October 29, 2020 5:16 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Sudan’s transitional government has stripped thousands of foreigners, including Syrians, from their naturalised Sudanese citizenship, Erm News reported yesterday. In an official statement, the government said that the foreigners had acquired the Sudanese nationality in “illegitimate ways during the era […]
October 29, 2020 12:09 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
by KEVIN CHERUIYOT The High Court’s ruling on Thursday to nullify 23 bills that were passed by the National Assembly without involving the Senate could cause a potential hitch for President Uhuru Kenyatta. Among the bills affected is the Statute […]
October 28, 2020 6:12 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
In September 2019, the Legislature adopted a Joint Resolution (“The Resolution”) proposing a constitutional referendum to amend various articles of the Liberian Constitution. Proposition One of the Resolution (“The Proposition”) seeks to amend article 28 (art. 28) of the Constitution, […]
October 22, 2020 3:21 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The High Court in Lilongwe has sentenced former cabinet minister Uladi Mussa to six years in jail after he was found guilty in a corruption trial linked to the passport case. Mussa, who served as Minister of Home Affairs and […]
October 21, 2020 7:27 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Mwaka Ndawa THE State has argued that it has strictly followed the provisions of the Constitution in implementing the mobile registration exercise and in the issuance of National Registration Cards and has abided by the National Registration Act Chapter […]
October 20, 2020 2:10 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
1. The Somali Women Development Centre (SWDC), the Somaliland Human Rights Centre (SHRC), the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights (GCENR)and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) make this joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), on the […]
October 19, 2020 3:08 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
This report provides an overview and analysis of Ghana’s identification ecosystem (IE). It discusses seven major identification (ID) systems: Birth Certificates, Voter ID cards, National Health Insurance cards, Driver’s Licences, Passports, National Identification cards (Ghanacard), and SIM cards. The authors […]
October 19, 2020 1:03 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
On 19th October 2020, the Nubian Rights Forum, alongside Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE), Haki Centre, Haki na Sheria Initiative, Kenya Human Rights Commission and Defenders Kenya – Coalition held a joint press briefing to issue a press statement […]
October 16, 2020 9:45 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Special feature in Zimbabwe Daily News: Download: ZHRC feature documentation report launch dailynews16Oct2020
October 16, 2020 9:30 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By JOHN MUTUA Kenyans are inching closer to getting their long-awaited Huduma Namba identification cards after the State published the issuing rules. The Registration of Persons (National Integrated Identity Management System) Rules, 2020 will guide the operations of the National […]
October 15, 2020 8:16 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Dans ses diverses sorties, le militant frustré accuse les cadres du parti au pouvoir de vouloir déstabiliser le RDPC. La disqualification d’Alphonse Joseph Bibehe au poste de Conseiller régional dans la région du Littoral, continue d’agiter les militants du Rassemblement […]
October 15, 2020 4:07 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The community arrived in the country as missionaries in 1960s and is settled at Kinoo In Summary • Governor Nyoro says the Shona should be treated as Kenyans for their contribution to the country’s development since their arrival from Zimbabwe […]