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Summary
Annual report 2016 Publications

Annual Report 2016

This year has been a reminder of the value of collaboration, and the extensive scope of activities and impact described in this report have only been…
/ Annual report
Blog

Alexander’s story - taking action to prevent the arbitrary detention of stateless people

In 2015 award-winning Greg Constantine visited Malta as part of his photographic journey around Europe, documenting the lives of detained stateless…
/ Neil Falzon, Director of aditus foundation
Blog

Protecting Stateless Persons from Arbitrary Dentention in Europe

This is blog is a repost of the foreword to the newly published report “Protecting stateless persons from arbitrary detention: An Agenda for Change…
/ Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
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#LOCKEDINLIMBO STATEMENT - It’s time to end the arbitrary detention of stateless people in Europe

The statement is now open to endorsement online. As the European Network on Statelessness (ENS) releases its new report, ‘Protecting Stateless…
Blog

Under the radar: Mapping statelessness in Austria

Statelessness in Austria has been a hidden issue, with stateless people and the problems they face largely invisible. In an attempt to gain a…
/ Haleh Chahrokh, Senior Protection Assistant, UNHCR Austria and Birgit Einzenberger, Senior Protection Associate, UNHCR Austria
Blog

Ending Statelessness arising out of Surrogacy in India: The Latest Developments

Studies estimate that surrogate mothers have given birth to more than 25,000 children in India, and about half of these children now live in the…
/ Sanoj Rajan, Dean of School of Law Ansal, University, India
Protecting Stateless Persons from Arbitrary Detention Publications

Protecting Stateless Persons from Arbitrary Detention: An Agenda for Change

This report is the final publication of a three-year project aimed at better understanding the extent and consequences of the detention of stateless…
/ Report
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Addressing statelessness amongst women and children in Asia and the Pacific

Women and children are disproportionately affected by statelessness. In recognition of this the Statelessness Network Asia Pacific (SNAP) will…
/ Statelessness Network Asia Pacific
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Sharing good practice on ending statelessness in the OSCE area

In its latest Mid-Year Trends 2016 UNHCR estimates at least 10 million people to be stateless globally. Approximately one-third of them are children…
/ Anisa Goshi and Frank Remus, UNHCR Liaison Office Vienna
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Civil society asks the Human Rights Council to hold Switzerland to account on statelessness

In November 2017, Switzerland will come before the UN Human Rights Council for Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
/ Nina Murray, European Network on Statelessness and Barbara von Rütte, humanrights.ch
Interviews

ENS Interview: Documenting statelessness with Greg Constantine

ENS caught up with Greg Constantine, an award winning documentary photographer, while in the midst of organising his next trip to Europe to speak at…
Blog

Sweden’s Temporary Asylum Laws: The Impending Problems for Stateless Refugees

In response to the large number of refugees entering Sweden in 2015, the government implemented a temporary asylum policy. Sweden’s Prime Minister,…
/ Jason Tucker, Postdoctoral researcher at Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (Malmö University)