As we are all fascinated and impressed by the achievements of so many athletes and para-athletes at the Games that are now in full swing, proudly bearing their national identities and flags, CHIP would also like to raise the challenges...

The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) recently launched a platform, which incorporates and makes available all global research and knowledge on statelessness. StatelessnessHub is a ‘unique and first of its kind tool that offers comprehensive and reliable information on...

The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament adopted Directive (EU) 2024/1712 of 13 June 2024 amending Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims. Notable additions include now under the definition...

As part of their Insight Series, Consortium for Street Children held a webinar on the importance of belonging on 11 April, where the right to identity was at the centre of discussions. Based on multiple Focus Group Discussions held with...

The United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) and The Freedom Fund have released a global evidence review on ‘Modern Slavery Risks Among People Lacking Official Documentation’. This report examines how access to official documentation is a foundational step...

A child-friendly version of the 2024 Report by the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children to the Human Rights Council entitled ‘Children on the Move- They Have Rights, and their Rights Move with them!’ has been...

The research foundation RETHINKIN has released a book entitled ‘The Right to Identity and Access to Information on Genetic Origin and Parentage,’ which explores the right to identity from an international human rights perspective. This volume compares the national regulations...

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) released a study entitled ‘Targeted by Terrorists: Child Recruitment, Exploitation, and Reintegration in Indonesia, Iraq, and Nigeria’. With the support of the European Commission through the project #STRIVEJuvenile, this study highlights...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released the 2024 edition of the ‘Background note on gender equality, nationality laws, and statelessness’. This publication highlights gender equality issues in nationality laws and causes of statelessness. Currently, 24 countries have...

The Global Survivors Fund has released its outcome report based on an Expert Roundtable on Children born of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Breaking down Barriers to the Rights to Identity and Nationality that took place in June 2023. This outcome report...