Reports

Policy Brief: Addressing documentation and modern slavery risks in Kenya – Key recommendations and best practices

Published: 30/Oct/2024
Source: United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) and the Freedom Fund

By Heaven Crawley, Linda Ouchoi and Angharad Smith Introduction There is growing recognition that people who lack official documentation are often unable to access their basic rights and entitlements, contributing to a myriad of complex challenges including social stigma, economic […]

UNHCR Campaign to end statelessness Update April – June 2024

Published: 23/Oct/2024
Source: UNHCR

Extracts relevant to Africa: • The new Global Alliance to End Statelessness, set to be officially launched on 14 October at the high-level segment on statelessness, has already garnered support and membership of over 80 entities (States, regional organizations, UN, […]

From Stateless to Citizens: the journey of the Shona community in Kenya

Published: 11/Oct/2024
Source: UNHCR

This policy brief examines the socioeconomic progress of the Shona community in Kenya since gaining citizenship in 2020-21. Previously stateless, the Shona faced barriers to formal employment, financial services, and social protection. Citizenship has enabled 86% of the community to […]

Rapport sur le droit de la citoyenneté : Benin

Published: 7/Oct/2024
Source: GLOBALCIT, European University Institute

Eric Codjo Montcho Agbassa et Renaud Fiacre Avlessi COUNTRY REPORT RSC/GLOBALCIT-CR 2024/03 1. Introduction Le Dahomey d’alors, Bénin aujourd’hui, ancienne colonie de la France, n’avait pas une législation propre sur la nationalité ; avant la décolonisation, les ressortissants dahoméens étaient […]

Protection Brief: Access to birth registration in Ethiopia

Published: 3/Oct/2024
Source: UNHCR Ethiopia

A birth registration is the official recording of the birth of a child through a state’s administrative process. It is a permanent and official record of a child’s existence. Although birth registration is different from the process of acquiring nationality, […]

The #IBelong Campaign: A Decade of Action to End Statelessness, 2014-2024

Published: 1/Oct/2024
Source: UNHCR

Foreword Ending statelessness within 10 years. That was the ambition when we launched the #IBelong campaign in 2014. By raising awareness and mobilizing global support around that ambition, we aimed to address a largely invisible crisis: that of millions of […]

Report on Citizenship Law : Ghana

Published: 10/Sep/2024
Source: GLOBALCIT, European University Institute

By Julia Schweers Introduction Ghana’s citizenship laws were first defined with independence from British colonial rule in 1957. Its early citizenship laws established the so-called ‘Lancaster House’ model, which other African states later also used to determine membership at independence, […]

No Identity, No Protection: How lack of identity documents drives exploitation and modern slavery

Published: 9/Sep/2024
Source: United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) and the Freedom Fund

A new report by the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) and the Freedom Fund reveals the links between lacking official documentation and modern slavery. Without legal identity, people struggle to access basic services and are often driven […]

UNHCR Campaign to end statelessness Update Jan – Mar 2024

Published: 26/Jul/2024
Source: UNHCR

Extracts relevant to Africa: Action 1: Resolve existing major situations of statelessness In February 2024, in Kenya, UNHCR is reviewed and provided technical feedback on a proposed amendment of the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, aiming to establish a registration […]

False Promise of Biometrics

Published: 5/Jun/2024
Source: Lighthouse Reports

Three-country investigation shows digital IDs in Africa failing to deliver promised democratic and development boost, while making fortunes for tech vendors Some of the world’s poorest countries have been investing heavily in digital ID systems which it is claimed will […]

UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update Oct – Dec 2023

Published: 1/May/2024
Source: UNHCR

Selected extracts relevant to Africa: Highlights The Republic of Congo officially joined the 1954 and 1961 Statelessness Conventions, fulfilling a commitment made at the 2019 High-Level Segment on Statelessness. Sao Tome and Principe’s President signed a decree for the country’s […]

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