Hundreds of refugees in Italy face losing shelter by end of 2019

Enactment of Salvini's anti-migrant decree could push vulnerable asylum seekers onto streets of Italy.

Salvini decree

In October 2018, former Italian interior minister and far-right League party leader, Matteo Salvini, drafted the so-called "migration and security decree".

The document cracked down on asylum rights by abolishing the "humanitarian protection" - a residence permit issued for those who do not qualify for refugee status or subsidiary protection but were deemed as vulnerable.

The law also excluded people holding international protection and unaccompanied foreign minors (SIPROIMI), who were entitled to receive further aid and assistance from the official protection system.

This means losing their houses and possibly missing out on language classes and traineeships.

On December 19, the Italian Ministry of the Interior issued an official communication compelling these permit holders to leave the reception system by the end of the year.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/hundreds-refugees-italy-face-losing-shelter-2019-191224074821410.html

UN agency launches campaign to highlight global statelessness problem The Un...

UN agency launches campaign to highlight global statelessness problem

The United Nations refugee agency today launched a campaign to highlight the plight of up to 12 million stateless people worldwide who are denied basic rights, including access to jobs, housing, education and health care by dint of their lack of citizenship.

The stateless may also not be able to own property, open bank accounts, get married legally, or register the birth of a child. Some face long periods of detention because they cannot prove their identity or domicile, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a press release.

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=39376&Cr=statelessness&Cr1