marginalised groups.
SOURCES
32. The information presented in this joint submission is based on research conducted by aditus
foundation for the European Network on Statelessness Statelessness Index, available here:
https://index.statelessness.eu/
33. The Statelessness Index is a comparative tool that assesses European countries’ law, policy
and practice on the protection of stateless people and the prevention and reduction of
statelessness, against international norms and good practice. It is a tool created for civil
society, government, researchers, the media and other interested individuals.
34. The country data presented in the Index was gathered through a detailed survey, structured
around five themes and a series of subthemes. The surveys were completed by country
experts (researchers, lawyers, NGOs and other civil society actors), referenced with links
to sources, reviewed by a second country expert, and then returned to the ENS Secretariat
for analysis.
35. For transparency, the raw data (country survey) is available to download from each country
page. This is not intended for dissemination as a standalone document and should always
be read in conjunction with the country profile. For each question answered, country
experts were asked to provide a reliable source ranging from national legislation,
government policy and guidance, official statistics, reports from human rights bodies, NGO
reports and studies, media reports, and internal casework or monitoring information from
NGO practice. The data was then checked for accuracy with second country experts, who
included civil society actors, as well as UNHCR country offices and government officials
in some cases.
36. The
Malta
country
survey
is
available
https://index.statelessness.eu/file/66/download?token=5bds4Hm3.
here:
37. Specific information on the heightened risk of arbitrary detention faced by statelessness
persons is also published by the European Network on Statelessness and aditus foundation,
in Protecting Stateless Persons from Arbitrary Detention, 2015, available at
http://aditus.org.mt/Publications/ENS_reports.zip.
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