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This is Our Home - Stateless Minorities and their Search for Citizenship

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Author: UN Refugee Agency

UN organisation / body / branch: UN Refugee Agency

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Description: In May and June 2017, UNHCR spoke with more than 120 individuals who belong to stateless, formerly stateless and at-risk minority groups in three countries: the Karana of Madagascar, Roma and other ethnic minorities in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Pemba and Makonde of Kenya. Drawing on individual testimonies collected during these consultations, this report explains the circumstances that have led to them not being recognized as nationals of any country. It shows how statelessness can be passed on from one generation to the next, with children denied nationality on the basis of their parents’ national or ethnic origins. It highlights the daily indignities and suffering of individuals who are excluded because of characteristics that are inherent to their identities – their histories, their looks, their language, their faith. The findings in this report underscore the critical need for minorities to enjoy the right to nationality.

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Report

Source

UN : UNHCR

Region

Africa
Europe

Country

Kenya
Madagascar
North Macedonia

Theme

Discrimination
Lived Experience of Statelessness
Minorities

Framework

UNHCR

Population/Community

Kurds
Rohingya
Roma

Date published: Nov 3, 2017

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