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Statelessness: A blind spot on Austria’s human rights record
Austria is often praised by its official representatives as a model country concerning human rights protection, with a positive record on…
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How far do citizenship laws in European Union Member States safeguard the children born there from statelessness?
Most European Union Member States participate in the international conventions concerning statelessness of 1954 and 1961, and have certain laws that…
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In varietate concordia? Loss of nationality in the EU
There is no such thing as a European code regulating access to (and loss of) European citizenship. Whoever wants to know how to gain or lose EU…
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The lives of stateless refugees in the Netherlands
Based on the article “Het lot van de staatloze vluchteling: ‘Niemand wil ons hebben’“ published in ‘Het Parool’ on 28 January 2020, written by Joset…
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The counter-productiveness of deprivation of nationality as a national security measure
This week, and after two and half years of research involving 60 international experts, a set of Principles on Deprivation of Nationality as a…
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North Macedonia takes important first step towards ending statelessness
On 3 January North Macedonia officially acceded to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, joining 74 other countries which have…
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Birthright citizenship and children born in a conflict zone
As of 1 February 2020, an amendment to the Danish citizenship act means that a child born to a Danish parent who has unlawfully entered or stays in a…
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Burden of proof in statelessness cases and the meaning of “by operation of its law”
The UK’s practice of depriving persons of their British citizenship when they are outside its territory belies its assurance, in the form of a duly…
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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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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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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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