They are not refugees. Often they are living in their homes in a country they consider to be their own. Yet they are stateless, denied the basic right to get an education, work in the legal economy, receive health benefits, get married, vote or own property.
The cause is often rooted in religion or ethnicity and the stateless remain vulnerable even when there is no threat of persecution.
In Search of Home
They are not refugees. Often they are living in their homes in a country they consider to be their own. Yet they are stateless, denied the basic right to get an education, work in the legal economy, receive health benefits, get married, vote or own property. The cause is often rooted in religion or ethnicity and the stateless remain vulnerable even when there is no threat of persecution.
