Published in October 2020 by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (RLS), “Atlas of the Stateless: Facts and Figures about exclusion and displacement” not only aims to make the invisible issue of statelessness more visible, but also to show how solutions are possible for each of the situations and problems it presents. Published in three languages (French, English and German), it is a unique compilation of information on a subject that has been relatively little researched. It contains six thematic articles on the situation of stateless persons, 19 country case studies and 53 maps and graphs.

This Think Tank Talk aimed to give an overview of the situation of stateless persons in the world based on RLS’ “Atlas of the Stateless”. After an introduction of the main issues at stake by the coordinator of the project, 3 country case studies were be presented by their authors.

5 Key Takeways

1. There is a need to move beyond state-centered solutions.
2. There is a clear lack of data regarding global statelessness, making it very hard to know the exact figures.
3. Statelessness could increase because of the displacement of millions of people due to many reasons, including climate change.
4. Deprivation of nationality leads to potential grave violations of human rights.
5. Half of EU states don’t have laws to ensure that children born on their soil have a nationality.