Millions of people around the world are not citizens of any country. Their lack of nationality has serious consequences for their lives, affecting their education, societal inclusion, well-being and ...

The 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness are the key international conventions addressing statelessness. Both are ...

As many as 15 million people are considered stateless worldwide today, with millions more at risk for statelessness. This means they are “not considered as nationals by any State under the operation ...

Discriminatory nationality laws and conflicts like the Syrian civil war mean that one child is born every 10 minutes without an official nationality, according to a new report by the United Nations ...

ASBURY PARK, N.J. — After decades without a country, Karina Ambartsoumian-Clough finally has a home she can call her own. Last November, she and her husband, Kevin Clough, closed on a charming, single ...

WITH Human Rights Day approaching and in the continued celebration of International Women’s Month, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) Statelessness Unit launched the “Her Document: Her Dignity” campaign, ...

Ask a Palestinian if they are “stateless,” and the answer is never straightforward. The international system loves its labels. “Stateless.” “Refugee.” “Displaced.” “Resident.” “Citizen.” Each one ...