4. The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion7 is an independent non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting an integrated, human rights based response to the injustice of statelessness and exclusion. 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 30 country specific UPR submissions on the human rights of stateless persons, and also compiled summaries of the key human rights challenges related to statelessness in all countries under review under the 23rd to the 30th UPR Sessions.8 5. The European Network on Statelessness (ENS)9is 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 120 members in 40 European countries. ENS organises its work around three pillars – law and policy development, awareness-raising and capacity-building. ENS provides expert advice and support to a range of stakeholders, including governments. 6. The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC)10 is a Roma-led international public interest law organisation, working to combat anti-Romani racism and human rights abuse of Roma. The approach of the ERRC involves strategic litigation, international advocacy, research and policy development and training of Romani activists. The ERRC has consultative status with the Council of Europe, as well as with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. 7. Minority Rights Group International (MRG)11 is an international non-governmental organisation working to secure the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide, and to promote cooperation and understanding between communities. MRG works with over 150 organisations in nearly 50 countries. MRG has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, observer status with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and is a civil society organisation registered with the Organization of American States. 8. During the process of preparation of this joint submission MYLA consulted with Roma-led organisations in Macedonia active in the field of identification of persons at risk of statelessness. Their views and the positions raised during the official meetings with governmental bodies are reflected in this submission. 9. The joint submission also draws on the recently published report, ‘Roma Belong: Statelessness, Discrimination and Marginalisation of Roma in the Western Balkans and Ukraine’ exploring the nexus between statelessness, discrimination and marginalisation of Romani people in European %D0%9C%D0%97%D0%9C%D0%9F-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%82-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8-%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB2018.pdf 7 For more information about ISI, please see www.institutesi.org/ 8 For more information on the Institute’s UPR advocacy, see http://www.statelessnessandhumanrights.org/upr-universal-periodicreview/resources-database. 9 For more information about ENS, please see http://www.statelessness.eu/. 10For more information about ERRC, please see http://www.errc.org/. 11For more information about MRG please see http://minorityrights.org/. 3