Identifying and addressing statelessness in the refugee context is vital to prevent serious human rights violations. It is essential that Europe recognises and addresses statelessness if it is to uphold its traditions of freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights.
Explore the issue & how we can fix it
Children's rights to a nationality
Improving children’s access to nationality and preventing statelessness
Birth registration
Improving children’s access to nationality and preventing statelessness
Asylum registration and screening
Improving the identification of statelessness on arrival
Detention and return
Protecting stateless people from arbitrary detention
Family reunification
Ensuring stateless people can be reunited with family members
Naturalisation and integration
Improving stateless people’s access to naturalisation and integration
Refugee reception and status determination
Improving determination of statelessness in the refugee context
Resettlement and other complementary pathways to protection
Ensuring stateless people have equal access to resettlement
Addressing statelessness in Europe’s refugee response
This report outlines key emerging challenges, gaps and opportunities for action to protect the rights of stateless refugees and prevent new cases of statelessness arising in the context of forced migration in Europe.
