Vietnam
11,000
Poland
10,825
Ethnic Chinese Cambodian and Vietnamese women who
renounced citizenship after marrying foreign nationals
Mostly arising in the context of migration
Meanwhile, Einar H. Dyvik presented data on the number of stateless people in the last 19
years from 2004-2022, as described in the following graph:
Figure 1. Number of Stateless People Worldwide 2004-2022.
Meanwhile, from a regional perspective, the largest number of stateless people is in the Asia
Pacific region (1,509,696), followed by the African continent (721,418); Europe (605,689); the
Middle East and North Africa (444,230); and the Americas (211,230). Several issues of
statelessness that have garnered public attention this decade include: (1) the existence of the
Kurds; (2) the Palestinians; and (3) the Rohingya ethnic group in Myanmar. These conditions are
presented without belittling the statelessness of other parts of the world, but serve as an initial
illustration of the urgency of the situation. According to Vlieks (2017) the statelessness
phenomenon will be elaborated upon in a substantial discussion and analysis in the following
section.
The existing situation in various parts of the world has persisted, with various factors and
characteristics (Guskova & Neretina, 2013; Rentfrow et al., 2008; Church, 2005). While there is
growing awareness of the importance of fulfilling the human rights of those in stateless situations,
their fulfillment still faces complex obstacles. A total of 360 agreements have been made by 252
states, 70 civil society organizations, and 38 international and regional organizations. It is
important to note, however, that not all of these promises contain concrete actions or stipulate a
timeframe for implementation many of them are merely general descriptions (Flemmer &
Schilling‐Vacaflor, 2016).
Based on the description as referred to, this research attempts to discuss and analyze the
issues of handling stateless nations from the perspective of the national and international human
rights legal framework as well as the form of participation of the international community in
fulfilling and providing protection for fundamental human rights to maintain their human dignity.
METHODS
The current study will be analyzed in normative juridical or doctrinal terms and the
historical legal-historical approaches, comparative juridical approaches, and systematic legal
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