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Many Roma in Europe are stateless and live outside social protection
Saturday, June 6, 2009
There are Roma in a number of European countries who have no nationality. They face a double jeopardy - being stateless makes life even harder for those who are already stigmatized and facing a plethora of serious, discrimination-related problems. For those who happen to be migrants as well, their situation is even worse.
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Two New Reports on Nationality Issues in Latvia Published
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Two recent reports on nationality issues in Latvia are available at:
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Imagine This: You Have No Country, No Country Will Claim You - U.S. State Department Dipnote on Statelessness
Wednesday, September 17, 2008Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Pushes Legislation to Help Bring An End to Statelessness, Human Trafficking, and the Plight of Refugees
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Continuing to Fight for Human Rights Around the World
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Legislation Addresses Plight of Millions of People Worldwide without Citizenship
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
WASHINGTON D.C.—The Open Society Policy Center today hailed the commitment of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) to address the global crisis of statelessness.
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“No one should have to be stateless in today’s Europe”
Friday, June 13, 2008
Everyone has the right to a nationality. Also, no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his or her nationality or denied the right to change nationality. These rights are spelled out in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights – but still not respected in a number of countries, also in Europe. The victims are stateless.
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Refugee Voices: A Nubian Elder’s Reflections on Ending Statelessness
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Although more than forty ethnic groups reside in Kenya, not all of them have been able to call that country home. The Nubian community, whose ancestors came to Kenya from Sudan in the late nineteenth century as conscripts of the British colonial army, is one group that has historically been denied citizenship.
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Visual Mission: Nubians in Kenya Seek Closure on Statelessness
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Twice the size of the U.S. state of Nevada in land mass, Kenya spans the equator and, with the Indian Ocean running along its southeast coast, shares borders with Somalia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Sudan. The country is a regional hub for trade, finance, and communication. Kenya provides shelter to almost a quarter of a million refugees.
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UN Report Published
Friday, March 14, 2008
The UN has published a report by the Independent Expert on Minority Issues, Gay McDougall, entitled, 'Promotion and Protection of all Human Rights, Civil,Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development.'
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Over 100,000 'Stateless' People Offered Citizenship
Friday, March 14, 2008
NEW YORK, Sep 14 (OneWorld) - A forceful campaign launched by an international humanitarian organization is likely to bring a positive change in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people living in Bangladesh who are not protected by the laws of any government.
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