Monthly Archives: February 2021

Zhao v Netherlands – The importance of having a statelessness determination procedure is clear, so why is the Netherlands still in denial?

Zhao v Netherlands

In this blog I consider the recent decision of the UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) in the case of a young boy living in the Netherlands, Denny Zhao.  Zhao is registered as of ‘nationality unknown’ rather than stateless. Under current Dutch law and procedure he has no prospect of finding protection as a stateless person, becoming a Dutch citizen, or …