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New data on the Statelessness Determination Procedure in France
The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) has published its 2020 annual report which includes updated data on...
8 Sep 2021
New report on detention and statelessness in France
New report on statelessness in the context of administrative detention for removal in France, highlighting significant gaps in the identification of...
8 Sep 2021
More than 10,000 people granted a ‘general pardon’ permit in 2007 can now qualify for Dutch nationality
The Dutch Government announced a facilitated route to naturalisation for all those who received a residence permit under a general pardon issued in...
6 Aug 2021
New INDEX thematic briefing: Deprivation of nationality and the prevention of statelessness in Europe
This briefing summarises how countries perform on deprivation of nationality.
22 Jul 2021
UNHCR publishes new study on statelessness in the Czech Republic
In December 2020, UNHCR in the Czech Republic published a new study - Faces of Statelessness in the Czech Republic - based on in-depth interviews...
8 Feb 2021
UNHCR publishes audit of statelessness determination in the UK
UNHCR published an audit of the UK’s statelessness determination procedure.
19 Jan 2021
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...
18 Jan 2021
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.
18 Nov 2020
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.
3 Sep 2020
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.
17 Jul 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
5 May 2020
North Macedonia accedes to the 1961 Statelessness Convention
On 3 January 2020 North Macedonia acceded to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
7 Jan 2020
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
17 Dec 2019
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...
1 Nov 2019
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...
30 Oct 2019
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