This essay was written by Kamaro Christian courtesy of The Global Movement Against Statelessness (GMAS), a content partner of Global Voices. This post is part of Global Voices’ July 2026 Spotlight ...

Ian McDonald was the Caribbean made flesh [...] He was a poet of rare grace, a scribe of eloquence, a keeper of our fragile, fierce cultural flame.” ...

Since gaining independence from the UK in October 1962, Ugandan women have played a critical role in shaping politics and governance throughout the country. From Joyce Mpanga, who served as Minister ...

For transgender people in Russia, their identity is a risk. Isabelle started her transition in Russia but the anti-LGBTQ+ ...

If even a few stateless children were pulled into Epstein’s trafficking network, that fact matters. It matters legally. It ...

For Rohingya youth, their education is interrupted not because they lack determination, but because educational opportunities ...

Thousands of ethnic Vietnamese living in Cambodia continue to face discrimination, and many are considered stateless for lacking documents to prove their citizenship. Stateless individuals can face ...

Join us on August 4th to explore how narratives about Indigenous Right are being discussed and framed in traditional and ...

It is very difficult for the Japanese-Filipino children to locate their Japanese fathers. Despite NGOs’ help, many suffer the ...

Through August, our newsroom and contributor community will collaborate with different Indigenous activists, civil society ...

Marriage has become a migration route for Rohingya refugee girls, as brokers exploit families’ hopes of overseas grooms, ...

Many stateless people in the Gulf live in extremely difficult conditions: excluded from education, employment, public ...