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Collaborating to safeguard children’s identity rights amid global challenges

Established in 2021, the Identity Rights Working Group (IDRWG) is an informal consortium of organisations dedicated to peer learning, knowledge…
/ Mia Dambach, CHIP, and Deneisha Moss, ISI, co-chairs of the Identity Rights Working Group (IDRWG)
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State-of-play assessment on statelessness in Europe shows reasons to celebrate, some setbacks and opportunities to act

The Statelessness Index remains an indispensable guide for policy makers, legal experts, and advocates working to ensure the right to a nationality…
/ Patrícia Cabral, Legal Policy Coordinator, European Network on Statelessness
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From Evidence to Action: Armenia Joins the Statelessness Index

On 16 December, Armenia took a significant step forward in its efforts to address statelessness with the launch of the country’s Statelessness Index …
/ Narine Baghdasaryan, Project Coordinator at Mission Armenia
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Working together with stateless communities for change: developing guidelines for meaningful, collaborative advocacy on statelessness

On Friday 12th December, supported by the Global Alliance to End Statelessness, we held a Regional Network Lab (RNL) exploring the topic ‘Towards…
/ Chris Afuakwah, ENS Communications and Community Engagement Coordinator
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Addressing statelessness in a changing world – using the 2025 GRF Progress Review to assess progress made since the 2024 High-Level Segment on Statelessness

Fifteen months ago I spoke to a packed-out Palais des Nations at the launch of the Global Alliance to End Statelessness (GAtES) as part of the High-…
/ Chris Nash - Director, European Network on Statelessness
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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
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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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Harnessing pro bono collaboration: reflections on the PILnet Global Forum and new ways to address statelessness through the law

November has been a month of inspiring exchanges and collective drive. At a time when funding cuts are severely affecting work on statelessness…
/ Patrícia Cabral, ENS Legal Policy Coordinator
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Building Power Through Collective Action: Reflecting on our Statelessness & Innovation Conference

Last week, we had the privilege of jointly organising the Statelessness & Innovation conference in Berlin with stateless-led organisation,…
/ Chris Nash - Director, European Network on Statelessness
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Who makes belonging possible? Community-led action to end Roma statelessness in Montenegro

Efforts to address statelessness among Roma communities across the Western Balkans have revealed a persistent gap between legal and political…
/ Co-authored by NGO Phiren Amenca and European Network on Statelessness
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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