Table of Contents
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Introducing the Interviewees
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2
Introduction
7
3
2.1 Methodology
2.2 About Roma
2.3 Discrimination and Statelessness
8
9
11
Roma and Statelessness in Albania
13
3.1 Roma
3.2 Statelessness
13
16
4
Relevant International and Regional Standards and Mechanisms
19
5
National Law and Policy Framework
21
5.1 Nationality
5.2 Equality and Non-Discrimination
5.3 Statelessness in National Law
21
23
25
6
7
Birth Registration and the Risk of Statelessness
27
6.1 Birth Registration Procedure and Challenges
6.2 Legalisation of Documents of Children Born Abroad
6.3 Legal Aid
6.4 Addressing Statelessness
27
32
33
34
Marginalisation, Poverty and Exclusion
37
7.1 Access to Employment
7.2 Housing Conditions
7.3 Access to Healthcare
7.4 Access to Education and Literacy
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8
Conclusions and Recommendations
43
9
Acknowledgements
47
10 Bibliography
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