Intervision: Applications for international protection based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity – 5 March 2026
Intervision on 5 March 2026
NANSEN’s key findings on access to international protection for persons in administrative detention
In 2025, NANSEN published two Notes examining access to international protection and effective legal remedies for migrants held in administrative detention. The first Note, Procédure de protection internationale et détention à la frontière, takes a comprehensive look...
Practical fact sheets for SOGI applicants for international protection
Fact sheets to support individuals accompanying SOGI applicants during the asylum procedure in Belgium
Statelessness and EU Pact on Asylum and Migration : 10 Recommendations
10 recommendations for better inclusion of stateless persons in the implementation of the European Pact on Asylum and Migration
Intervision: principle of non-refoulement at the border – 10 April 2025
This intervision will focus on respect for the principle of non-refoulement with regard to people seeking international protection at the Belgian border. The diverse panel of speakers will address several aspects of this principle: the legal framework, the situation...
Rights and status of minor children of Palestinian origin born in Belgium – legal and procedural issues
The situation of minors of Palestinian origin born in Belgium highlights two major issues: Is there a Palestinian nationality within the meaning of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons? What rights do children of Palestinian origin born in...
WAWY – We Are With You
Sharing and Learning Network LGBTQIA+ people in asylum procedure, on the run or on the move (2023-2026)
For an interdisciplinary approach to asylum
Determining refugee status is one of the most complex legal problems there is. To understand the complexity of each individual situation, it is essential to combine the law with other areas of expertise. For example, psychology is needed to measure the impact of...
Palestinian origin or nationality? The case of minors born in Belgium.
Persons of Palestinian origin face difficulties in enforcing Article 10 of the Code of Belgian Nationality (hereafter “CBN”) as regards their children born in Belgium. The main arguments put forward by the courts and civil registrars are based on the issue of whether...
Future applications and the latest information: a tool
Subsequent requests, new elements, duty to cooperate and demonstrable grievance : this NANSEN Tool offers a state of affairs