Browse through our library of news, events, blogs, interviews and publications. You can also access our Statelessness Index and our Statelessness Case Law Database.
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No Papers, No Prospects? Mapping Statelessness In the 21st Century
What causes statelessness? How can stateless people be protected? And can statelessness be eradicated?
Blog
Seizing new opportunities to address statelessness in the Dominican Republic
Following a decade of restrictive measures on migration and nationality matters, in late 2013 the Constitutional Tribunal in Santo Domingo issued a…
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Waiting for a nationality - Stateless in Spain
Meimuna, a young Sahrawi woman, had to wait three years before she was granted recognition as a stateless person. Whilst Spain’s law on asylum…
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ENS and Fundacion Cepaim call for legislative reforms to improve the situation of stateless people in Spain
In a joint letter sent to the Spanish Prime Minister yesterday, ENS and Fundación Cepaim launched a campaign calling on Spain to introduce critical…
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Ending statelessness is possible, but we cannot do it without the people affected by it
Currently, more than half a million people are stateless in Europe. Nobody understands the impact of living without a nationality better than…
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Equating the rights of stateless persons with refugees in Spain
The new law should raise the standard of protection for those applying for stateless status and equate it to Spain’s law on asylum which offers a…
Blog
Statelessness: A blind spot on Austria’s human rights record
Austria is often praised by its official representatives as a model country concerning human rights protection, with a positive record on…
Blog
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…
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Burden of proof in statelessness cases and the meaning of “by operation of its law”
The UK’s practice of depriving persons of their British citizenship when they are outside its territory belies its assurance, in the form of a duly…
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Statelessness Index - assessing how countries in Europe protect stateless people
The European Network on Statelessness Director Chris Nash speaks about the Statelessness Index (https://index.statelessness.eu/) - the first and only…
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