Stateless and forgotten: Millions of people are fighting for survival!

Stateless and forgotten: Millions of people are fighting for survival!

The Islamic Federation has reacted to the recent terrorist attack in Villach, which aims to abuse Islam. In an explanation, the Federation emphasizes that the terrorists are trying to "stir up fear, distrust and hatred in society". They appealed to those responsible and politicians in Austria to strengthen social cohesion. According to the Federation, such acts must not fall back to the entire religious community, such as The small newspaper reported .

In a political debate that took place at the same time, Herbert Kickl from the FPÖ called for a “strict separation” between asylum and citizenship. Kickl pointed out that asylum was only a temporary protection and that citizenship should not be acquired by fleeing to a country. The FPÖ boss advocated an extension of the deadline for the awarding of the Austrian citizenship from currently ten to fifteen years, in particular against the background that many asylum seekers from that time could be entitled to citizenship.

statelessness as a challenge

The topic of statelessness is becoming increasingly urgent, because around 10 to 15 million people live without nationality worldwide. As the Federal Center for Political Education often not enjoying stateless persons who are entitled to social and political rights. In many cases, your legal status is not recognized, which significantly limits your access to education, work and social services. This development could be tightened by current events, such as the impending withdrawal of the nationality of 1.9 million people in the Indian state of Assam.

The effects of these challenges are reflected worldwide. The situation is particularly critical in Europe, since according to UNHCR, many stateless people live in Baltic states, while in other regions such as Africa and Asia there are similar problems. Especially minorities such as Roma and Rohingya are badly affected. Statelessness remains a central topic that requires far -reaching global attention.