Europe’s Statelessness: Forgotten Past and Unsettling Future

11.10.2024

October 8, 2024, 19:00-20:30 CET, Corvinus University of Budapest, Building C. Room 105

Aleksejs Ivashuk, a researcher and lecturer on statelessness, delivered a presentation on Europe’s statelessness, addressing common misconceptions about this human rights issue and shedding light on the history of mass statelessness in the region.

Statelessness intersects with the most prominent challenges of today: it is simultaneously a problem in human rights, minority rights, child protection, development, justice and democracy, forced displacement, torture and inhumane treatment, racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination.

It disproportionately affects marginalised and vulnerable populations. This entails disentrancement from the right to have rights, with people being denied basic rights and forsaken in a vicious cycle of vulnerability and unequal treatment.

The lecture explored the causes and challenges of statelessness, bringing attention to this overlooked topic.

Aleksejs Ivashuk is a member of the Apatride Network, an organisation that works to raise awareness on statelessness.