The European Network on Statelessness is sending a petition today to members of the European Parliament and the Council of Europe to invite European leaders to change procedures to allow civil rights for children who do not have the citizenship of any state.
This was announced today by the Belgrade-based NGO Praxis, a member of that network. Praxis representative also said that the petition with 21,000 signatures was part of a wider campaign aimed at putting pressure on the European countries to reform their citizenship laws that prevented children from acquiring citizenship. Stateless children most often have limited access to health care, education and a range of other rights.
Read the news on the portal of news agency Beta.
