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We're recruiting ... and festive greetings to all
Our network is growing and we are taking on new exciting challenges. To help us with the extra work we are seeking a Legal Policy Officer to support…
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New joint efforts towards ending statelessness in Sweden
On 10 December, the UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe organized a breakfast seminar on statelessness in Sweden, bringing together…
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Improvements and challenges in UK’s new guidance on statelessness applications
The new Tottenham Hotspur football team manager, José Mourinho, recently vowed that he won't repeat his past mistakes, but instead will make new…
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The Convention on the Rights of the Child at 30: Action still needed to fulfil every child’s right to a nationality in Europe
On World Children’s Day, politicians, civil society representatives, children and others gathered at the European Parliament for a high-level…
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Unsettled Status – The CJEU’s judgment in Bilali C-720/17 on statelessness and subsidiary protection
This blog considers the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the case of Bilali v Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl C-…
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Churches’ response to statelessness: challenging the policies and rhetoric creating statelessness
Religious institutions and their extended networks offer valuable avenues to address statelessness. These deep-rooted communities provide care for…
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Even where countries in Europe recognise marriage equality, children born to same-sex families remain at risk of statelessness
Every year the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map shows that the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex and queer people (LGBTIQ*) are still not…
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Ukraine’s most vulnerable children deserve a passport too
Children born in the occupied territories of Ukraine face a real risk of statelessness. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, only 43…
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Rising to the challenge: promoting the voices of stateless people in Europe
The absence of stateless voices is not due to a lack of individuals’ willingness to speak out and be involved in the debates and decision-making…
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Dutch municipalities take matters into their own hands while national government fails to provide solution for stateless people in the Netherlands
After years of advocacy efforts by civil society and UNHCR to persuade the Dutch government to improve its protection of stateless people, the…
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Statelessness is back (not that it ever went away...)
Citizenship deprivation and statelessness are very much back in fashion. States increasingly resort to such measures to deal with those returning…
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