Nowhere People

Discarded and Stateless in Africa

Photographer

Greg Constantine

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As multi-ethnic societies continue to reshape cultures around the world, the basic rights afforded from citizenship have never been more vital to one's participation and security in society. Yet, many States and people in power use the denial of citizenship to exclude those who they feel threaten their interests and national identity.

For ethnic minorities, this fundamental right has never been more fragile and at risk, especially in Africa. Stateless people belong to no country, are refused most social, civil and economic rights and are powerless in changing their futures. Statelessness removes them from the protection of laws and leaves them defenseless against social injustices and human rights abuses. This project will continue to document the consequences statelessness has on the lives of people in Africa who, for various reasons, are the unwanted and the unwelcome and are some of the most vulnerable and disenfranchised people in the world.

Biography

Based in Southeast Asia since 2005, Greg Constantine has been drawn to stories that focus on those who have been neglected, forgotten and forced into the margins of society.

Exhibitions of his work have been held in Los Angeles, Seoul, Bangkok, Washington DC, Pittsburgh, Austin and in international photography festivals like, Chobi Mela IV in Bangladesh and the Angkor Photo Festival in Cambodia.

Greg'swork has received several honors including: International Photography Awards, a nomination for UNICEF Photographer of the Year in 2006 and two awards in the 2007 Pictures of the Year International (POYi).

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