Article 15 of the UDHR: I have the right to a nationality.

Maha Mamo (Lebanon-Brazil) represents article 15 UDHR.
For nearly 30 years, she was a stateless person. Born in Lebanon, in 1988, to Syrian citizens.
The fact that her father was Christian, and her mother was Muslim made them impossible to register their marriage legally, also Maha's birth, preventing her to gain citizenship.
She was also not considered Lebanese as the Lebanon nationality law does not automatically grant citizenship to people born there.
Without documents, she lived a childhood full of struggles, to study, to get medical care, to even walk in the streets, having to avoid police control points, because she had no identity documents to prove her nationality or identity.
In 2018, by a change of laws, Brazil recognized stateless people, making naturalization possible.
On 4 October 2018, Maha received the document announcing her citizenship from Brazil’s Ambassador to the United Nations.
Maha is an activist for the UNHCR campaign #IBelong, supporting stateless people.
She is also an author, global speaker, human rights activist, U.N facilitator, and TEDx speaker.