme
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- 11 results found
- Ensuring nationality rights
- Reduction of statelessness
- 2015
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Council conclusions demonstrate the EUâs commitment to address statelessness
The year 2015 is coming to an end and yet, every 10 minutes a child is born without a nationality. The problem is considerable and the numbers speakâŠ
Itâs time to take action to protect stateless persons from arbitrary detention
The immigration detention of stateless persons is one of the silent tragedies of our globalised world that plays out behind closed doors, away fromâŠ
Tackling statelessness in Europe: actions, reflections & new ENS materials
Join un for the launch of new ENS toolkit on Protecting Stateless Persons from Arbitrary Detention accompanied by exhibition of Greg Constantine'sâŠ
No nationality, no rights â 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 theirâŠ
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 andâŠ
A Generation of Syrians Born in Exile Risk a Future of Statelessness
Doctor Nazirâs pregnant wife arrived in Turkey with a one-year old and no documentation. They had fled the unbearable bombardment of their home townâŠ
The jus sanguinis bias of Europe and what it means for childhood statelessness
Who is more Dutch: a child born to Dutch nationals in Australia (child A), or a child born to Australian nationals in the Netherlands (child B)?âŠ
States as a root cause of statelessness
What is the root cause of statelessness? There are many answers to this question â conflict of nationality laws, gender discrimination, persecutionâŠ
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 thatâŠ
Jus Soli: A miraculous solution to prevent statelessness?
Granting nationality at birth to children born on the territory of a country â the âjus soliâ principle â is often seen as an effective tool toâŠ