In Southeast Asia, Family Frontiers (formerly Foreign Spouses Support Group), operates as an organisation led by an affected mother, focused on advocacy and empowerment of persons affected by Malaysia’s gender discriminatory citizenship laws. Within and outside of Myanmar a number of organisations are led by the lived-experience Rohingya activists including the Rohingya Project and Rohingya Human Rights Initiative to name a few. REGIONAL OVERVIEW In South Asia the Council of Minorities, operates to promote the rights of minority populations within Bangladesh and is led by Khalid Hussain, a formerly stateless member of the Urdu-speaking community. Within Nepal the Citizenship Affected People’s Network Nepal is led by and comprised of persons affected by Nepal’s gender discriminatory citizenship laws, including organisation President Deepti Gurung. 26 Rohingya Human Rights Initiative REGIONAL OVERVIEW 27 STATELESSNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA ASIA PACIFIC REPORT 2023