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NGOs and law centres should be resourced to provide expert legal assistance to Romani
women to resolve their citizenship status, and build their capacity to take a gendered
approach to this work.
Governments should invest in training and capacity building for frontline officials to improve
their understanding of intersectional discrimination and take measures to eradicate
antigypsyism and harmful gender stereotypes.
Governments should take steps to improve access to reproductive healthcare for Romani
women and facilitate complex procedures for (late) birth registration, ensuring access to
legal aid and other support services.
Governments should establish systems and take proactive steps targeting specific groups to
ensure all children born on their territory have equal access to immediate, free birth
registration, and a nationality as soon as possible after birth in line with international law.
Governments, regional bodies, international organisations and civil society should pay more
attention to the parental rights of Romani women, including those affected by (risk of)
statelessness, and mitigate the risk of forcible separation from their children.
Donors, academics, civil society, international organisations, and human rights mandateholders should explore and address the links between statelessness and violence against
women and girls, and involve Romani women representatives in this work.
For further information, please contact:
Nina Murray
Head of Policy & Research, European Network on Statelessness
nina.murray@statelessness.eu