Table of Contents
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Introducing the Interviewees
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2
Introduction
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3
4
2.1 Methodology
2.2 About Roma
2.3 Discrimination and Statelessness
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Roma and Statelessness in Ukraine
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3.1 Roma
3.2 Statelessness
13
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Legal Framework
17
4.1
4.2
5
International and Regional Standards and Mechanisms
National Law and Policy Framework
4.2.1 Nationality
4.2.2 Statelessness
4.2.3 Roma Rights Protection and Anti-Discrimination Law & Policy
Causes of Roma Statelessness
5.1 Roma Statelessness as a Consequence of the Exercise of the Right to
Self-Determination
5.1.1 The Legacy of the Dissolution of the USSR
5.1.2 Roma of Transnistria
5.1.3 Influence of the Annexation of Crimea and the Armed Conflict in
the East
5.2 National Legal Procedure: Gaps and Complexity
5.2.1 Issues of Birth Registration
5.2.2 Legalisation of Stay of Undocumented Persons
6. Exacerbating Factors
6.1 The Lack of Coordination and Awareness of State Authorities
6.2 Discriminatory Implementation of Legislative Provisions
6.3 Socio-Economic Status
7. Marginalisation, Poverty and Exclusion
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
Access to Education
Access to Employment
Housing Conditions
Access to Healthcare
Social Exclusion
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8. Conclusions and Recommendations
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9. Acknowledgments
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10. Bibliography
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