Members of the Liberian House of Representatives on Thursday, November 11, passed into law an act to amend the country’s Alien and Nationality Law. The Act, which was co-sponsored by 30 lawmakers from the House of Representatives, was submitted by […]
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of South Africa CEDAW/C/ZAF/CO/5 Nationality 41.The Committee notes the statement made by the delegation during the dialogue indicating that the State party has initiated a birth registration project to ensure the registration of […]
By Hélène Caux in Djambala, Republic of the Congo Marie does not know her age but looks to be in her late thirties. She has never had a birth certificate nor any other identity document. She has never been to […]
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has granted leave to Kibanda South MP, Jacob Karubanga to introduce a Private Member’s Bill entitled, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, seeking to recognise five indigenous communities. The Bill when introduced seeks to amend […]
By Carmel Rickard Twenty years is a lifetime in the law, especially when outdated laws and legal concepts have to be re-considered in the light of modern constitutional principles. That’s one reason that a notice of appeal, filed by the […]
By Fidelis Munyoro The High Court decision giving fathers of children born out of wedlock a legal right to acquire birth certificates for their children where the mothers cannot be found or become unavailable to do this, has been welcomed […]
By Murphy Nganga Cape Town – With little to no right at all, the plight for citizenship by naturalisation in South Africa continues to drive vulnerable youths to the margins of society despite the Constitutional Court’s ruling in the matter […]
The home affairs ministry will appeal a recent High Court ruling which declared the son of a same-sex couple born via surrogacy a Namibian citizen by descent in the Supreme Court. “After studying the said reasons, we have decided to […]
On 16 February 2008, Ugandan authorities forcibly evicted 178 Indigenous Benet families from Benet forest, Mount Elgon, Sebei region (Bukwo and Kween districts), in eastern Uganda, rendering them homeless. Over a decade later, when Amnesty International visited Mount Elgon, members […]
Le Réseau des professionnels des médias pour la lutte contre l’apatridie (REPMA) a annoncé le démarrage, dans les jours à venir, d’une campagne de sensibilisation. Le but est d’accentuer la lutte contre l’apatridie en Côte d’Ivoire qui enregistre près de […]
Le terme apatride désigne une personne qui n’a la nationalité d’aucun pays. Ils sont plus d’un million à être dans ce cas en Afrique de l’Ouest et à vivre ainsi sans identité légale. Aujourd’hui, alors qu’il y a eu une réelle prise de conscience […]
Liberia: About 30 lawmakers from the House of Representatives have co-signed a bill and submitted the same before the House requesting the amendment or the repeal of parts of the country’s Aliens and Nationality Law. The bill requesting the amendment […]