The international legal definition of a stateless person is “a person who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law”. In simple terms, this means that a stateless ...
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 ...
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 ...