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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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Representing stateless people in the UK: a practitioner’s view
A recently published UNHCR audit of statelessness determination in the UK showed that, whilst there is some positive practice in the UK’s…
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Clash of Constitutional Courts on addressing statelessness: Dominican Republic and Colombia
Dominican Republic and Colombia have taken very different approaches to the recognition of the right to a nationality for children born on their…
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Burden of proof in statelessness cases and the meaning of “by operation of its law”
The UK’s practice of depriving persons of their British citizenship when they are outside its territory belies its assurance, in the form of a duly…
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New joint efforts towards ending statelessness in Sweden
On 10 December, the UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe organized a breakfast seminar on statelessness in Sweden, bringing together not…
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Improvements and challenges in UK’s new guidance on statelessness applications
The new Tottenham Hotspur football team manager, José Mourinho, recently vowed that he won't repeat his past mistakes, but instead will make new…
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Dutch municipalities take matters into their own hands while national government fails to provide solution for stateless people in the Netherlands
After years of advocacy efforts by civil society and UNHCR to persuade the Dutch government to improve its protection of stateless people, the…
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How the Dutch immigration office prevented a strategic litigation case from unfolding in a decisive court decision for stateless individuals without legal stay
It all started in 2009. The then 22-year-old Nayif Negim travelled from Qatar, where he was born and raised, to Sweden. He had a valid visa to stay…
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UK Home Office changes to Immigration Rules on statelessness: a mixed bag
The extension of stateless leave from 2.5 to 5 years is very welcome; other changes to the Immigration Rules relating to statelessness raise concerns.
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The moment of truth for undocumented stateless people in the Netherlands
The legislative proposal published by the Ministry of Justice and Security in September 2016 to introduce a statelessness determination procedure (…
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Hoti v. Croatia – a landmark decision by the European Court of Human Rights on residence rights of a stateless person
Last week the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that Croatia’s failure to ensure stability of residence for Mr. Hoti, who lived in Croatia…
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