• Many of those who advocated against stripping of nationalities, have faced legal intimidation and fabricated charges by the authorities, and some had to leave the country. • Facing a public backlash, authorities promised to treat the naturalised wives, who were stripped of nationality, as Kuwaiti citizens, therefore raising legitimate concerns of the rationale of stripping of stripping nationality in the first place. • Kuwait is not party to the Refugee Convention of 1951 or its 1967 Protocol, both are crucial instruments to meaningfully address the growing stateless population rights. 5 Kuwait: Amendments to Kuwaiti Nationality Law pose serious threats to human rights

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