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Interviews
Interview with Thugten Drukpa, President of The Association of Bhutanese Communities in Denmark
After a decade of living without a nationality in Denmark, the Bhutanese community continues their fight for citizenship rights. The Association of…
News
UK Supreme Court finds that setting high fees for registration of children as British citizens is not unlawful
On 2 February 2022, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the case PRCBC & O v SSHD [2022] UKSC 3, finding that setting high and…
Videos
Waiting for a nationality - Stateless in Spain
Meimuna, a young Sahrawi woman, had to wait three years before she was granted recognition as a stateless person. Whilst Spain’s law on asylum…
News
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…
Blog
Equating the rights of stateless persons with refugees in Spain
The new law should raise the standard of protection for those applying for stateless status and equate it to Spain’s law on asylum which offers a…
Interviews
ENS Interview - Nacho Hernández
ENS caught up with Nacho Hernández, Lawyer in the International Affairs Department of Fundación Cepaim, a Spain based civil society organisation and…
Blog
Statelessness: A blind spot on Austria’s human rights record
Austria is often praised by its official representatives as a model country concerning human rights protection, with a positive record on…
Blog
How far do citizenship laws in European Union Member States safeguard the children born there from statelessness?
Most European Union Member States participate in the international conventions concerning statelessness of 1954 and 1961, and have certain laws that…
Blog
The lives of stateless refugees in the Netherlands
Based on the article “Het lot van de staatloze vluchteling: ‘Niemand wil ons hebben’“ published in ‘Het Parool’ on 28 January 2020, written by Joset…
Blog
The Convention on the Rights of the Child at 30: Action still needed to fulfil every child’s right to a nationality in Europe
On World Children’s Day, politicians, civil society representatives, children and others gathered at the European Parliament for a high-level…
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Rising to the challenge: promoting the voices of stateless people in Europe
The absence of stateless voices is not due to a lack of individuals’ willingness to speak out and be involved in the debates and decision-making…
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