29 July 2021

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality

Blog posts & press:

From colonial subjects to stateless refugees (ENS Blog, July 2021) [text]
- Focuses on the Saharawis.

The Campaign to End Statelessness: April-June 2021 Update (UNHCR, July 2021) [text]

Statistical Reporting and the Representation of Stateless People: A Critical Note (CSS Blog, July 2021) [text]

Statelessness in a Pandemic (Project Syndicate, July 2021) [text]

UNHCR welcomes Togo’s decision to intensify its fight against statelessness (UNHCR, July 2021) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Background Note on Sex Discrimination in Birth Registration (UNHCR & UNICEF, July 2021) [text]
- See also related press release.

Deprivation  of nationality and the prevention of statelessness in Europe, Statelessness Index Thematic Briefing (European Network on Statelessness, July 2021) [text]

Evaluation of UNHCR-led Initiatives to End Statelessness (UNHCR, May 2021) [text]
- See also executive summaries in English and French. Note: Related annexes can be retrieved via the UNHCR Evaluation Service.

Invisible Kids: Childhood Statelessness in the UK (European Network on Statelessness, July 2021) [text]
- See also related editorial.

Statelessness and Citizenship Review, vol. 3, no. 1 (2021) [open access]
- General issue with three articles, three case notes, one commentary, two book reviews, and a symposium on statelessness and COVID-19, with five contributions.

"Statelessness in the Context of Climate Change: The Applicability of the Montevideo Criteria to 'Sinking States'," NYU Journal of International Law and Politics Online Forum (May 2021) [text]

Multimedia:

Statelessness & COVID-19: Case Studies Around the World, 15 June 2021 [access]

Resources:

Statefree.world [access]
- "Statefree is a social initiative which aims to create visibility and transparency around the topic of statelessness. The website provides a space for stateless people to share stories, experiences and thoughts around the topic of statelessness and connect to each other as well as their allies."

Statelessness Case Law Database [access]
- This "database aims to support legal practitioners, policy makers, institutions, researchers & civil society across Europe by providing a platform for comparative legal analysis and knowledge sharing. It is the first database to specifically focus on case law addressing statelessness. It includes easy to search and filter case summaries from across Europe." See also related editorial. A video recording of and remarks made at the launch event are also available.

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