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Working towards the eradication of statelessness in South Eastern Europe

Several contributors have reported on this website on statelessness in South Eastern Europe and on initiatives to strengthen civil registration andā€¦
/ Inge Sturkenboom, UNHCR
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Statelessness in Ukraine

HIAS works worldwide to protect refugees whose lives are in danger for being who they are. In 14 countries across five continents, we ensure thatā€¦
/ Kateryna Moroz, Lawyer at HIAS Kyiv, and Kim Harper, Development Officer
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Statelessness as a rising topic in EU external relations: Report on the Expert Meeting on Statelessness within the Eastern Partnership Panel on Migration and Asylum

The Hungarian Ministry of Interior, in co-operation with Moldova, organized an expert meeting in the framework of the European Union (EU) Easternā€¦
/ Dr. TamƔs MOLNƁR, Head of Unit for Migration, Asylum and Border Management, Hungarian Ministry of Interior
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Litigating for the stateless ā€“ a bumpy, but steady road upwards

Ever wonder why there are so few cases on statelessness before international supervisory bodies and regional courts? The task of browsing throughā€¦
/ Maxim Ferschtman is Senior Legal Adviser on equality and citizenship at the Open Society Justice Initiative
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More than a photo op ā€“ an opportunity for advocacy with governments on accession

Complaints about the low number of States that are party to the UN statelessness conventions have been a constant feature of internationalā€¦
/ Mark Manly, Senior Legal Coordinator (Statelessness) for UNHCR
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UK Supreme Court Confronts Statelessness in Al-Jedda Case

On Thursday, June 27, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will hear arguments arising from an attempt to denationalize a man suspected ofā€¦
/ Laura Bingham is a legal officer working in the equality and citizenship issue area of the Open Society Justice Initiative
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Setting the bar higher - The UNHCR NGO Consultations and getting serious about eradicating statelessness

A couple of weeks ago on this site I wrote about the potential for this yearā€™s UNHCR NGO Consultations to act as a springboard for the adoption ofā€¦
/ Chris Nash, International Protection Policy Coordinator at Asylum Aid
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Roma statelessness in Italy ā€“ field research reveals long-awaited data

The Italian Council for Refugees (CIR), with the support of Open Society Foundations, issued itsĀ study summarizing the results of the project ā€œInā€¦
/ Daniela Di Rado, Italian Council for Refugees (CIR)
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Innovations in Russian Legislation on Citizenship

Against the backdrop of crazy laws and bills, that have been passed or that are being currently examined by the State Duma of the Russian Federationā€¦
/ Svetlana Gannushkina, Chair of the Civic Assistance Committee and a Member of the Council of the Memorial Human Rights Centre
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An unexpected frontrunner - Tackling statelessness in Iraq

It may surprise some that in 2010, no country in the world achieved a larger reduction in statelessness than Iraq. A new constitution granting theā€¦
/ Karel Hendriks
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Governments should act in the best interest of stateless children

Nils Muižnieks, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, has today published a Human Rights Comment on the statelessness ofā€¦
/ Nils Muižnieks, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe
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Taking stock of State pledges to tackle statelessness?

It is now just three months short of a year since UN High Commissioner for Refugees AntĆ³nio Guterres, hailed a ā€œquantum leapā€ in global efforts toā€¦
/ Chris Nash, International Protection Policy Coordinator at Asylum Aid