La nationalité en Sierra Léone est régie par le Code de la nationalité de 1973, dit Citizenship Act, tel que modifié en 2006 pour accorder le droit à la double nationalité et la nationalité d’origine transmise directement par la mère. En 2017 ce droit a été étendu aux enfants nés a l’extérieur du pays. Toutefois, la loi continue de discriminer sur la base de la race, prévoyant depuis 1962 que la nationalité d’origine n’est acquise qu’à partir d’un parent qui « est ou était d’ascendance négro-africaine ».
En 2011, le gouvernement de la Sierra Leone a signalé au Groupe de travail sur l’examen périodique universel qu’il reconnaissait que la discrimination raciale dans la loi de 1973 sur la nationalité était problématique et s’est engagé à inclure la question dans le prochain processus de révision constitutionnelle.
Le Comité des Nations Unies des droits de l’enfant a exprimé en 2008 son inquiétude devant l’absence de système d’enregistrement systématique des naissances en Sierra Léone. En 2016, le Comité a exhorté le gouvernement à « poursuivre ses efforts pour enregistrer tous les enfants, en particulier ceux des zones rurales ».
GENEVA – More than half a million people around the world who were living in the shadows, deprived of their right to nationality, have now acquired citizenship since the inception a decade ago of the #IBelong campaign, according to a […]
By Emmanuel K Dogbevi Applying for and getting a travel document such as a passport in most African countries can be a traumatic experience for most citizens. Despite advances in technology, which normally should improve service delivery in particular for […]
By Abdul Rashid Thomas Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt last week granted Sierra Leonean citizenship to 50 African Americans claiming to have Sierra Leonean roots, in a ceremony held at the National Museum in […]
By Sangita Khadka, Guilherme Larsen, and Risa Arai in UNDP Global Policy Network. Percy Santos, a visually impaired college student in Honduras has acquired a technical degree in computer programming and having a new national ID has been like adding […]
By Alpha Abu Copies of an upgraded version of Sierra Leone’s passport have been presented to President Julius Maada Bio and Vice President Dr.Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh. According to State House Communications Unit, Chief Immigration Officer , Andrew Jaiah Kaikai presented […]
By Ibrahim Mansaray This year’s Sierra Leone-Diaspora Citizenship program has seen a record number of foreigners certified and set to be granted Sierra Leonean citizenship status. The program, which started in 2019 creates a platform for people whose DNA proves […]
We have seen good progress in achieving equality in nationality laws with 19 countries making partial or full legal reforms and making significant commitments at the regional and global levels since Equality Now began in-depth work advocating for the reform […]
By Abdul Rashid Thomas Last Thursday, 28th April, a day after the country celebrated its 61st Independence anniversary, President Bio of Sierra Leone welcomed a group of 59 African Americans to the country and granted them Sierra Leonean citizenship. Although […]
Freetown, State House – 29 April 2022 Ministers of Government, The Chief Immigration Officer, Fellow citizens, especially those with whom we are grateful to be sharing our common ancestral home, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Oona kusheh kusheh kusheh 1. It […]
Abdulai Mansaray In a recent announcement, President Bio declared in a tweet that “Another promise made and delivered! My government has just approved and authorised the Attorney General to lay in parliament a proposed amendment to the constitution of Sierra […]
Upon entering the political space in Sierra Leone, Hon. Alhaji Dr. Kandeh K. Yumkella promised to ensure that all Sierra Leoneans living in the Diaspora will have the opportunity to run for Parliamentary and Presidential offices in the country, vote […]
Washington, DC — Jay Cameron, author, playwright, and philanthropist, has been granted Sierra Leonean dual citizenship after tracing his ancestry to the Temne tribe. Bridging the gap between the African diaspora and Africa has become Jay’s main goal since 2018. […]