You might be thinking if their are people in the world who do not belong to any country.Your answer is YES,some people donot hold citizenship of any nation and are denied life necessities completely.<\/p>\n
According to the\u00a0United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the internationally recognized legal definition of a stateless person is \u201ca person who is not considered a national by any State under the operation of its law.\u201d A person or a group of people with the status of \u201cstateless\u201d usually means they are not allowed to get an education at school, see a doctor, get a job or have access to other basic human rights\u00a0within a nation.<\/p>\n
Some people are born stateless; other groups become stateless if their government does not establish them as nationals that have representation under state law.<\/p>\n
Here is a list of five currently stateless groups in the world:<\/p>\n
1. The Rohingya<\/h4>\n
The Rohingya are a group of Muslims of South Asian descent that populate western Myanmar and Bangladesh. Myanmar\u2019s government pushed many Rohingya out of Myanmar, which is how they ended up in Bangladesh and other nearby regions. Myanmar, dominantly Buddhist, doesn\u2019t want to accept this \u00a0\u00a0into their nation. As a result, many Rohingya suffer from intense discrimination, hatred and unkind deaths. With nowhere and no one to support them, the Rohingya are completely dependent on foreign aid.<\/p>\n
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2. The Roma<\/h4>\n
While the exact origin of Roma is unknown, it is certain that this group of people arrived in Europe prior to the ninth century.\u00a0Historically, many Roma were forced into slavery and sentenced to death throughout the medieval era for being \u201cheathens.\u201d They, alongside the Jews, were persecuted and forced into labor camps\u00a0during World War II. Today, millions of Roma live in isolated slums without running water or electricity. There is a great health disparity among the population, but governments have kept them at the brink of death without offering help.<\/p>\n
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3. The Nubians<\/h4>\n
The Nubians, originally from Sudan, were brought to Kenya over 150 years ago when the British government asked them to fight in the\u00a0colonial army; since then, they haven\u2019t been able to return home. Today, Kenya will not grant Nubians basic citizenship rights so this group lives in one of the largest slums on Earth despite trying to receive title rights to land and seeking solutions to their disparity.<\/p>\n
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4. The Bidoon<\/h4>\n
In the state of Kuwait, the Bidoon is one of the stateless groups attempting to break free from the status of \u201cillegal residents.\u201d The Bidoon are descendants of the Bedouin people, a desert-dwelling Arabian . They have tried and failed dozens of times to gain official recognition\u00a0in Kuwait; instead of citizenship, they are told to seek residency elsewhere.<\/p>\n
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5. The Yao<\/h4>\n
The Yao is one of many Thailand hill tribes that don\u2019t have a Thai citizenship. This means they can\u2019t vote, buy land or seek legal employment. The Thai government has previously granted temporary citizenship\u00a0\u00a0to a select few, but this is after they go through a strenuous process to prove they should be granted a pass.<\/p>\n
These five stateless groups \u2014 Rohingya, Roma, Nubians, Bidoon and Yao \u2014 are just a select few from an extensive list. In total, there are more than 10 million people that are denied a nationality;<\/p>\n
however, the UNHCR made an announcement that they hope to end statelessness by 2024. On their website, viewers can sign the “IBelong” campaign in order to show support. If successful, this will not only grant millions of men, women and children a nationality, but it will also grant increased access to clean food and water, healthcare, jobs, education and so much more.<\/p>\n
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