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Children's hands reaching out Publications

Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking

European Network on Statelessness welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the upcoming report on trafficking to the Human Rights Council, and the…
Clouds covering the sun Blog

Las nubes que amenazan el soleado panorama de la apatridia en España

España es tradicionalmente considerada una referencia en cuanto a buenas prácticas en prevención, identificación y protección de las personas…
/ Jesús Tolmo García PhD, la Coalición Española en materia de apatridia
Clouds covering the sun Blog

Clouds moving in over Spain’s progress on statelessness

Spain has traditionally been regarded as a leading example of good practices in the prevention, identification, and protection of stateless people.…
/ Jesús Tolmo García PhD, an individual member of the Spanish Coalition on Statelessness.
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Statelessness Determination and Protection in Europe: Good practice, challenges and risks

Stateless people face the risk of rights violations every day. The main reason for this is that most European States still don’t have an established…
/ ENS Briefing
Albanian flag Blog

Breaking the cycle of statelessness among Roma in Albania

In Albania, as in many parts of the Western Balkans, Romani communities continue to face a disproportionate risk of statelessness. This is not new,…
/ Co-authored by Tirana Legal Aid Society and European Network on Statelessness
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Foundlings at risk of statelessness in Kenya: towards strengthened legal protection

Every child around the world has the right to a nationality. This right is anchored in international and regional human rights instruments. Globally…
/ By Julie I. Lugulu, LL.D Candidate, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
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Opening doors and preventing childhood statelessness

I am a fourth-generation migrant on my mother’s side. Even though I couldn’t acquire my Canadian mother’s nationality at birth, I was protected from…
/ Cynthia Orchard, consultant on 'Opening Doors for Children: Prevention of Childhood Statelessness - Good Practices in the OSCE Area'
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Cypriot children without Cypriot citizenship: What is the ‘Mixed Marriage Problem’?

Cyprus, a small island in the Mediterranean with a very complex history, is still divided today after more than 50 years. This division continues to…
/ Sude DoÄŸan, Law Student at University of Nicosia, Founder and President of Movement for Resolution of Mixed Marriage Problem (Karma Evlilik)
Children's hands reaching out Publications

Identity Rights Working Group submission for input to the draft CRC Committee's General Comment 27 on Access to Justice and Effective Remedies (AJER)

We’re pleased to have contributed to the Identity Rights Working Group’s submission to the CRC Committee’s draft General Comment 27 on Access to…
Submissions Publications

Joint submission to the Human Rights Committee on Spain

La Red Europea sobre Apatridia (ENS), ACCEM, Convive-Fundación Cepaim y Red Acoge hicieron una presentación conjunta al Comité de Derechos Humanos…
/ Submission
Submissions Publications

Joint submission to the Human Rights Committee on North Macedonia

The Macedonian Young Lawyers Association and the European Network on Statelessness made a joint submission to the Human Rights Committee in advance…
/ Submission
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No Country to Call Home: the Hidden Crisis of Statelessness in the UK and beyond

"Statelessness is like being a ghost—except no one’s even scared of you." – Anonymous Imagine being born and raised in a country, speaking the…
/ Sam, ENS Community Member, UK