The Plight of the Rightless: Mapping and Understanding Statelessness in Tripoli-V1.3
19. Produce KPIs and simple outcome indicators for the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of
Justice to publish annual statistics related to stateless cases submitted, in process,
resolved, delays, etc.
20. Pilot an automated system for stateless case processing through linking and easy data
sharing between the Ministry of Justice, General Security, and Ministry of Interior.
21. Assess gaps in knowledge of Mukhtars with regards to statelessness and provide SOPs
and trainings.
22. Develop Mukhtar oversight in order to improve accountability and transparency through
the Ministry of Interior.
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23. Unify stateless identification cards, enforce the Laissez-passer passport as the only
recognizable document and have the Mukhtar play an intermediary point between the
stateless and General Security.
24. Awareness campaign for stateless people - as well as the general public including
employers, healthcare centers and schools - about their right to education, health,
employment, movement, and legal procedures to solve their cases.
25. Develop inter-ministerial collaboration between the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of
Education whereby every student enrolled in a school gets a full subsidy on Laissezpasser until graduation. This can be achieved by means of a decree to be rendered by the
Council of Ministers upon the proposition of the Minister of Education.
26. Collaboration between the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Interior to recognize the
right of work for Laissez-passer holders. More specifically, laissez-passer holders can be
included within the annual decision rendered by the Minister of Labor that allows
foreigners (Palestinians and Syrians) and understudy individuals to practice some
professions that are usually restricted to Lebanese nationals.
27. Training related to statelessness in relevant security institutions such as police stations,
check points, and prisons to better instill human rights values and improve these
stakeholders’ treatment of stateless individuals.
28. Develop efficient oversight, transparency and reporting mechanisms of schools, hospitals
and relevant public institutions with regards to processing stateless cases.
29. Facilitate a 10 year valid residency to difficult cases where proof of eligibility faces major
obstacles due to death, physical impossibility, and other similar reasons. This could
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