Stateless Persons — KSLU Hr Notes

Stateless Persons

A stateless person is one who is not considered a national of any State under the operation of its law. Approximately 10 million stateless people worldwide.

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    SL["Stateless Persons"]:::root
    SL --> C54["Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons 1954"]:::conv
    SL --> C61["Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 1961"]:::conv
    C54 --> R1["Defines stateless person — Art. 1"]:::prov
    C54 --> R2["Non-discrimination — Art. 3"]:::prov
    C54 --> R3["Identity papers — Art. 27"]:::prov
    C54 --> R4["Travel documents — Art. 28"]:::prov
    C61 --> R5["States must grant nationality to otherwise stateless persons born in territory"]:::prov
    C61 --> R6["States shall not deprive nationality if it would cause statelessness"]:::prov
    SL --> INDIA["India — Citizenship Act 1955 — no specific statelessness treaty ratification"]:::note

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Causes of Statelessness

UNHCR’s #IBelong Campaign (2014–2024): Target to end statelessness in 10 years through birth registration, law reform, and accession to 1954/1961 conventions.