1 Mobilizing governments and civil society Two resolutions related to statelessness were adopted during the 32nd regular session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) held during June and July, 2016: • The HRC Resolution “The right to a nationality: women’s equal nationality rights in law and in practice,” urges States to eliminate gender discriminatory nationality laws and practices – a major cause of statelessness globally. It also calls on OHCHR and UNHCR to organise an inter-sessional workshop to showcase best practices to promote women’s equal nationality rights in law and in practice. The…
