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Submission to the 2025 report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus to the Human Rights Council
ENS has contributed a submission to the 2025 report of the Special Rapporteur before the 59th session of the Human Rights Council on the situation of…
Birth registration and the prevention of statelessness in Europe: identifying good practices and remaining barriers
Birth registration is a key way to prevent statelessness and ensure every child can acquire a nationality. Yet, some children in Europe still face…
WEBINAR: Litigating on Statelessness - the right to respect for family and private life
Watch our webinar with experts on statelessness and litigators on how the courts can play a role in developing and effectively implementing the right…
Legal briefing: Statelessness and the right to respect for family and private life
Read our new legal briefing on statelessness and the right to respect for family and private life.
Submission to the ECtHR on Ramadani v. Serbia
In partnership with The AIRE Centre, ENS has filed a third-party intervention before the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Ramadani v.…
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…
Vicious circles of Roma statelessness in Serbia – A road map
The Roma community in Serbia continues to endure challenges when it comes to birth registration and citizenship acquisition. The risk of…
Why Europe needs to work with other regions to find creative solutions to birth registration and documentation of children born in conflict zones
European States and regional institutions need to step-up and commit to clear actions to protect the rights of all children to a legal identity and…
Resolving statelessness in Roma communities requires improved inclusion, participation and scrutiny of discrimination
This week two European conferences take place asking crucial questions on inclusion and statelessness. On Monday and Tuesday, Roma civil society,…
A missed opportunity to address childhood statelessness in Poland
One of the most devastating characteristics of statelessness is that it affects millions of children across the globe. In countries like Poland,…
Joint Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the 88th Pre-Sessional Working Group - United Kingdom
This submission to the 88th Pre-Sessional Working Group of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on the right of every child to acquire and…