Boston University School of Law's International Human Rights Clinic.
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(1/4)Syrian people represent a large portion of stateless individuals in the MENA region. Among the many reasons for this are decades of discriminatory Syrian policies, state succession, the Syrian civil war, and discriminatory policies in Syrian refugee host countries.
(3/4) For more analysis on the significance of Decree No. 13, check out the IHRC’s blog post! buslahr.medium.com/decree-no…
(1/2) Recently, the @ENStatelessness presented a monthly update regarding its statelessness litigation efforts in European Courts. One case at the Spanish Supreme Court recognized that Sahrawis possessing Algerian travel documents are stateless.
(2/2) This recognition allows for many stateless Sahrawis residing in Spain to regularize their immigration status pursuant to Royal Decree No. 865/2001 of July 20, 2025, allowing them to access important rights and protections in Spain.
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(1/4 )Asylum seekers in the US also face statelessness when the governments of the countries they fled refuse to hand over essential identification documents, such as birth certificates, or refuse to renew passports.
(3/4) After the Nicaraguan government cracked down on opposition leaders in 2021, many individuals had their citizenship revoked, their passports invalidated, and their birth certificates destroyed.
(1/7) Migration and forced displacement carry a high risk of statelessness. These events can result in the loss or destruction of identity documents and make it difficult for migrants and refugees to register births or marriages while in transit or at their destination.
(6/7) This would apply to approximately 70,000-110,000 Sahrawis, including descendants of Sahrawis born in the Spanish-administered Western Sahara. As the crisis in the Western Sahara continues, this could be the only chance at citizenship for many Sahrawis stuck in legal limbo.
(7/7) To learn more about the Sahrawi citizenship law in Spain, visit the article below:
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It’s easy to be so caught up in trying to advocate for human rights that we forget that such rights exist regardless of state recognition. Urbens Wilbert Dieuveuil, Director of ICDH, reminds us that the right to a nationality is so fundamental that it cannot be negotiated:
(1/4) Did you know that Algeria was one of the first MENA countries to implement gender equality reforms in its nationality laws? Algerian women can pass on citizenship to foreign spouses and their children on equal status with Algerian men.
(3/4) These reforms were an important step forward in promoting gender equality and ensuring that all children have access to the rights and protections that come with citizenship.
(4/4) To learn more about gender discrimination in nationality laws around the world, check out the @Hawiati_MENA 's interactive Legal Atlas on Gender Discrimination in Nationality Laws: xitter.cf/Hawiati_MENA/status/20…
The Legal Atlas on Gender Discrimination in Nationality Laws is an interactive resource mapping gender discrimination in nationality laws around the world.
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