(Video) Statelessness could mean you are trapped in the country you were born — with no birth certificate, no passport and no right to vote. You many not be able to own land ownership, access to health care and legal employment. Twelve to 15 million people live in limbo without the benefits of nationality. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
Interesting definition of statelessness offered in this audio slideshow. Much more advocacy than journalism, so I don't give it a very high rating. Lots of tearjerker photos, but how are we to know for sure that those pictured are in fact "stateless" without a detailed caption?
Informative overview on the nearly 15 million people who live in limbo without the benefits of nationality. This is an important issue, which deserves more attention. To that end, links to other reports on this topic would be helpful. I look forward to learning more about this topic.
An informative introduction to what Statelessness is. Using examples from around the world, one gets a sense of broad outlines of this problem, along with some sense of scale. Lacks explicit sourcing or links to more information, but It's a great first step in understanding statelessness.
Advocacy for a fairly well-known, but not-oft paid attention to problem. Video isn't that ground break, but does it's job as expected.
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