Through the Eyes of the Stateless: Rethinking the Role of the State
What does the State look like to those it excludes? Drawing on global examples, Amal de Chickera argued that the technical and administrative nature of citizenship does more than create statelessness
It actively denies millions the right to work, education, and social security. This deliberate exclusion forces people into sub-human conditions and exploitative, precarious labour.
De Chickera called for a radical reimagining of rights—one that de-centres the State and challenges the systems that enable the detention and exploitation of the stateless with impunity.
A renowned human rights lawyer and co-founder and co-director of the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI), Amal de Chickera delivered this compelling lecture on October 28 at the Olympus Auditorium, BCIS.
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