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
Gender-related procedures for International Protection: Practice guide and Bibliography
Fear of persecution related to gender, sexual orientation or gender identity: NANSEN offers a thematic bibliography, and Ghent University proposes a Practice Guide.
Iranian dossiers: Assessing the credibility of conversion
NANSEN focuses here on the assessments of the credibility of conversions in Iranian cases, thus, the assessments of sincerity of religious belief in Iranian cases. This NANSEN Note discusses the assessment framework for determining the credibility of religious belief...
A pitiful anniversary: the (non)reception of asylum seekers
The unacceptable institutional abandonment of applicants for international protection.
Medical documents and asylum procedure (case law analysis 2021)
Medical-forensic documents, evidence of past torture and asylum procedure.
Congolese women victims of sexual violence (DRC)
NANSEN presents here the need for international protection of Congolese women who are victims of sexual violence, their special procedural needs as well as and their legal status as victims of torture.