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More than a photo op – 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 international…
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ENS Annual Report 2012/13
This is the first ENS Annual Report covering the Network's activities since it was publicly launched in June 2012.
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Legally Invisible, Fighting for Health Care
Vela does not officially exist. Although she has lived in Macedonia all her life, neither she nor her four children have access to health services.…
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Supra-national citizenship: an increasingly powerful tool of protection… and exclusion
In May 2013, the European Commission announced its proposal for new EU legislation that would give every citizen of the European Union the right to…
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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 of…
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Learning about statelessness in the Netherlands
This month, I was tasked with writing an introductory article for a special edition on statelessness of the journal “Asiel en Migrantenrecht” (Asylum…
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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 year’s UNHCR NGO Consultations to act as a springboard for the adoption of…
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Proving statelessness: evidential issues for refused asylum seekers
The introduction of a statelessness determination procedure in the UK in April 2013 was a welcome development. However, it has thrown into sharp…
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The UNHCR NGO Consultations in Geneva – A springboard for the adoption of an International Day on Statelessness?
A recent blog on this site considered the non-emergence of statelessness as an issue, and a similar process of reflection has led the European…
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Poor Judgement, Bad Judgment
I was preparing to write a blog entry on the upcoming UNHCR NGO Consultations – on the importance of NGOs working on statelessness strengthening…
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A Government Approach to Moving Statelessness Forward on the International Agenda
The last ENS blog entry dealt with the emergence of the issue of statelessness on the international agenda. Following this approach my contribution…
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