Statelessness and the Impact of the Pandemic in the Dominican Republic
In the country, more than 130,000 people of Haitian descent currently live without nationality after a 2013 court ruling, Judgment 168-13, left them stateless. They have been stripped of basic rights such as education,...
In the country, more than 130,000 people of Haitian descent currently live without nationality after a 2013 court ruling, Judgment 168-13, left them stateless. They have been stripped of basic rights such as education, health care, employment, and social protection. The pandemic, which had a profound impact across the country, has affected stateless communities even more severely.