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 …
Stateless or nationality unknown In this blog I want to look at what it means to be stateless or of nationality unknown in the Netherlands. More than 4,000 stateless people are currently living in the Netherlands. In addition, another 80,000 people are registered as ‘nationality unknown’. The Dutch government gives an individual the label ‘nationality unknown’ for a variety of …
