1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

Statelessness is a problem which continues to persist in our world. Today, more than 10 million people worldwide are affected by this issue.A stateless person is one who does not posses a link between the state and themselves. They do not posses and citizenship, declining them the right to participate in the political processes. All around the world today, there are many people who are not considered nationals of a state due to various reasons, including discrimination against a group of people, and mass migrations during a time of chaos and war. The Delegation of Switzerland has implemented many policies in it’s country to reduce the amount of stateless people. Research has shown that over half of the population residing in Switzerland is…

integrity (OHCHR, 2001, p. 170). According to Edwards (2005), refugees are not treated well by the states as they do not have right to work and right to family life. Therefore, from a humanitarian perspective, it is essential to make efforts to protect key human rights of refugees that are at a risk. The international laws support the protection of human rights of refugees. For instance, the 1951 Convention related to the Status of Refugees and the 1954 Convention related to the status of…