THE STATELESS STATUTE

HOW AN INVISIBLE People CAN BE?

Goal

Is to give out this problem that affects thousands of people in the world.

Index

1. What is statelessness?

2. Do you know that there are two types of Stateless people?

3. How do people become Stateless?

4. What are the consequences that Stateless people encounter?

What is statelessness?

All refugees are stateless, many stateless people are not refugees. Being undocumented or Asylum is not the same as being stateless.

UN. The Convention on the Status of Stateless Person was adopted on 28 September 1954.

“A person who is not considered a national by any State under the operation of its law".

"A stateless person does not have a nationality of any country". AND Some people are born stateless, but others become stateless

DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF STATELESS PERSON?

Jure Stateless:People who lack legal citizenship or their nationality is not automatic.

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Facto Stateless: There is no definition for it even in international mechanisms. and denies them effective protection. But in general, they are people whose nationality is not recognized by any State and they do not have birth certificates. They give them a document where they put stateless XXA

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HOW DO PEOPLE BECOME STATELESS?

Discrimination in national laws (For example: racial, religious or gender)

Loss or deprivation of nationality.

Laws restricting the rights of women to pass on their nationality to their children.

Conflict and gaps in national laws.

HOW DO PEOPLE BECOME STATELESS

The lack of birth registration.

States can also deprive citizens of their nationality through changes in law.

Birth to stateless parents.

Then.....WHERE DO THEY LIVE?

Without any nationality, stateless persons often do not have the basic rights like other citizens.

- Stateless persons often have no access to education or healthcare.

What are the consequences that Stateless people encounter?

- As stateless persons are often denied basic human rights such as identity documents.

- In many countries, a stateless person cannot register a marriage and any children they have will be stateless

- They are also not legally allowed to work.

- Statelessness causes isolation and separation between the family.

Do you want to hear a stateless person? We listen to her and then we debate, if you want!!

EMPEZAR

Statelessness in Lebanon: Leal's Story

I recommend listening to our embassies Maha Mamo

EMPEZAR

I am from everywhere, but I exist nowhere.

Emgaili Jatri

Thank you very much