Kuwait: End mass, arbitrary citizenship stripping campaign, restore nationality to those deprived without due process and abide by international human rights commitments

Kuwait: End mass, arbitrary citizenship stripping campaign, restore nationality to those deprived without due process and abide by international human rights commitments

17 September 2026 Geneva A coalition of eight human rights organisations today called on the Government of Kuwait (GoK) to end its mass, arbitrary citizenship stripping campaign and to abide by its international human rights obligations. The government has arbitrarily stripped 70 thousand or more people of Kuwaiti citizenship, creating statelessness or putting scores at ...