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A Generation of Syrians Born in Exile Risk a Future of Statelessness
Doctor Nazir’s pregnant wife arrived in Turkey with a one-year old and no documentation. They had fled the unbearable bombardment of their home town…
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The jus sanguinis bias of Europe and what it means for childhood statelessness
Who is more Dutch: a child born to Dutch nationals in Australia (child A), or a child born to Australian nationals in the Netherlands (child B)?…
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Romania’s stateless children – still unknown, still invisible
When I started working on statelessness in 2009 I was told by more experienced colleagues from civil society organizations, as well as by public…
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Fighting for children’s right to nationality in Europe
“When is it in the best interests of the child to be stateless? Never!” With these 14 words, Renate Winter, Member of the UN Committee on the Rights…
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The right to a legal identity or the right to a legal ID?
Proposed target 16.9 of the soon-to-be-adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reads: Provide legal identity to all, including birth…
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Jus Soli: A miraculous solution to prevent statelessness?
Granting nationality at birth to children born on the territory of a country – the “jus soli” principle – is often seen as an effective tool to…
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Thoughts on Strategic Litigation: Can EU law prevent and reduce Roma statelessness in Europe?
The Court of Justice famous weighed in several years ago on the relevance of EU law to situations where EU citizens are made stateless (Case C-135/08…
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Legally Invisible in Serbia
Just outside the front door of their shack in an informal Roma settlement in central Belgrade, Serbia, 15-year-old Deni and his six brothers and…
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ENS launches new campaign: 'None of Europe's Children should be Stateless'
No child chooses to be stateless. It is a fundamental truth that every child belongs – to this world, to a place and to a community – and this…
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Launch of ENS Campaign - None of Europe’s children should be stateless
He has your infectious smile and your partners bright, warm eyes. He shares your jovial nature and your partner’s ease in connecting with people and…
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Litigating Strategically: Stateless children born in the EU
Does a child born in the EU, who would have been an EU citizen had the Member State of birth complied with its international obligations, but who is…
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