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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…
Publications
Country position paper: Statelessness in Iran
Iran has an estimated population of 82.1 million people and is home to an unknown number of stateless people. Comprehensive data about the problem of…
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Country position paper: Statelessness in Iraq
Iraq has a population of 40.4 million people, and is home to an estimated 47,515 stateless people, although it is possible that the true figure for…
Interviews
Interview: Jean Lambert - "Resolving statelessness is a matter of political choice and it can be done"
Jean Lambert is a former UK Member of the European Parliament. She has been a tireless supporter and advocate for the plight of stateless people in…
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Ahead of next week’s UN global meeting in Geneva: Why Europe must redouble its efforts to tackle statelessness
On Monday, governments and regional institutions from across the globe will gather in Geneva for UNHCR’s High-Level Segment on Statelessness (HLS)…
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A State of Less
When you are stateless, you live your whole life in limbo, from the day you were born until the day you die.
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Stateless Syrians in Europe: Navigating the “Knowledge Gap”
Over the last two years, I have participated in the European Network on Statelessness (ENS) and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI)’s…
Publications
Country position paper: Statelessness in Syria
Syria has a population of 18.5 million people, with the latest UN estimates suggesting it is home to 160,000 stateless persons. However, this…
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Addressing statelessness in Europe’s refugee response: Gaps and Opportunities
Statelessness is an overlooked and often invisible feature of the forced migration context in Europe. Actors involved in the refugee response are…
Interviews
Interview with Yonous Muhammadi, President of the Greek Forum of Refugees
Yonous Muhammadi co-founded the Greek Forum of Refugees, a refugee-led organisation. He is a member of the European Migration Forum in Brussels and…
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Investor citizenship must not be used as a remedy for statelessness
When I started to look into the sale of passports a decade ago, there had been hardly any academic research on the topic. Yet with the increasing…
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