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Human Rights Comment
Several hundred thousand people in Europe are stateless – they need extra protection
Having a nationality is a basic human right – so basic that it amounts to a “right to have rights”. The tragedy of persons without nationality gained attention after World War II and a first United Nations treaty was agreed in 1954 on the Status of Stateless Persons to be be followed by another...
Human Rights Comment
Stateless Roma: no documents – no rights
Tens of thousands of Roma live in Europe without a nationality. Lacking birth certificates, identity cards, passports and other documents, they are often denied basic rights such as education, healthcare, social assistance and the right to vote. The exclusion and marginalisation that Roma persons...
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Many Roma in Europe are stateless and live outside social protection
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,...
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No one should have to be stateless in today’s Europe
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...
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Human Rights Comment
Syrian refugees: ‘Reset’ needed in Europe’s approach
Just over a year ago, I decided to follow the steps of Syrian refugees in Europe, to better understand what they were going through. At that time, I was worried that most European governments were reacting with indifference to the biggest refugee crisis facing our continent in over two decades....
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