By Murphy Nganga Cape Town – A heartbroken matriculant from Kensington High School initiated a petition to request that the Department of Home Affairs establish a matric ID or citizenship helpline for stateless children who are yet to write their […]
[Culled from Fatou Jaw Manneh Facebook] Africans’ daal. Let me just start with the Gambia. Remember when US President Joe Biden announced he was going to give 11 million immigrants legal status and a path to citizenship? Gambians especially were […]
A Kensington matric learner and deputy head girl of her school says her right to education is being violated. Karolyn Mujinga (18) was born in South Africa to a Congolese mother. But she says for the past two years she […]
Introduction Birth registration is a fundamental right and an enabler of other rights as it bestows a legal identity on children for life. If a child is not registered, they do not officially exist and are vulnerable to violence, abuse, […]
Au Sénégal, l’enregistrement d’un enfant à la naissance est un droit. Mais dans beaucoup de localités, c’est loin d’être la réalité. Malheureusement, c’est à l’école que le phénomène se fait sentir. Car beaucoup d’enfants, jusqu’à l’âge de 10 ans, voire […]
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 […]
Darren Ekema Ewumbue Monono Pan African University, Institute of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences Abstract The right to nationality, enshrined in art 15 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, is absent in the 1981 African Charter on Human and […]
En dépit des efforts et des campagnes de sensibilisation, la situation de l’état civil ne s’améliore pas. A la veille des examens (début du Bac technique ce matin), plusieurs centaines de potaches commencent à stresser de cette situation. Alors qu’au […]
By Bernard Chiguvare Between the N1 and the Musina Refugee Reception office is an open space dotted with trees. One of these is a small baobab. This is home for Dickson Bwititi. He sleeps here on blankets. Bwititi, like several […]
By Dalia Malek Introduction The concept of nationality in Egypt has undergone transformations throughout the history of the country, coinciding with colonial rule, independence, trends of emigration and migration, and the political climate. The circumstances of acquisition and loss of […]
Great news for Sihle Collen Nxumalo, who finally received documents confirming his South African nationality. Until then, Sihle lived a stateless life. Following an interview on Morning Live, the Leanne Manas Show, Sihle’s case was successfully processed by the Department […]
With six months to go until the Libyan elections, the country’s ethnic minorities risk being overlooked in the electoral process. By Agnese Boffano Libyan expectations are high and candidates are beginning to express interest in running for the elections scheduled […]