Warsheh Team from Syria We are the Warsheh Team, advocating for marginalized and overlooked groups in Syria, from detainees and their families to women and their children. Since 2017, we have led the “My Nationality is Their Right” campaign, focusing on women denied the right to pass nationality to their children. This problem has grown more urgent following the revolution and ongoing conflict. Many women have been compelled to marry foreigners or individuals of unknown parentage, resulting in a growing number of stateless children who are deprived of fundamental rights such as identity, education, healthcare, and freedom of movement. In this context, our work as human rights defenders seeks to amplify the voices of the stateless and to address the urgent human rights concerns, they face directly. Engaging in this work has exposed our team and the affected women to direct risks and persistent pressures. On one occasion, a team member was detained by former authorities after being reported by a mother who feared repercussions for engaging with human rights organizations. Beyond this, team members face ongoing threats and cyberattacks due to misunderstandings of our advocacy, while many mothers refrain from participating in awareness or documentation activities out of fear for their safety. The lack of official documents compounds these challenges, making travel or attendance at international forums nearly impossible and limiting opportunities to share their experiences. Together, these obstacles illustrate the daily security, social, and practical barriers encountered by stateless human rights defenders in Syria. Despite these risks, we have continued to document the needs of affected communities and implement programs to empower women. In 2024, we recorded information on 570 stateless mothers in northeast Syria. We launched a training program for mothers aimed at breaking the barrier of fear and enabling them to engage in advocacy with the government, with our support. The program covers local and international nationality laws, political negotiation skills, media visibility, and ongoing psychosocial support. These efforts are complemented by key research and reports, including People Without Rights (a legal analysis of Decree No. 276), studies on the social, economic, and psychological impact of statelessness on women and mothers, analyses of donor and civil society marginalization of this issue, and research on how education, residency, and health policies exacerbate the crisis. However, significant gaps remain. The absence of official documents continues to deprive mothers and children of fundamental rights and restrict their participation in national and international platforms. Funding remains limited, as many donors decline support in the absence of reliable statistics or documentation, reinforcing the invisibility of the problem and reducing its priority on international agendas. With attention focused on other urgent issues such as detainees, education, and reconstruction, most Syrian civil society organizations do not prioritize statelessness. Consequently, our team bears the primary responsibility for this advocacy, navigating financial, logistical, and social challenges while women defenders face compounded discrimination and limited protection mechanisms. Recommendations: Ensure the direct inclusion of stateless human rights defenders, affected mothers, and organizations working on this issue in national and international forums to have their voices heard. Prioritize statelessness and women’s right to confer nationality as part of policy agendas, especially in light of current political changes in Syria. Establish support and advocacy mechanisms in coordination with our team to engage with and pressure the new government to strengthen the rights of women and children at risk of statelessness. 12