Human Wrongs Watch
By Matthew Saltmarsh*
UNHCR study shines light on a hidden national issue that, despite recent progress, still affects millions of people around the world. | Español | Français | عربي
A recognised stateless person in the UK sits on a park bench in east London. © UNHCR/Katie Barlow
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LONDON, UK (UNHCR)* – For more than seven decades, Benjamin has lacked something that most people take for granted: a nationality.
Born in Namibia, then part of South Africa, he did not acquire nationality at birth because at the time neither of his parents had citizenship or permanent residency in the country.
