Isiah Guvira, a 42-year-old Zimbabwean of Mozambican origin, has worked as a farmer in Lions Den, a growth point 114km west of the capital, Harare, for his entire life. Since he does not have any official documents, he classified himself […]
(26 July, 2021) – The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to 31st of October, 2021. The extension was as a result of the virtual meeting chaired by the Honourable Minister of Communications […]
By Collins Omulo Nairobi Street Families Consortium chairperson Peter Ndiboe said they should be considered for the universal health care being rolled out by the government as all lives matter and none should be lost because of discrimination. He pointed […]
This Is Home is a campaign that documents the lives of inspiring young people in South Africa who are stateless or at risk of becoming stateless. The campaign provides explainers on statelessness and practical solutions for The Department of Home […]
GENEVA (22 July 2021) — The UN Human Rights Committee has found that Mauritius’ 2013 National Identity Card Act violates its citizens’ privacy rights, as there are no sufficient guarantees that the fingerprints and other biometric data stored on the […]
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applauds Togo’s accession to the two UN Conventions on Statelessness. Togo has now become the latest country to join the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction […]
By Thomas Fessy On July 18, Jacky Ndala, youth leader for the political party Together for the Republic (Ensemble pour la République), noticed unusual activity outside his house in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a […]
La proposition de réforme polémique de Noël Tshiani n’a été déposée que le 8 juillet au Parlement, mais de premières consultations avaient eu lieu plusieurs semaines auparavant avec des députés-juristes. La proposition de loi de Noël Tshiani n’en finit pas […]
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by Nasir Ayitogo The FCT police command has withdrawn an appeal against a member of the House of Representatives, Victor Mela (Gombe-APC), who was convicted by a magistrate court. A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Zone 6, Wuse, Abuja, had last […]
Le projet qui veut prohiber l’accès à la fonction présidentielle aux Congolais nés d’un parent étranger surfe sur un climat de haine, précise le politologue Jean-Claude Mputu. Propos recueillis par Coumba Kane En République démocratique du Congo (RDC), un projet […]
L’ex candidat à la présidentielle de 2018, Noel K. Tshiani Muadiamvita a élaboré une proposition de loi, portée par le député national Nsingi Pululu, qui réserve les fonctions du président de la République uniquement aux Congolais nés de père et […]