Fundación CEPAIM, the European Network on Statelessness and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 35th Session of the Universal Periodic Review Spain Introduction 1. Fundación Cepaim, the European Network on Statelessness and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion make this joint submission to the Human Rights Council at the 35th Session of the Universal Periodic Review on the challenges pertaining to citizenship, statelessness and the enjoyment of fundamental human rights in Spain. 2. Fundación Cepaim1 is an independent, cohesive and sustainable organisation whose aim is to promote an inclusive and intercultural society, and to ensure that the most vulnerable people, especially migrants, have full access to their rights. Based in Spain, with 34 offices, Cepaim implements actions in the fields of reception and international protection, employment and training, youth and family, development cooperation, rural development, equality and nondiscrimination, community-based development, and housing. 3. The European Network on Statelessness (ENS)2 is a civil society alliance of NGOs, lawyers, academics, and other independent experts committed to addressing statelessness in Europe. Based in London, it currently has over 140 members in 40 European countries, including Cepaim in Spain. ENS organises its work around three pillars – law and policy development, awarenessraising and capacity-building. ENS provides expert advice and support to a range of stakeholders, including governments. 4. The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion3 is an independent non-profit organisation committed to an integrated, human rights-based response to the injustice of statelessness and exclusion through a combination of research, education, partnerships and advocacy. Established in August 2014, it is the first and only global centre committed to promoting the human rights of stateless persons and ending statelessness. The Institute has made over 40 country specific UPR submissions on the human rights of stateless persons, and compiled summaries of the human rights challenges related to statelessness in all countries under review under the 23rd to the 34rd UPR Sessions. 5. This submission focuses on: I. Spanish Nationality Law II. Stateless Population Data III. Statelessness Determination Procedure IV. Stateless Persons in Detention 1 For more information about Fundación CEPAIM, see: http://cepaim.org/. For more information about the European Network on Statelessness, see: www.statelessness.eu. 3 For more information, see www.institutesi.org. For more information on the Institute’s UPR advocacy, see http://institutesi.org/projects/human-rights-advocacy. 2 1