Three generations without citizenship in Saptari

Statelessness continues to marginalise an entire Dalit family, leaving them without access to education, healthcare, or state recognition.

75-year-old Satodevi Sada, an inhabitant of Shambhunath Municipality-3, Kachandaha, lives with her son and granddaughter, but none of them possess Nepali citizenship. Sans the official document to prove her national identity, the family has remained stateless for three generations.