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"None of Europe's children should be stateless" - Conference Action Statement & next steps with the campaign!
Our conference in Budapest last week represented an important step in ENS's campaign "None of Europe's children should be stateless". You never…
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Conference Action Statement "None of Europe's Children Should be Stateless"
This statement was presented and discussed during the closing session of the ENS conference “None of Europe’s children should be stateless” which…
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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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States as a root cause of statelessness
What is the root cause of statelessness? There are many answers to this question – conflict of nationality laws, gender discrimination, persecution…
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A look back at seven years at the helm of UNHCR’s Statelessness Section
When it comes to issues of forced displacement, there is a massive amount of doctrine, operational guidance and academic writing. There are a range…
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Using the UPR to address statelessness
The United Nations Human Rights Council has a system of 'Universal Periodic Review' (UPR) which covers all member states of the UN. This means that…
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Statelessness determination procedure in Italy: who bears the burden of proof?
The Italian Court of Cassation has recently ruled on a case concerning the statelessness determination procedure (Court of Cassation No. 4262 of 3…
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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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Statelessness in Ireland – international obligations and national reality
Ireland has adopted a somewhat incoherent approach in matters related to international conventions. Sometimes, Ireland will not sign or ratify a…
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Do stateless people have a right to die?
It was in October last year (2014) when Tereza, the long-term partner of my stateless client, came to my office and said to me: “Roman is in hospital…
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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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