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About Being Without: Stories of Stateless in Kuwait
10/11/2007
About Being Without:
Stories of Stateless in Kuwait
About Being Without: Stories of Stateless in Kuwait tells the stories of several bidun in Kuwait who spoke candidly with Refugees International about the indignities they face on a daily basis. In July Refugees International visited Kuwait to look into the plight of 90,000-130,000 bidun, Arabic for "without" and short for bidun jinsiya (without citizenship). At present, these people are officially — and more ominously — designated as illegal residents. The bidun are some of the more than 11 million people around the world who lack effective nationality. These stories illustrate the lives they lead, characterized by fear, worry, insecurity and vulnerability.
Refugees International calls on the government of Kuwait to make every effort to resolve the contentious issue of the bidun, so that they might enjoy the same rights and privileges of the country's citizens. At a minimum, the Kuwaiti government should guarantee the bidun the right to work and earn equitable incomes, allow their children to enroll in public schools, and provide them healthcare -- all rights which until 1985 they had enjoyed despite their legal status.
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