Labour Party Conference – The True Cost of Citizenship

Journalist May Bulman of the Independent newspaper moderated the IOHR panel at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton to discuss citizenship. Sir George Howarth MP described Labour policy actions while Nigerian born Michelle Ezeuko shared her personal experience of the cost and difficulty of the UK application process. Nour Sakr, lawyer and human rights activist, explained the complexities and trepidation facing Syrian families who seek citizenship over statelessness. Framing the discussion as a whole, Tun Khin, President of the Burmese Rohingya Organisation described the on going struggle for recognition that his people face.