THE MOVEMENT

The Global Movement Against Statelessness (Movement) is a community of stateless people, activists, and civil society allies dedicated to the eradication of statelessness and the achievement of equal nationality rights for all  and the human rights of all stateless people. Challenging historical power dynamics, the Movement centres and is led by people directly impacted by statelessness, nationality deprivation and discriminatory nationality laws and works to increase solidarity in the field. It aims to bring the statelessness field closer together to strengthen collaboration and achieve positive change.

Following calls by stateless activists and allies to establish a Global Movement and an extensive consultation process carried out by the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, an Interim Core Group (ICG) of statelessness activists and civil society allies was established in November 2020 to support the Movement’s launch. The ICG worked on foundational elements in consultation with the broader stateless community to launch the Movement in 2024.