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Birth Registration as Bordering Practice in Fortress Europe
European countries are reporting nearly universal birth registration coverage, with rates between 99 and 100%. These figures make it appear as if non…
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Our Hands Extended: International Calls to End Gender Discrimination in Nationality Laws
The recent Global Summit on Gender Equality in Nationality Laws spotlighted the urgent need to eliminate gender discrimination in nationality laws.…
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Spotlighting Romani women’s activism and role in addressing statelessness in Europe
This blog is part of a collaboration between the European Network on Statelessness (ENS) and Romani women activists. Here, we want to draw attention…
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Join the feminist revolution in work to address statelessness
When black feminist theory was referenced on the podium at the closing plenary of the World Conference on Statelessness in the Hague last month, a…
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Getting to 100%: New video on the importance of ending gender discrimination in nationality laws
On International Women’s Day earlier this month the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights launched a short video that explains the harm…
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Joint alternative report on Serbia to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Alternative report on Serbia prepared by Praxis, the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, the European Network on Statelessness and the European…
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Groundbreaking Arab League declaration heightens global momentum to end gender discrimination in nationality laws
Amid the tragedy and uncertainty of today’s global challenges, there have been several important developments in the fight for gender equality in the…
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Ensuring gender equal nationality laws is key to ending statelessness
If statelessness is to be eradicated, it is vital that all States ensure that women and men have equal nationality rights – rights that govern one’s…
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A look back at seven years at the helm of UNHCR’s Statelessness Section
When it comes to issues of forced displacement, there is a massive amount of doctrine, operational guidance and academic writing. There are a range…
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A Global Campaign to End Statelessness - The Time Has Come
For too long statelessness has remained a sleeper issue. This is surprising considering that UNHCR's latest statistics confirm 3.5 million stateless…
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Gender discrimination and statelessness in Europe
Discrimination is one of the major underlying causes of statelessness around the world. An unequal right for men and women to acquire, retain or…
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