Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

This convention, forwarded by the Office of the High Commission on Human Rights (OHCHR), was adopted on 30 August 1961 and put into force 13 December 1975. For the purpose of keeping the number of stateless persons to a minimum, this convention stipulates the circumstances that cause a person to be considered stateless. Generally, persons are not to lose their nationality unless and until they obtain another one.