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Changes to the Portuguese Nationality Act come into force
On 11 November 2020, changes to the Portuguese Nationality Act entered into force. While the amendments do not directly affect statelessness...
French National Assembly report on children without identity around the world
A new report by the French National Assembly, published in September 2020, assesses the situation of children without identity in the world.
Updated and disaggregated data published on stateless persons in Spain
For the first time, the Office of Asylum and Refuge in Spain has published disaggregated data on statelessness.
Ukraine introduces a new statelessness determination procedure
A new bill introducing a statelessness determination procedure has entered into force in Ukraine on 18 July 2020.
New INDEX thematic briefing: Birth registration and the prevention of statelessness in Europe
Read our new briefing on birth registration and the prevention of statelessness
North Macedonia accedes to the 1961 Statelessness Convention
On 3 January 2020 North Macedonia acceded to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
Malta accedes to the 1954 Convention relating to the status of stateless persons
This is a welcome development in Malta’s approach to protecting people affected by statelessness, however
German ‘Migration Package’ poses increased risk of detention for stateless people
In June 2019, the German Parliament approved a new 'migration package' with tighter detention and deportation rules which may negatively...
Latvia takes a decisive step towards eliminating childhood statelessness
On 17 October Latvia's parliament passed legislation that will mean that from 2020, no child will be born in Latvia with "non-citizen...
Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 36th Session of the Universal Periodic Review - Bulgaria
The European Network on Statelessness, the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) and the Foundation for Access to Rights have prepared a...
Children of French fighters blocked in Syria and Iraq at risk of statelessness
Children born to foreign fighters with French nationality in Iraq and Syria are at risk of statelessness and lack access to birth registration,...
Des enfants de combattants français de Daesh bloqués en Syrie et en Irak exposés au risque d’apatridie
Les enfants nés de combattants étrangers de nationalité française en Irak et en Syrie risquent l'apatridie et n'ont pas accès à l'...
New data published on statelessness in France
The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) has published its 2018 annual report, which includes official...
Nouvelles données françaises sur l’apatridie publiées
L’Office français de protection des réfugiés et des apatrides (OFPRA) a publié son rapport annuel 2018 qui inclut des données sur les statistiques...
