Today, tens of millions hold citizenship in more than one country. But why exactly? According to experts CS Global Partners, dual citizenship “helps individuals achieve professional goals, gain global mobility, ensure their family’s safety, and improve their quality of life,” And there is no better way to show just how true this statement is than […]
The Fallout from India’s Citizenship Laws
In the wake of India’s new citizenship law that the Indian parliament amended in December of 2019, anti-Citizenship Act protests have only gathered steam. The protests have increased organically which means they are adhoc and unorganized. They first started in the North East and then throughout the country, aided by police attempts at violently shutting […]
Countries Striving to Change Citizenship Laws for the Better
Time and time again we see how important citizenship is for individuals wanting to receive basic human rights. Take the UK’s Windrush scandal, where many Caribbean immigrants were denied their rights because they were not deemed British citizens, despite having previously been granted indefinite leave to remain. A lack of paperwork meant many were threatened […]
What the Windrush Scandal Has Told Us About Citizenship Issues
Imagine legally living and working in a country for over 40 years only to face deportation as a suspected illegal immigrant. This was the reality for many members of the Windrush generation, who had moved to the UK from the Caribbean prior to 1971. As well as highlighting the government’s lack of compassion, the scandal […]
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2011—-debarring Pakistan and Bangladesh citizens from registration as an overseas Indian card holder.
The government of India has amended the Citizenship Act changing it drastically. The proposed amendment envisages that any person who is or had been a citizen of Pakistan and Bangladesh or any other country as the central government may, by notification in the Official Gazette specify , would not be eligible for registration as an […]
Grant American Citizenship To Raffaele Sollecito
For the sake of American freedom and American justice the United States must confer automatic United States citizenship on Raffaele Sollecito presently a citizen of Italy. Such a procedure is not unprecedented. Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov was granted automatic U.S. citizenship. Raffaele Sollecito along with American citizen Amanda Knox was convicted of the murder of […]
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