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“The endless waiting has destroyed me” – will the Statelessness Bills discussed in the Dutch Parliament this week bring a solution for stateless people in the Netherlands?
Ahead of the 25th May debate in the Dutch parliament on new draft legislation on statelessness, our Dutch members analyse the proposed laws, their…
“Het eindeloze wachten heeft mij kapot gemaakt” – zullen de wetsvoorstellen staatloosheid ter discussie in Tweede Kamer deze week een oplossing bieden voor staatlozen in Nederland?
In aanloop naar het debat van 25 mei in de Tweede Kamer over nieuwe ontwerpwetgeving betreffende staatloosheid analyseren onze Nederlandse leden de…
A multilingual toolkit on statelessness: how to identify, support and refer people at risk of statelessness
Across Europe, low levels of awareness of statelessness are widespread. For NGO workers, civil servants and refugee practitioners, this a lack of…
I Am Human: New UNHCR report reveals the experiences of stateless people in the UK
In the final instalment of our three blog series focusing on the UK, the experiences of stateless people are brought to light in UNHCR’s new report,…'Awaiting' - Stateless lives in Hungary
In 2007, Hungary was the world’s fifth country to introduce a statelessness determination procedure and protection status for those identified as…
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…
Statelessness Determination in the UK: UNHCR audit reveals the need for fundamental changes in approaches taken to decision making
UNHCR has published a report detailing findings from its audit of the UK's statelessness determination procedure. The report reveals a number of…
A victory for human rights in Zhao v. the Netherlands (the ‘Denny case’): Nationality from birth, without exceptions
In its first-ever decision on the right to nationality, issued in late December, the UN Human Rights Committee calls on the Netherlands to enact a…
Legal reform brings Ukraine closer to improving the lives of stateless people
Ukraine is on the verge of a decisive step that will bring the State closer to solving the problem of statelessness, by establishing in law a…
Statelessness determination in Europe and beyond: Trends and good practices
Identifying stateless persons has long been considered a key challenge in efforts to eradicate statelessness. In the decades following the adoption…
It is not just paperwork; it is human work. Recognising and supporting the role of grassroots organisations in the fight to end statelessness
Stateless Roma, or Roma at risk of statelessness, face a number of particular challenges in daily life. These include barriers in accessing the legal…