Freetown, Sierra Leone, August 09, 2019 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is committed to supporting the mobilization of resources required to support the implementation of Sierra Leone’s strategic plan which aims to strengthen the country’s Civil Registration…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 9, 2019 (ECA) – Africa on Saturday marks the second Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day under the theme Birth Certificate for All: Fundamental for Protecting Human Rights and Promoting Inclusion, based on the recognition that…
By Florina Pirlea Birth registration refers to the permanent and official recording of a child’s existence by a country’s administration or government. In many economies in Sub Saharan Africa, as well as some countries in South Asia, birth registration in…
Manby, B. (2019). Anudo Ochieng Anudo v Tanzania (Judgment) (African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, App No 012/2015, 22 March 2018). Statelessness and Citizenship Review, 1(1), 170–176. Introduction: Anudo Ochieng Anudo v Tanzania (‘Anudo case’) is the first case…
By Frank Hersey Disruptive new technologies such as blockchain, and disruptive uses of existing technologies such as open-source alternatives, squared up against discussions of the appropriate use of digital ID, biometrics and their associated databases on the third and final…
Plus d’un tiers des mineurs sans état civil dans le monde sont issus du continent. Non déclarés à leur naissance, ces jeunes se retrouvent sans droits. Par Matteo Maillard Une phrase suffit pour installer la stupeur dans la pièce et…
By Robtel Neajai Pailey DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.852 Summary Though deeply contested, citizenship has come to be defined in gender-inclusive terms both as a status anchored in law, with attendant rights and resources, and as agency manifested in active political participation and…
Including the following information on African states: On 17 and 18 January, the Kenya Human Rights Commission convened a workshop on digital identity and citizenship with representatives from the Government of Kenya and from stateless communities in Naivasha, Kenya. The…
Nationality laws which do not grant women equality with men in conferring nationality to their children are a cause of statelessness and a concern for UNHCR under its mandate to prevent and reduce statelessness. Since 2012, UNHCR has issued an…
Par François Misser L’UE et ses partenaires africains discutent de l’avenir de leur coopération après 2020. En partie dans le brouillard: l’Afrique compte en effet 500 millions de personnes sans existence juridique. Comment faire des prévisions économiques ou mener des…