A New Dawn? Statelessness and Assam

A New Dawn? Statelessness and Assam

Blog Article

This article explores the ongoing crisis of statelessness that has been created because of a petition made by the people of Assam, India to update the electoral rolls in the state.As a result of the process, which has been approved by the Supreme Court of India, an estimated 5326058hx 4 million people have become stateless.The government has stated that these 4 million people risk deportation back to Bangladesh.This article will briefly examine the history here of the situation that has unfolded in Assam; discuss the role of statelessness and how it may lead to genocide, underscoring the importance to act and find robust solutions.Finally, the author will conclude by discussing potential actions that India should take in order to resolve future cases of statelessness, specifically examining the Global Compact on Refugees and other instruments provided for within international refugee law.