Statelessness
Statelessness & citizenship
No one should be erased by a register or a border. We stand with the Rohingya and with people in Assam at risk of losing their citizenship.
Context
What's happening
Statelessness leaves people without the protection of any state — shut out of education, healthcare, work and justice.
The Rohingya were stripped of their citizenship in Myanmar and driven into exile. In Assam, India, nearly two million people were left off the final National Register of Citizens in 2019.
Our position
Citizenship is a human right, not a privilege granted by governments. We call for the restoration of citizenship to the Rohingya, an end to arbitrary exclusion in Assam, and accountability for those responsible for persecution.
Projects
Our work on this issue
Human rightsCox's Bazar
Rohingya: rights, education and dignity
Learning centres, health support and advocacy for stateless Rohingya refugees.
Explore projectStatelessnessAssam
Assam citizenship crisis
Standing with the people left off India's National Register of Citizens and at risk of statelessness.
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