The Plight of the Rightless: Mapping and Understanding Statelessness in Tripoli-V1.3
Therefore, results show that statelessness confines movement within the city due to fear
of checkpoints and consequently limits the available work opportunities due to, among
other reasons, challenging logistics. This situation clearly shows how stateless are deprived
of two basic rights as stipulated in Articles 9-154 and 11-155 of the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights.
Figure 16-Checkpoints
Right to Education
Thirty-three percent of stateless people currently living in Tripoli have never been to school,
compared to only 10% for the non-stateless. As for primary education, which consists of grades
1 to 6, a higher percentage (41%) of the stateless have reached this level. This is very comparable
to the non-stateless percentage of 39%. Furthermore, percentages keep shrinking as the level of
education increases. For instance, for complementary education, which is grades 7, 8 and 9, only
20% of the stateless declared having reached this level. Of this 20%, only 4% made it to
secondary school (grades 10, 11 and 12). On the other hand, 26% of the non-stateless have
reached complementary education and 12% of them continued all the way to secondary
Article 9-1 stipulates: “Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be
subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds
and in accordance with such procedure as are established by law.”
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Article 11-1 stipulates: “Everyone lawfully within the territory of a State shall, within that territory, have
the right to liberty of movement and freedom to choose his residence.”
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