The Unfairness Of The Lebanese Nationality Law

British Ambassador Frances Guy on Lebanon’s nationality law:

Imagine the situation: you are the child of a Lebanese mother, but a foreign father and that father has since left or died. You were born in Lebanon. You have never lived anywhere else. Your father can’t renew your nationality anymore. You have to re-register every year as a foreigner. You have problems getting into school, problems getting health insurance. Later in life, getting into university is complicated. Some jobs are forbidden to you. But in your heart you are Lebanese. You don’t want to live anywhere else. You can’t live anywhere else. But you are not recognised as Lebanese. You are effectively stateless. You have no rights.

Some things you just can’t get used to. This is a criminally unjust law.