Resolving Statelessness in Thailand “We found that some children we helped 20 years ago to have rights and legal status, those who seemed to have no future, have become university graduates with bachelors and master’s degrees. Some became government...
that can fly everywhere I want in the sky.” "My life has changed. Now I’ve become a bird When UNHCR met her in 2015, Artee Ma-Yer was a stateless student in northern Thailand. She shared her dreams and challenges in a workshop with stateless youth in Chiang Rai...
Statelessness in France A stateless person is ‘a person who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law’. In more simple terms, someone who is stateless is someone who does not have the nationality of any country. This status has been...
Stepping out of the Shadows of Statelessness 23 December 2016, SARAJEVO– Nuhija Abazi shyly pulls out a so-called “military record book” from his pocket. The timeworn document, listing the dates of his participation as a member of the Army of Bosnia and...
Maha Mamo, a stateless refugee in Brazil, talks about the challenges of a life without nationality As a child, Maha Mamo wasn’t allowed to go on school trips outside of Lebanon. When the other children left on buses to Syria or Jordan, she remained behind. And even...
2 years of #IBelong Campaign; global initiatives highlight the importance of eradicating statelessness 22nd November, GENEVA – “In the two years since the #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness was launched on November 4, 2014, the level of international...
