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Blog

How well do we really understand statelessness?

A new book on statelessness brings together scholars of statelessness, moral, political and legal theorists, activists, advocates, artists, and…
/ Tendayi Bloom (Lecturer in Politics, The Open University), Phillip Cole (Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, The University of the West of England, Bristol), Katherine Tonkiss (Lecturer in Sociology and Policy, Aston University)
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Briefing Note to the LIBE/PETI Joint Hearing on Statelessness - 29 June 2017

ENS Briefing Note to the European Parliament's joint LIBE/PETI Committee Hearing on Statelessness on 29 June 2017.
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From Budapest to Strasbourg: taking forward the #LockedInLimbo campaign

Just over a month since we returned from three inspiring days in Budapest discussing and deliberating with our members and allies over how to…
/ Nina Murray, European Network on Statelessness
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Locked in Limbo Conference Report, Budapest 4-5 May 2017

On 4-5 May 2017, ENS brought together in Budapest, 115 civil society actors, lawyers, government officials, academics, and international agencies…
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Statement to the Council of Europe Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ)

Statement to the European Committee on Legal Co-Operation (CDCJ) of the Council of Europe on the Codification of European Rules for the Conditions…
News

Event Announcement - No Child Should be Stateless in Austria

We are pleased to announce an event in Vienna on Thursday 27 July to launch a new joint ENS/DLA Piper/Diakonie report ‘No Child Should be Stateless…
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Barriers to citizenship facing stateless children born in the UK

Stateless children born in the UK have a right to register as British citizens after living here for a continuous period of five years. But various…
/ Solange Valdez-Symonds, PRCBC and Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK
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Victory in the Constitutional Court: #LockedInLimbo and the Pointless Detention of Stateless Persons in Russia

On 23 May 2017, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation issued a decision in the case of Noé Mskhiladze, which mandates strict judicial…
/ Stephania Kulaeva, Director of ADC Memorial
Interviews

ENS Interview with Jean Lambert MEP

Jean Lambert is a British Member of the European Parliament and the Green Party. She has been a tireless supporter and advocate for the plight of…
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#LockedinLimbo: The Continued Detention of Stateless Persons in the UK

On 4-5 May 2017, myself and two colleagues from Duncan Lewis had the privilege of joining a delegation of over a hundred and twenty people - lawyers…
/ Lewis Kett, Solicitor in the Public Law team at Duncan Lewis Solicitors
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Unlocking limbo: how a culture change and the application of existing norms can reduce arbitrary detention

Seven years is a very long time. In the last seven years, many things have happened in my life that have shaped me in ways I cannot begin to grasp.…
/ Amal de Chickera, Co-Director of the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion
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Why we need a strong voice to stop stateless people ending up #LockedInLimbo

I very much welcomed the opportunity to speak at the recent European Network on Statelessness (ENS) conference in Budapest on 4-5 May which launched…
/ Manlio Di Stefano, Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe