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Lumumba Chia, a Cameroonian refugee in South Africa for over two decades, is trapped in bureaucratic limbo—unable to visit his son in Belgium without travel documents, despite meeting all legal requirements. Fleeing political persecution in 1999, he’s now denied the very identity papers he’s legally entitled to, a plight echoing across the globe where millions of stateless people—often overlooked, discriminated against, or denied citizenship by law—struggle to access basic rights. Even those born in South Africa to non-citizen parents face years-long delays, and in some cases, no application forms exist at all. For Chia and countless others, the fight for recognition isn’t just about paperwork—it’s about dignity, belonging, and the right to simply exist without fear or uncertainty.

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