Introduction Statelessness refers to the condition of an individual who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law.1 Statelessness has a dramatic impact on the enjoyment of human rights, civic participation, and the […]
Aux termes de l’article 1er de la convention de 1954 relative au statut des apatrides, l’apatride est “une personne qu’aucun Etat ne considère comme son ressortissant par application de sa législation”. Au-delà de cette définition assez restrictive, les rédacteurs du […]
Ce sont les apatrides ou les personnes « à risque d’apatridie » : ils n’ont pas de nationalité ou ont beaucoup de mal, faute de documents, à prouver cette nationalité ou un lien avec leur État d’origine. La Côte d’Ivoire […]
Par Benoit Hili Le siège de la Direction d’aide aux réfugiés et apatrides (Daara) à Abidjan a abrité une double cérémonie, hier. Il s’est agi, d’une part, de célébrer le 6e anniversaire de la Déclaration d’Abidjan. Et, d’autre part, d’installer […]
Background The Great Lakes sub-region is characterized by a number of protracted refugee situations. In some situations, several generations of refugees have been born in exile in their country of asylum. Statelessness can arise as both a cause and consequence […]
By Rachel Ort & Tumelo Raboletsi By putting people at the center, Lesotho’s Department of National ID and Civil Registry (NICR) in the Ministry of Home Affairs is laying a solid foundation for a simpler, more efficient government. Trusted and […]
By Ray Hartle Edwin Okey Chikata Ijeoma was no intellectual slouch when he arrived in SA from Nigeria on a study permit in 1998 to pursue academic studies at the University of Pretoria. His hard work saw him obtain a […]
Egypt has recently granted citizenship to three brothers from the Sinai Peninsula, renewing calls by other stateless individuals, mainly tribesmen, to receive the citizenship as they are deprived of their most basic rights. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior has recently […]
Paul Rusesabagina’s submissions before the court on Wednesday, February 17, invoked a legal technicality that he did not take time to inform himself about. He claimed that he denounced his Rwandan nationality and thus cannot be tried by a Rwandan […]
By Unini Chioma — Says Only Heads Of Courts Can Make Rules Regulating Filing Of Court Process — Says NIMC Creates Three Categories of Persons And Deprives Others Not Included From Services The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, […]
Maletela Tuoane-Nkhasi, Iftikhar Malik, Josephine Mukesha, and Claudine Marie Solange Nyinawagaga Ntirugirimbabazi Claudine, a mother of three in the Karama Sector of the Huye District in the Southern Province of Rwanda, had to register her children’s births, as all parents […]
As the Covid-19 virus has spread across the world, we were all beset with fear and uncertainty that has now somewhat abated by the emergence of a vaccination. However, for vulnerable groups such as refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, […]