COALITION ON EVERY CHILD’S RIGHT TO A NATIONALITY ITALY CHRISTINA,18 Christina and her family are stateless. They are part of the minority Roma community living in the outskirts of Rome. Christina is now entitled to Italian nationality because she has reached the age of 18. However, she is physically and intellectually disabled making it impossible for her to declare her willingness to acquire nationality as required by Italian law. The right to nationality has been denied to her due to the compounding effect of discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity and disability. © UNHCR/Francesca Martino 14 M I N O R I T Y C H I L D R E N A N D S TAT E L E S S N E S S M I N O R I T Y C H I L D R E N A N D S TAT E L E S S N E S S 15