The Pemba, originating from Tanzania, has lived in Kenya since the 1930s. However, they are not viewed as citizens and many remain stateless. The chairman of their community at the Shimoni village in Kwale county, 55-year-old Shaame Hamisi, explains that statelessness has caused the Pemba to lack basic rights.
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Millions of people around the world are without nationality. Many of them belong to an ethnic, religious or linguistic minority in the country where they have often lived for generations.
More than 75% of the world’s known stateless populations belong to minority groups. Discrimination, exclusion and persecution most commonly describe their existence.
This report explains the circumstances that have led to them not being recognized as citizens, drawing on discussions with four stateless or formerly stateless minority groups. The findings in this report underscore the critical need for minorities to enjoy the right to nationality.
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