Boston University School of Law's International Human Rights Clinic.
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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: nitter.gq/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.
Explore the Atlas: legal-atlas.equalnationality…
@EQLNationality
@EndStatelessns
(1/6) The IHRC’s project is focused on mapping statelessness in the MENA region, but statelessness is an issue all over the world, including in the U.S.
(5/6) Since the start of the COVID pandemic, the rise of sovereign citizen movements encouraging people to live completely “off grid” and give birth alone at home has led some individuals to not register their children at all, making them effectively stateless.
(6/6) For more information on this phenomenon and its effects, read here:
theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i…
(1/2) While the protection of stateless people and ending statelessness are an important aspect of UNHCR’s mandate, the UN system as a whole has a long way to go even in its internal hiring practices regarding stateless people!
(2/3) In August 2024, UNHCR implemented a procedural change that allowed stateless individuals to apply for employment at UNHCR for the first time. This was the result of tireless advocacy by the @ApatrideNetwork, a stateless-led organization.
(3/3) The Network is now working to ensure the wider UN system replicates UNHCR’s procedural change, which would be in line with the UN’s own inclusion and non-discrimination policies.
nitter.gq/ApatrideNetwork/status…
Would your organisation like to support our efforts to make the UN an inclusive employment space for stateless individuals? To that end, join more than a hundred organisations that have endorsed the following statement to help make this a reality: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
(1/5) October 21, 2026 was African Human Rights Day, which marked 40 years since the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights entered into force.
(4/5) Across Africa, many individuals face barriers to citizenship due to colonial legacies, exclusionary identity systems, discriminatory laws, forced displacement, and gaps in birth registration.
(5/5) This severely impacts their ability to exercise fundamental rights protected under international law. Read more about the Global Alliance to End Statelessness’ statement and its work here: statelessnessalliance.org/en…
(1/2) Hi everyone, I’m a current IHRC student working on the Clinic’s ongoing Statelessness project. I’ll be in charge of the IHRC X account this week!