Factsheets
Explore our collection of factsheets to learn more about statelessness and related issues.
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What happens to stateless people in Australia after the High Court ruling?
An overview of the decision of the High Court of Australia in the case NZYQ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (NZYQ) and its impact on stateless people in Australia.
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Statelessness in Australia
How many stateless people are in Australia? How does Australia identify and process stateless persons? An overview of statelessness in the Australian context.
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Statelessness and Climate Change
In October 2021, the Peter McMullin Centre partnered with UNHCR and the Norwegian Refugee Council to produce this factsheet focused on Statelessness and Climate Change.
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An Overview of Statelessness
What does it mean to be stateless? What is nationality? What are the impacts of statelessness and how many people are stateless worldwide? We answer these questions and more.
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How does someone become stateless?
There are multiple causes of statelessness globally. Discover some of the main reasons why and how people may become stateless.
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Gender Discriminatory Nationality Laws (GDNL)
Gender Discriminatory Nationality Laws are laws that deny a woman equal rights with men in terms of her nationality. There are currently over 50 countries in the world that do not give women equal rights with men to acquire, retain, change or transfer their nationality.
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United Nations Statelessness Conventions: An Introduction
Background to the two international treaties which specifically address the global issue of statelessness: the United Nations Conventions on Statelessness.
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1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
A brief summary of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (the 1954 Convention).
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1961 Convention on the reduction of Statelessness
A brief summary of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
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Ratification of the two UN Statelessness Conventions in the Asia-Pacific Region
We summarise the level of ratification of the two UN Statelessness Conventions by countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
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The United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review and Summary of the PMCS' UPR joint submission
An overview of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review and how this international process can engage with statelessness issues.
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Childhood Statelessness
Childhood statelessness - what does it mean, what are the causes, and what is being done to protect children from statelessness.