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National wildcat strike over pay and conditions by thousands of Serbian postal workers continues to spread in teeth of union opposition and dismissal threats; steel and construction workers in Iran join strikes and protests over rising poverty and authoritarian rule; nationwide strike in Nigeria over state violence to try and intimidate workers’ struggles over pay

GENEVA (CMC): The Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR) has called on the Trinidad and Tobago government to expedite the adoption of national legislation to protect the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, and to incorporate relevant...

GENEVA: The United Nations said Saturday said that 4.4 million people worldwide were known to be stateless, though the true figure would be significantly higher due to their relative...

The United Nations said Saturday that 4.4 million people worldwide were known to be stateless, though the true figure would be significantly higher due to their relative "invisibility". UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said statelessness had a "devastating impact" on those left without a nationality, as it called for more to be done to combat…

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports progress on tackling statelessness

The UNHCR annual report said stateless people, often belonging to minority groups, are often deprived of human rights and access to basic services.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Saturday disclosed that 4.4 million people worldwide are stateless.It noted that the true

GENEVA: The United Nations said Saturday that 4.4 million people worldwide were known to be stateless, though the...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) commends the Republic of the Congo’s commitment to end statelessness

PETALING JAYA: The Federal Constitution provides for citizenship to be granted to anyone who meets the specified criteria and the government does not have any "exclusive right" in deciding, says Lawyers for Liberty.